| Date | Title | Description |
| 08.11.2024 | Alitheia Capital and Goodwell Investments Visit the MAX Ibadan Facility to Review Groundbreaking Innovations in Operations and Electric Mobility. | During the visit, the Alitheia Capital and Goodwell Investments’ team comprising their leadership team and the CEOs of investee companies, toured the Ibadan facility, gaining firsthand insights into MAX’s innovative approach to telematics, ... |
| 19.04.2024 | Nigerian retail-tech startup OmniRetail raised undisclosed Series A funding from Goodwell Investments | With an undisclosed sum of money from Goodwell Investments, Nigerian retail technology startup OmniRetail has launched its most recent round of fundraising.
Having been established in 2019, OmniRetail is a B2B enablement firm that offers th... |
| 09.02.2024 | Africa-focused funds find their feet amid a downturn | In the midst of a funding downtime last year, and with conditions getting tougher for fund managers raising capital as backers (limited partners) enhanced their focus on strategy and track record, some new African and Africa-focused funds s... |
| 30.03.2023 | Oxfam Novib and Goodwell target East African startups with €20M Pepea fund | Impact investor Goodwell Investments and Oxfam Novib, a Dutch foundation and Oxfam International affiliate, have set up Pepea, a €20 million ($21.7m) fund, to provide financing to early-stage startups in Kenya, Uganda, and Ethiopia. The fun... |
| 23.03.2023 | Exclusive: GIIN launches performance benchmark for agriculture impact investment funds ‘living in a vacuum’ | The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) has launched a new tool for agriculture impact investment funds to measure the impact of their investments against others.
Eighteen agriculture impact investment funds have contributed data about s... |
| 28.11.2022 | Weekly Economic Index: An interesting naira, student loans and Ghana’s golden strategy | Hello. Welcome to the weekly economic index by Ventures Africa. Here’s a rundown of the three biggest stories of the week (November 21st-27th). The naira just got more interesting
On Tuesday, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced a su... |
| 21.11.2022 | Goodwell Launches EUR 150M Fund to Accelerate African Innovation | Goodwell Investments B.V., an Amsterdam, Netherlands-based impact investment firm, launched €150M uMunthu II.
The fund will be co-managed by Alithea Capital, the firm’s long-term investment partner based in Lagos, Nigeria. To date, the fund... |
| 28.12.2021 | Top milestone of Amsterdam 2021: Startups that hit the headlines | Amsterdam as a startup ecosystem packs an increasingly big punch. Over the last decade, the overall value of the startup ecosystem has been rising fast in Amsterdam.
There are multiple factors behind this rise. Located centrally, the Nether... |
| 10.11.2021 | MFS Africa raises $100M Series C for fintech expansion across Africa | Share this:
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| 25.10.2021 | The investors rocking 2021 so far👨🎤 | This week we thought we’d look at the investors that have been involved in the most deals so far this year. We’re talking disclosed deals, but also some confidential ones they’ve kindly shared with us 😉. Two players in particular – Launch A... |
| 07.07.2021 | A year after expanding to Europe, Nigerian fintech Lidya raises $8.3M to scale lending operations | Nigerian fintech and lending startup Lidya today announced that it has completed its $8.3 million pre-Series B funding round.
Alitheia Capital led the investment via its uMunthu Fund. Other investors that participated include Bamboo Capital... |
| 04.05.2021 | Amsterdam-based impact investment firm Goodwell Investments launches new €50M fund to back African SMEs | Amsterdam-based Goodwell Investments is an impact investment firm focused on inclusive growth in sectors providing basic goods & services and income generation opportunities to underserved communities in Africa and India.Launch of a new... |
| 30.04.2021 | Goodwell Investments Launches €50M Impact Fund For Africa | Goodwell Investments, an Amsterdam, The Netherlands-based impact investment firm, launched Goodwell V, a €50m impact fund for Africa.
Following on from predecessor funds, Goodwell V aims to channel capital from private investors, family off... |
| 30.11.2020 | Mozambique startup secures $1.5-million | Mozambique-based startup, Chicoa Fish Farm, has secured $1.5-million in Series A funding from Goodwell Investments.
Chicoa Fish Farm secures $1.5-million Series A Funding from Goodwell Investments
The funding will be utilsied to assist Ch... |
| 30.11.2020 | Mozambique startup secures $1.5-million | Mozambique-based startup, Chicoa Fish Farm, has secured $1.5-million in Series A funding from Goodwell Investments.
Chicoa Fish Farm secures $1.5-million Series A Funding from Goodwell Investments
The funding will be utilsied to assist Chic... |
| 16.11.2020 | An insight into how impact investing firm, Alitheia Capital invests in African startups | Share this article:
As an impact investing firm, Alitheia Capital focuses on channelling capital into businesses that enhance access to essential goods and services for small and growing businesses and low-income households.
Founded in 2007... |
| 01.10.2020 | Zambian agritech startup secures $2.1-million funding | Zambian agritech startup, Good Nature Agro (GNA) has secured $2.1-million in a Series A equity funding round from Goodwell Investments and existing seed investors Global Partnerships and FINCA Ventures.
Founded in 2014, by Carl Jensen, Sund... |
| 01.10.2020 | Zambian agritech startup secures $2.1-million funding | Zambian agritech startup, Good Nature Agro (GNA) has secured $2.1-million in a Series A equity funding round from Goodwell Investments and existing seed investors Global Partnerships and FINCA Ventures.
Founded in 2014, by Carl Jensen, Sun... |
| 27.05.2020 | SA insurtech Inclusivity Solutions nets $1.3m in second tranche of Series-A round [Updated] | Cape Town based insurtech startup Inclusivity Solutions has secured a $1.3-million investment in the second tranche of its Series-A round, the startup announced in a statement today.
Inclusivity Solutions, which was founded in 2015 by CEO ... |
| 27.05.2020 | SA insurtech Inclusivity Solutions nets $1.3m in second tranche of Series-A round [Updated] | Cape Town based insurtech startup Inclusivity Solutions has secured a $1.3-million investment in the second tranche of its Series-A round, the startup announced in a statement today.
Inclusivity Solutions, which was founded in 2015 by CEO J... |
| 08.05.2020 | Tanzania’s East Africa Fruits nets over $2m in equity round led by Goodwell Investments | Tanzanian social enterprise East Africa Fruits has closed a $2.05-million Series-A round. It raised a further $950 000 in debt funding.
The round was led by Dutch impact investment firm Goodwell Investments with participation from US based ... |
| 08.05.2020 | Tanzania’s East Africa Fruits nets over $2m in equity round led by Goodwell Investments | Tanzanian social enterprise East Africa Fruits has closed a $2.05-million Series-A round. It raised a further $950 000 in debt funding.
The round was led by Dutch impact investment firm Goodwell Investments with participation from US based... |
| 05.05.2020 | Goodwell Investments leads Series A in East Africa Fruits | Share this:
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| 02.03.2020 | SA mobility tech company WhereIsMyTransport raises $7.5m Series-A round | Cape Town and London-based mobility data company WhereIsMyTransport has raised a $7.5-million Series A funding round.
WhereIsMyTransport collects and provides access to public transport data, in addition to journey planning.
The company was... |
| 02.03.2020 | SA mobility tech company WhereIsMyTransport raises $7.5m Series-A round | Cape Town and London-based mobility data company WhereIsMyTransport has raised a $7.5-million Series A funding round.
WhereIsMyTransport collects and provides access to public transport data, in addition to journey planning.
The company w... |
| 30.01.2020 | Logistics vertical hotting up, as Kenya’s Sendy closes $20m Series-B round | Nairobi-based on-demand delivery platform Sendy has raised $20-million in a Series-B investment round led by Atlantica Ventures.
Sendy connects businesses and individuals to third party delivery drivers of all vehicle types in Kenya, Uganda... |
| 30.01.2020 | Logistics vertical hotting up, as Kenya’s Sendy closes $20m Series-B round | Nairobi-based on-demand delivery platform Sendy has raised $20-million in a Series-B investment round led by Atlantica Ventures.
Sendy connects businesses and individuals to third party delivery drivers of all vehicle types in Kenya, Ugand... |
| 06.01.2020 | Here are 10 African startups to watch in 2020 | Wondering what 2020 has in store for Africa’s tech startup scene?
If you’re looking to keep tabs on the movers and shakers that will define this year then join us as we look at the 10 startups that you should consider paying attention to i... |
| 06.01.2020 | Here are 10 African startups to watch in 2020 | Wondering what 2020 has in store for Africa’s tech startup scene?
If you’re looking to keep tabs on the movers and shakers that will define this year then join us as we look at the 10 startups that you should consider paying attention to in... |
| 20.12.2019 | Are these SA’s 11 biggest disclosed VC deals in 2019? [Updated] | UPDATE (20 and 23 December): This article was updated to correctly state that SweepSouth’s R30-million raise from Naspers Foundry was part of a R60-million round closed in October. We have also removed the R500k Vollar deal which was actual... |
| 20.12.2019 | Are these SA’s 11 biggest disclosed VC deals in 2019? [Updated] | UPDATE (20 and 23 December): This article was updated to correctly state that SweepSouth’s R30-million raise from Naspers Foundry was part of a R60-million round closed in October. We have also removed the R500k Vollar deal which was actual... |
| 28.11.2019 | Kenyan ecommerce firm Copia raises $26m for expansion across Africa | Nairobi-based consumer goods catalogue and delivery service Copia has raised a $26-million Series-B equity round led by UK-based impact investing initiative LGT Lightstone.
Copia made the announcement in a statement today. The company said ... |
| 28.11.2019 | Kenyan ecommerce firm Copia raises $26m for expansion across Africa | Nairobi-based consumer goods catalogue and delivery service Copia has raised a $26-million Series-B equity round led by UK-based impact investing initiative LGT Lightstone.
Copia made the announcement in a statement today. The company said... |
| 29.10.2019 | Kenyan on-demand delivery platform Sendy raises $2m | Nairobi-based on-demand delivery platform Sendy has raised $2-million in funding from Dutch impact investor Goodwell Investments.
Goodwell Investments announced the deal in a post on its website today.
Sendy connects businesses and individu... |
| 29.10.2019 | Kenyan on-demand delivery platform Sendy raises $2m | Nairobi-based on-demand delivery platform Sendy has raised $2-million in funding from Dutch impact investor Goodwell Investments.
Goodwell Investments announced the deal in a post on its website today.
Sendy connects businesses and indivi... |
| 26.09.2019 | Here are eight SA fintechs that local banks are working with [Updated] | SA fintech startups are offering banks new ways to accept and make payments, lend out loans and offer financial services to the previously under or unbanked.
Like this it’s easy to see why fintech means big money.
An analysis by Venturebu... |
| 26.09.2019 | Here are eight SA fintechs that local banks are working with [Updated] | SA fintech startups are offering banks new ways to accept and make payments, lend out loans and offer financial services to the previously under or unbanked.
Like this it’s easy to see why fintech means big money.
An analysis by Ventureburn... |
| 27.08.2019 | Standard Bank leads $4m investment round in SA fintech Nomanini [Updated] | UPDATE (27 August 2019): We neglected to mention in the initial version of this story that Dutch impact investor Goodwell Investments also participated in the $4-million round. The story has been amended to reflect this.
SA fintech company ... |
| 27.08.2019 | Fintech Nomanini raises $4m in funding round led by Standard Bank | Through the strategic investment, Standard Bank has launched a mobile application, powered by Nomanini, which offers underserved informal retailers financial services for the first time
CAPE TOWN, 27th August 2019—Nomanini, the pioneering f... |
| 27.08.2019 | Standard Bank leads $4m investment round in SA fintech Nomanini [Updated] | UPDATE (27 August 2019): We neglected to mention in the initial version of this story that Dutch impact investor Goodwell Investments also participated in the $4-million round. The story has been amended to reflect this.
SA fintech company... |
| 16.07.2019 | Are these SA’s 10 biggest disclosed VC deals so far in 2019? [Updated] | UPDATE (18 July and 23 December 2019): The list and figures have been updated to take into consideration deals in the crypto sector that were unintentionally excluded in the initial version of this article.
We have also removed the R500k V... |
| 16.07.2019 | Are these SA’s 10 biggest disclosed VC deals so far in 2019? [Updated] | UPDATE (18 July and 23 December 2019): The list and figures have been updated to take into consideration deals in the crypto sector that were unintentionally excluded in the initial version of this article.
We have also removed the R500k Vo... |
| 20.06.2019 | Nigeria’s Max.ng to expand to 10 West African cities with close of $7m Series-A round | Lagos-based mobility platform Max.ng today announced that it has closed a $7-million Series-A round which it said it will use to help it to expand across 10 West African cities.
Max.ng was founded in 2015 by CEO Adetayo Bamiduro and chief ... |
| 20.06.2019 | Nigeria’s Max.ng to expand to 10 West African cities with close of $7m Series-A round | Lagos-based mobility platform Max.ng today announced that it has closed a $7-million Series-A round which it said it will use to help it to expand across 10 West African cities.
Max.ng was founded in 2015 by CEO Adetayo Bamiduro and chief g... |
| 13.06.2019 | SA insurtech Inclusivity Solutions nets $1.5m in round led by Goodwell Investments [Updated] | Cape Town based insurtech startup Inclusivity Solutions has raised $1.56-million in a Series-A round led by Amsterdam-based impact investment and advisory firm Goodwell Investments.
Goodwell Investments, which made the investment through i... |
| 13.06.2019 | SA insurtech Inclusivity Solutions nets $1.5m in round led by Goodwell Investments [Updated] | Cape Town based insurtech startup Inclusivity Solutions has raised $1.56-million in a Series-A round led by Amsterdam-based impact investment and advisory firm Goodwell Investments.
Goodwell Investments, which made the investment through it... |
| 21.01.2019 | Goodwell makes $2m equity investment in Kenyan-based ecommerce firm Copia | Dutch impact investor Goodwell Investments has made a $2-million investment in Nairobi-based consumer goods catalogue and delivery service Copia.
The firm — founded by Americans Tracey Turner and Jonathan Lewis — uses technology and a netwo... |
| 21.01.2019 | Goodwell makes $2m equity investment in Kenyan-based ecommerce firm Copia | Dutch impact investor Goodwell Investments has made a $2-million investment in Nairobi-based consumer goods catalogue and delivery service Copia.
The firm — founded by Americans Tracey Turner and Jonathan Lewis — uses technology and a netw... |
| 11.01.2019 | WhereIsMyTransport to take on India, Latin America after $1.85m investment | Cape Town and London-based mobility data startup WhereIsMyTransport has secured a $1.85-million investment as part of of its Series-A round in a deal led by Mexico City-based corporate venture capital fund LiiL Ventures.
Dutch impact invest... |
| 11.01.2019 | WhereIsMyTransport to take on India, Latin America after $1.85m investment | Cape Town and London-based mobility data startup WhereIsMyTransport has secured a $1.85-million investment as part of of its Series-A round in a deal led by Mexico City-based corporate venture capital fund LiiL Ventures.
Dutch impact inves... |
| 31.10.2018 | MFS Africa secures follow-on funding, bringing Series-B round to $14m | Johannesburg-based fintech company MFS Africa has closed a Series-B funding round led by China-based VC firm LUN Partners Group.
The raise is an extension round to a $4.5-million round the company closed earlier this year, and brings the to... |
| 31.10.2018 | MFS Africa secures follow-on funding, bringing Series-B round to $14m | Johannesburg-based fintech company MFS Africa has closed a Series-B funding round led by China-based VC firm LUN Partners Group.
The raise is an extension round to a $4.5-million round the company closed earlier this year, and brings the t... |
| 07.09.2018 | Nigerian fintech Paga raises $10m in round led by Global Innovation Fund | Nigerian mobile payments company Paga has raised $10-million in a Series-B funding round led by London-based Global Innovation Fund.
Impact investors Goodwell Investments, Unreasonable Capital and Omidyar Network, along with Mauritius-base... |
| 07.09.2018 | Nigerian fintech Paga raises $10m in round led by Global Innovation Fund | Nigerian mobile payments company Paga has raised $10-million in a Series-B funding round led by London-based Global Innovation Fund.
Impact investors Goodwell Investments, Unreasonable Capital and Omidyar Network, along with Mauritius-based... |
| 05.09.2018 | Goodwell Investments Launches €20M Fund for Inclusive Economy in Africa | Goodwell Investments, an Amsterdam, The Netherlands-based investment firm focused on financial inclusion and inclusive growth in sectors providing basic goods and services and income generation opportunities to the underserved in Africa and... |
| 05.09.2018 | Goodwell launches new Africa-focused €20m fund aimed at inclusive economy | Dutch impact investor Goodwell Investments has announced that it has launched Goodwell IV, a €20-million fund for investments in the inclusive economy in Sub-Saharan Africa.
In a statement today (5 September), the impact investor said the ... |
| 05.09.2018 | Goodwell launches new Africa-focused €20m fund aimed at inclusive economy | Dutch impact investor Goodwell Investments has announced that it has launched Goodwell IV, a €20-million fund for investments in the inclusive economy in Sub-Saharan Africa.
In a statement today (5 September), the impact investor said the l... |
| 22.06.2018 | GreenTec is Reading: Disrupt Africa’s “Why African Start-ups are on the acquisition trail” | Frankfurt (Germany), June 2018. This week, we are happy to share an interesting article from Disrupt Africa “Why African Start-ups are on the acquisition trail” by Tom Jackson. |
| 23.05.2018 | Nigerian fintech startup, Lidya raises $6.9m Series A to expand across Africa | Share this article:
Lidya, a financial services platform focused on improving access to credit for small businesses, has just announced raising $6.9m in Series A funding. This is coming only 14 months after it raised a $1.25m seed round in ... |
| 30.04.2018 | How MFS Africa made history for African fintechs with $4.5m Chinese-led deal | Johannesburg-based company MFS Africa made history earlier this month when it became one of the first African fintechs to secure funding from a Chinese-based venture capital (VC) firm.
This, after a China-based VC firm LUN Partners Group l... |
| 30.04.2018 | How MFS Africa made history for African fintechs with $4.5m Chinese-led deal | Johannesburg-based company MFS Africa made history earlier this month when it became one of the first African fintechs to secure funding from a Chinese-based venture capital (VC) firm.
This, after a China-based VC firm LUN Partners Group le... |
| 18.04.2018 | Interest in Zimbabwe’s tech startup scene picks up, but startups still struggling | Today Zimbabwe marks 38 years of independence from British colonial rule. This will be the first Independence Day the country has had under a president other than Robert Mugabe, this after President Emmerson Mnangagwa assumed office last ye... |
| 18.04.2018 | Interest in Zimbabwe’s tech startup scene picks up, but startups still struggling | Today Zimbabwe marks 38 years of independence from British colonial rule. This will be the first Independence Day the country has had under a president other than Robert Mugabe, this after President Emmerson Mnangagwa assumed office last ye... |
| 18.04.2018 | MFS Africa becomes first African FinTech funded by a China-based VC in $4.5M Series B round led by LUN Partners Group | MFS Africa will work with LUN Partners Group to boost financial inclusion in countries targeted by China’s ‘Belt and Road’ initiative
Port Louis, Mauritius – 18th April 2018 - MFS Africa, a leading Pan-African FinTech company, today announc... |
| 14.02.2018 | How to access Goodwell’s €20m fund for African startups | Amsterdam-based impact investor Goodwell Investments last month announced that it had raised €20-million to invest in high-growth African startups. Do you fit the bill and want to get in on that funding?
Goodwell Investments marketing and ... |
| 14.02.2018 | How to access Goodwell’s €20m fund for African startups | Amsterdam-based impact investor Goodwell Investments last month announced that it had raised €20-million to invest in high-growth African startups. Do you fit the bill and want to get in on that funding?
Goodwell Investments marketing and c... |
| 01.02.2018 | Goodwell Investments Raises €20M From Over 30 Investors | Goodwell Investments, an Amsterdam, The Netherlands-based firm that invests in companies that offer products and services to un(der)served people to meet their increasing demand for affordable and quality basic products, has raised €20m fro... |
| 05.01.2018 | Funding your startup: Ventureburn lists the SA investors delivering [2019 update] | For entrepreneurs wanting to find early-stage funding, this is the article for you. As there is generally a veil of secrecy surrounding funding and startups, there is often smoke and mirrors in the industry, with many claiming to be “invest... |
| 05.01.2018 | Funding your startup: Ventureburn lists the SA investors delivering [2019 update] | For entrepreneurs wanting to find early-stage funding, this is the article for you. As there is generally a veil of secrecy surrounding funding and startups, there is often smoke and mirrors in the industry, with many claiming to be “invest... |
| 06.10.2015 | Nigeria’s person-to-person money transfer company Paga bags $13m | The Nigerian person-to-person money transfer company, Paga, has secured US$13-million from renowned international investment firms Adlevo Capital, Omidyar Network, Goodwell West Africa, Acumen Fund, and Capricorn Investment Group. Jeremy St... |
| 06.10.2015 | Nigeria’s person-to-person money transfer company Paga bags $13m | The Nigerian person-to-person money transfer company, Paga, has secured US$13-million from renowned international investment firms Adlevo Capital, Omidyar Network, Goodwell West Africa, Acumen Fund, and Capricorn Investment Group. Jeremy St... |
| - | Supporting Small-Scale Farmers in Southern Africa: Good Nature Agro Closes on $8.5 Million Financing | Good Nature Agro, a social enterprise that helps farmers in southern Africa, has closed an $8.5 million Series B financing round.
Orrick represented Good Nature Agro.
New investor OikoCredit International partnered with previous round parti... |
