Happy to see that Enko Education, the South Africa-based network of international school, Enko Education, has closed a $5.8M Series B round led by Adiwale Partners with Steyn Capital family office, existing institutional investors Proparco, Investisseurs et Partenaires and Liquid Africa, as well as prominent figures in international education and entrepreneurship in Africa.

Enko Education aims to become the leader in international education in Africa. The new funds will be aimed at increasing the number of students in the network to reach 10,000 students in 2025. 

👉To learn more about Enko Education, click here to see its profile.

👉 Get back to us if you'd like an introduction.

Source : Enko Education clôture sa série B de 5,8 M$ pour accélérer son développement sur le continent africain - Financial Afrik

Happy to see that  Tunisian ed-tech startup GoMyCode has raised a US$8 million Series A funding round to drive its expansion plans across Africa and the Middle East. AfricInvest, through its Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund (CAIF) and French-based development finance institution Proparco, co-led the early-growth round.

The Tunisia-based start-up is an educational platform that trains talents on digital skills and connects them with tech opportunities around the world.

👉To learn more about GoMyCode, click here to see its profile.

👉 Get back to us if you'd like an introduction to GoMyCode, Africinvest or Proparco

Source: Tunisian edtech startup GOMYCODE raises $8M to expand across Africa and the Middle East | TechCrunch

Hello all, I was wondering if anyone in this group works or affiliated with the surveillance business. We are looking to partner with system integrators or solution providers who are keen to expand and build solutions in Africa. We have solutions for security, safety and business intelligence.  We extract important insights from video streams and make available to our customers. Would love to collaborate with like minded peeple in the field in Africa. 

💵 Are you an investor looking for qualified co-investment opportunities in Africa? Join us now for the #AfricaNext E-Pitch session on June 16 at 3pm (CET)! 

🎤 6 African start-ups will pitch raising $2M to $15M from various sectors (#FinTech, #Logistics, #HealthTech, #Energy, #FemTech) and countries (#Egypt, #Morocco, #Ghana, #Nigeria, #Zambia) selected by top investors in the continent ! 

➡️ To register : https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0lrNwXs4Qyet6qQdj1l20A 

Happy to see that Rology, an on-demand teleradiology platform, has closed a pre-Series A round of funding to help it expand across the Middle East and Africa, led by VC firms such as the investors Egypt Ventures and Sequence Ventures from Egypt, Waseel and Tawaref from Saudi Arabia, and Viktoria Ventures from Kenya.

The Egypt-based start-up provides an AI-assisted teleradiology platform that remotely and instantly matches radiologists with cases from different hospitals based on availability and subspecialization.

👉To learn more about Rology, click here to see its profile.

👉 Get back to us if you'd like an introduction to Rology

Source: Healthtech Startup Rology Secures Pre-Series A Funding For MENA Expansion (techbuild.africa)

Happy to see that Chefaa which is an e-pharmacy platform that provides an end-to-end healthcare experience, has raised a nondisclosure amount in a venture funding round, led by our first circle investor Newtown Partners, and followed by VC firms such as the investors Global Brain and GMS Capital Partners.

The Egypt-based start-up provides a GPS-enabled pharmacy with a data platform connecting patients & pharmacies nationwide to help patients order, schedule & refill recurring prescriptions as well as manage all pharmacy needs.

👉To learn more about Chefaa, click here to see its profile.

👉 Get back to us if you'd like an introduction to Chefaa or Newtown Partners

Source: Egyptian e-health startup Chefaa secures funding for growth, new products - Disrupt Africa (disrupt-africa.com)

Happy to see that SparkMeter which offers grid-management solutions that enable underserved markets to access electricity, has raised a $10 M Venture funding round, led by VC firms such as Accurant Ventures, and followed by Global Innovation Fund, Clean Energy Ventures, and Breakthrough Energy Ventures.

The Washington DC-based start-up provides products and services to improve the performance and value, from flexible metering devices to intuitive software that allows remote management of grid performance, designed to bring electricity to those who need it most; low-consumption and low-income households and businesses.

👉To learn more about SparkMeter, click here to see its profile.
 

👉 Get back to us if you'd like an introduction to SparkMeter.

Source: https://www.globalinnovation.fund/sparkmeter-close-10-million-raise/

Happy to see that Wattnow, the Smart Energy Monitoring System startup, has raised a $1,3M pre-Series A funding round, led by our first circle investor Flat6Labs & Launch Africa Ventures, and followed by VC firms such as the investors Katapult & 216 Capital.
 

The Tunisian start-up is an IoT Energy Management Solution that combines proprietary hardware and a cloud-based dashboard with a mobile app powered by an AI engine for energy analytics. It measures real-time energy usage to help businesses and homeowners optimize their energy consumption and reduce their costs.
 

👉To learn more about Wattnow, click here to see its profile.
 

👉 Get back to us if you'd like an introduction to either Wattnow, Flat6Labs or Launch Africa Ventures.
 

Source : Official Announcement on Wattnow Website

📣 Super excited to welcome Plug & Play and Enygma Ventures as new First Circle Investor members into the community!

• Plug & Play: Early-stage fund investing in 200+ startups from seed to Series A and leveraging a strong network of corporates. The fund has several offices in Africa (Morocco, Egypt and South Africa).
• Enygma Ventures: South-Africa based VC firm investing in seed stage and focused on women-led/founded startups of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC)

🚀They’ll introduce themselves at the next e-Pitch session on March 10. >> To register to the session, click here.

💵 Are you an investor looking for qualified deal flow in Africa?

Join us now for the #Africa Next e-Pitch session on March 10 at 4pm (CET)!

🎤 8 African start-ups will pitch raising $2M to $20M from various sectors (#FinTech, #Logistics, #Aeronautics, #HRTech, #AgriTech, #FemTech) and countries (#Egypt, #Tunisia, #Kenya, #Nigeria, #South Africa, #Ghana, #Zambia) selected by top investors in the continent!

➡️ To register, click on the link : Register to Africa Next e-Pitch session

‼️ This session is for investors only.

📣 We are thrilled to welcome E4E Africa, Growth Capital Fund and Investisseurs & Partenaires as new first cercle investor members into the community!

🗒️ Feel free to register to the E-Pitch Session on January 12 to e-meet them !

🤝 You can also connect with them on EuroQuity.

🎄 Happy holidays !