| Date | Title | Description |
| 26.06.2026 | Gigabit fibre arrives in Joburg township for R5/day | Fibertime founder Alan Knott-Craig
Fibertime, the pay-as-you-go township fibre network founded by serial telecoms entrepreneur Alan Knott-Craig, has reaveled that it has recorded download speeds of 1Gbit/s on its network in Alexandra, Johan... |
| 25.06.2026 | EU Finnfund Global Connected Guarantee initiative expands to new regions and energy investments | EU Finnfund Global Connected Guarantee initiative expands to new regions and energy investments
Thu, Jun 25, 2026 11:54 CET Report this content
The European Union and Finnfund, a Finnish impact investor, have agreed to expand the EU Finnfun... |
| 08.06.2026 | India's climate-tech funding reaches $12.8 billion across 1,583 startups & 17 years | Synopsis
India's climate-tech sector has attracted significant investment, with startups raising $12.8 billion by June 2026. Driven by decarbonisation goals and energy independence, funding surged from $315 million in 2020 to $2.6 billion i... |
| 12.05.2026 | Non-banking financial firm Ecofy secures $15 M Debt from Mirova | Mirova has granted Ecofy, a non-banking financial firm that specializes in climate change solutions, a $15 million loan.
The Mumbai-based NBFC had previously raised Rs 90 crore from FMO, the Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank, in Januar... |
| 12.05.2026 | Herotel becomes South Africa’s largest retail fibre ISP | Herotel has become South Africa’s largest retail fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) internet service provider by connected homes, according to the latest Africa Analysis FTTH Quarter Tracking report.
The Stellenbosch-based ISP, which is owned by Vuma... |
| 06.05.2026 | Ecofy raises $15M from Mirova to expand green financing portfolio | Ecofy, a climate-focused non-banking financial company (NBFC), has secured $15 million in funding from Mirova to scale its lending for rooftop solar and electric mobility solutions.
Mirova, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, is ba... |
| 15.04.2026 | Finnfund invests USD 15 million in Toucan Forestal to restore forests and advance nature-positive impact in Panama | Finnfund invests USD 15 million in Toucan Forestal to restore forests and advance nature-positive impact in Panama
Wed, Apr 15, 2026 08:13 CET Report this content
Finnfund, the Finnish development financier and impact investor, has signed a... |
| 07.04.2026 | Emerging managers face extended fundraising timelines as DFIs turn selective | - |
| 25.03.2026 | Nigeria: Finland, Nigeria Seal Cyber Pact | Nigeria and Finland have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on digitalisation and innovation, prioritising stronger cybersecurity cooperation amid a surge in cyberattacks targeting Nigerian institutions.
The agreement was formalised... |
| 20.03.2026 | ETtech Deals Digest: Startups raise $343 million this week, down 69% on-year | Synopsis
The number of deals during the week was down significantly at 29, compared to 44 in the corresponding week last year.
ETtech
Startups raised around $343 million between March 14 and 20, a decline of 69% compared to the $1 billion s... |
| 17.03.2026 | Ecofy raises Rs 380 Cr from BII and Finnfund | Ecofy, a NBFC focused on financing climate change solutions, has raised Rs 380.5 crore in funding. The investment comes from British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, and Finnfund ... |
| 16.03.2026 | Finnfund Digital Access Impact Fund I invests in Ecofy to accelerate India's retail green finance market | Finnfund Digital Access Impact Fund I invests in Ecofy to accelerate India's retail green finance market
Mon, Mar 16, 2026 08:46 CET Report this content
Ecofy, a pioneering green NBFC backed by Eversource Capital, today announced the succes... |
| 16.03.2026 | Eversource-backed Ecofy Finance snags $41 mn from BII, others | Executives of Ecofy, Eversource and other firms
Mumbai-based non-banking finance company Ecofy Finance has raised Rs 380.5 crore (about $41.1 million) in fresh equity funding from British International Investment (BII) and Finnfund Digital ... |
| 16.03.2026 | Ecofy Bags $42 Mn To Scale Climate-Focused Financing Solutions | SUMMARY
Green financing NBFC Ecofy has raised ₹380.5 Cr ($42 Mn) in an equity round led by British International Investment (BII) and Finland-based Finnfund
It plans to utilise the funds toward scaling its green financing solutions further,... |
| 05.03.2026 | Finnfund's Economist Tangeni Shatiwa: A weaker dollar is steering global investors toward emerging markets | Finnfund's Economist Tangeni Shatiwa: A weaker dollar is steering global investors toward emerging markets
Thu, Mar 05, 2026 08:51 CET Report this content
International investors are now allocating funds to emerging market (EM) assets at th... |
| 23.02.2026 | Finnfund’s Hanna Loikkanen: Impact investing captivates private investors | Finnfund’s Hanna Loikkanen: Impact investing captivates private investors
Mon, Feb 23, 2026 09:06 CET Report this content
The allure of impact investing among private investors is surging, with an increasing number seeking not just financia... |
| 19.02.2026 | Finnfund expands support for digital infrastructure and climate action in South Sudan with follow-on investment in CREI | Finnfund expands support for digital infrastructure and climate action in South Sudan with follow-on investment in CREI
Thu, Feb 19, 2026 11:30 CET Report this content
Finnfund, the Finnish development financier and impact investor, makes a... |
| 29.01.2026 | Finnfund's Uusihakala: "Fixed broadband is the key to tackling poverty in developing countries" | Finnfund's Uusihakala: "Fixed broadband is the key to tackling poverty in developing countries"
Thu, Jan 29, 2026 10:03 CET Report this content
Finnfund’s Juho Uusihakala argues that affordable, fixed broadband internet is the sol... |
| 28.01.2026 | Tokio Marine takes minority stake in Igloo | Tokio Marine Holdings Tokio Marine Holdings
Founded: 1879
Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
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Founded: 2016
Headquarters: Singapore, Cent... |
| 28.01.2026 | Finnfund strengthens support to women entrepreneurs in Pakistan through Kashf Foundation | Finnfund strengthens support to women entrepreneurs in Pakistan through Kashf Foundation
Wed, Jan 28, 2026 10:23 CET Report this content
Finnfund has announced a follow-on loan of 10 million US dollars to Kashf Foundation (Kashf), one of th... |
| 26.01.2026 | Finnfund's Jussi Tourunen: "Energy solutions impact our planet's future—Planetary boundaries now guide investment decisions" | Finnfund's Jussi Tourunen: "Energy solutions impact our planet's future—Planetary boundaries now guide investment decisions"
Mon, Jan 26, 2026 11:22 CET Report this content
Investing in energy has become an increasingly central th... |
| 25.01.2026 | Softlogic Life Secures Major Growth Capital, Fuels Digital Future | Sri Lanka's Softlogic Life secured a pivotal $15 million loan. Norfund and OP Finnfund Global Impact Fund I provided the capital. This funding fuels Softlogic Life's next growth phase. It strengthens the balance sheet. It expands distributi... |
| 24.01.2026 | Softlogic Life secures $15 million loan | Softlogic Life Softlogic Life
Founded: 1999
Headquarters: Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka
Total Funding: $15M
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| 22.01.2026 | Softlogic Life sets up growth roadmap with long-term capital from OP Finnfund Global Impact Fund I and Norfund | Softlogic Life sets up growth roadmap with long-term capital from OP Finnfund Global Impact Fund I and Norfund
Thu, Jan 22, 2026 07:00 CET Report this content
Sri Lanka’s top notch insurer Softlogic Life Insurance PLC has secured a 15 milli... |
| 20.01.2026 | Finnfund invests in Transvolt Mobility to support the electrification of heavy commercial vehicles in India | Finnfund invests in Transvolt Mobility to support the electrification of heavy commercial vehicles in India
Tue, Jan 20, 2026 13:31 CET Report this content
Finnfund, the Finnish development financier and impact investor, announces a 15 mill... |
| 04.12.2025 | Finnfund’s Kuutti Kilpeläinen: “Fibre networks are the best way to bridge the digital divide in emerging markets” | Finnfund’s Kuutti Kilpeläinen: “Fibre networks are the best way to bridge the digital divide in emerging markets”
Thu, Dec 04, 2025 09:13 CET Report this content
A major investment theme for next year: fibre networks. According to Kilpeläin... |
| 23.10.2025 | Changes in the YIT Leadership Team: YIT’s Chief Financial Officer to change | Changes in the YIT Leadership Team: YIT’s Chief Financial Officer to change
Thu, Oct 23, 2025 09:00 CET Report this content
YIT Corporation Stock Exchange Release October 23, 2025, at 10 a.m.
Markus Pietikäinen, SVP, Treasury and M&A, a... |
| 02.10.2025 | Indonesian startups face funding fallout from corruption scandals | At the beginning of September, Jakarta prosecutors paraded three suspects in an alleged USD 25 million corruption and money laundering scandal involving investment funds at agriculture startup TaniHub.
The case has reverberated through Indo... |
| 11.09.2025 | Finnfund’s economist Tangeni Shatiwa: “Investor confidence in Nigeria got a boost” | Finnfund’s economist Tangeni Shatiwa: “Investor confidence in Nigeria got a boost”
Thu, Sep 11, 2025 08:46 CET Report this content
The current government of Nigeria has implemented a series of bold policy reforms to address structural weakn... |
| 09.09.2025 | African PE firm Vantage Capital exits Moroccan IT group after six years | Credit: 123RF.com
Vantage Capital, an Africa-focused mid-market fund manager, has exited its investment in a Moroccan information technology group after six years of investment.
The Johannesburg-headquartered private equity firm has fully e... |
| 30.08.2025 | Finnfund: First Closing Of Digital Access Impact Fund I At €80 Million | Finnfund, a Finnish development financier and impact investor, announced the first closing of its Digital Access Impact Fund I LP (DAIF), raising €80 million to accelerate digital inclusion across underserved regions in Africa, Asia, and La... |
| 27.08.2025 | Finnfund closed a 4 million US dollar debt investment with Kenyan Poa Internet to expand affordable broadband | Finnfund closed a 4 million US dollar debt investment with Kenyan Poa Internet to expand affordable broadband
Wed, Aug 27, 2025 07:30 CET Report this content
Finnfund closed a 4 million US dollar debt investment with Poa Internet Kenya Ltd.... |
| 09.07.2025 | Wave, a Senegal‑based fintech startup has secured a $137 million debt financing facility | Senegal‑based fintech startup Wave has secured a $137 million debt financing facility to accelerate the rollout of its mobile money platform across underserved communities in West and Central Africa. The debt deal was led by Rand Merchant B... |
| 18.06.2025 | Fintech Pioneer Amartha Secures $55M from European Development Finance Institutions to Empower Women Entrepreneurs in Rural Indonesia | JAKARTA, Indonesia, June 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Indonesian fintech pioneer Amartha, a digital financial technology provider which serves Indonesia's rural grassroots entrepreneurs, has secured USD $55 million in funding from three Europea... |
| 12.06.2025 | Investors Finding Their Way Back to the Kenyan Market | After weathering a series of economic challenges over the past few years, Kenya is once again capturing the attention of global investors. With a projected economic growth rate of 5.5% for 2025, the East African nation is demonstrating resi... |
| 04.06.2025 | Finnfund's Chief Economist Kristiina Karjanlahti: "Developing Asia remains the growth engine of the global economy – despite the shock caused by tariffs" | Finnfund's Chief Economist Kristiina Karjanlahti: "Developing Asia remains the growth engine of the global economy – despite the shock caused by tariffs"
Wed, Jun 04, 2025 08:49 CET Report this content
Trump's tariff policy has be... |
| 15.05.2025 | Finnfund's investment portfolio reaches EUR 887 million – more focus on advancing digitalisation, mobilisation of private capital, and Finnish added value | Finnfund's investment portfolio reaches EUR 887 million – more focus on advancing digitalisation, mobilisation of private capital, and Finnish added value
Thu, May 15, 2025 08:35 CET Report this content
“For Finnfund, 2024 was a year of ret... |
| 08.05.2025 | Finnfund's Bold Leap into Sustainable Finance: A Green Bond Revolution | In a world where climate change looms large, Finnfund has stepped into the spotlight. The Finnish development financier and impact investor recently completed a multi-tranche green and sustainable bond offering, raising nearly 200 million e... |
| 07.05.2025 | Investment Manager Kuutti Kilpeläinen, Finnfund: "Digital gap is a significant opportunity to create impact" | Investment Manager Kuutti Kilpeläinen, Finnfund: "Digital gap is a significant opportunity to create impact"
Wed, May 07, 2025 08:29 CET Report this content
Impact investor and development financier Finnfund has put digital infras... |
| 06.05.2025 | Finnfund announces succesful completion of multi-tranche green and sustainable bond offering | Finnfund announces succesful completion of multi-tranche green and sustainable bond offering
Tue, May 06, 2025 15:03 CET Report this content
Finnfund, a Finnish development financier and impact investor, issues nearly 200 EUR million of gre... |
| 11.02.2025 | A New Era for Finnfund: Heikki Cantell Takes the Helm | In the world of finance, leadership is like steering a ship through turbulent waters. The appointment of Heikki Cantell as the new chair of the Finnfund Board of Directors marks a significant turn in the journey of this Finnish development ... |
| 11.02.2025 | Heikki Cantell appointed as the new chair of the Finnfund Board of Directors | Heikki Cantell appointed as the new chair of the Finnfund Board of Directors
Tue, Feb 11, 2025 10:21 CET Report this content
Heikki Cantell, the General Counsel and Secretary General at the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB), has been appointed a... |
| 29.01.2025 | Finnfund boosts green and women-owned enterprises in Mongolia with an investment in XacBank | Finnfund boosts green and women-owned enterprises in Mongolia with an investment in XacBank
Wed, Jan 29, 2025 07:48 CET Report this content
Finnfund invests in XacBank, one of the leading banks in Mongolia, to boost green growth and lending... |
| 21.12.2024 | The Credit Rating Landscape: A Tale of Two Nations | In the world of finance, credit ratings are the compass guiding investors through the fog. They indicate the reliability of borrowers, shaping the flow of capital. Recently, two distinct narratives emerged from the credit rating agencies: o... |
| 19.12.2024 | Finnfund’s AA+ rating affirmed by Fitch Ratings | Finnfund’s AA+ rating affirmed by Fitch Ratings
Thu, Dec 19, 2024 13:53 CET Report this content
The credit rating agency Fitch Ratings has affirmed Finnfund’s credit rating at ‘AA+’ with Negative Outlooks.
The rating covers Finnfund’s Long-... |
| 18.12.2024 | Cassava Technologies Receives $90 Million Equity Investment for Expanding Digital Infrastructure Across Africa | Cassava Technologies Receives $90 Million Equity Investment for Expanding Digital Infrastructure Across Africa
Wed, Dec 18, 2024 14:13 CET Report this content
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), Finnish Fund for In... |
| 19.11.2024 | Beacon Power Services, a Nigerian energy tech company , secured Series A funding | Beacon Power Services, an energy technology business based in Nigeria that offers grid management and data solutions to assist Africa’s power sector distribute electricity more effectively, received an undisclosed sum of Series A funding to... |
| 26.08.2024 | New policy statement guides Finnfund's investment activities in strengthening natural values and biodiversity | New policy statement guides Finnfund's investment activities in strengthening natural values and biodiversity
Mon, Aug 26, 2024 11:38 CET Report this content
Development financier and impact investor Finnfund has adopted a policy statement ... |
| 15.07.2024 | IFC Deepens Partnership with TerraPay to Boost Access to International Remittances in Africa | Share this:
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| 14.05.2024 | Finnfund’s investment portfolio grew up to EUR 830 million – more focus on digitalisation and mobilisation of private capital | Finnfund’s investment portfolio grew up to EUR 830 million – more focus on digitalisation and mobilisation of private capital
Tue, May 14, 2024 11:34 CET Report this content
Finnfund, a Finnish development financier and impact investor, has... |
| 07.05.2024 | Horizon Capital планирует освоить $350 млн инвестиций в Украине в течение 2 лет, идет поиск проектов | Как известно, в начале 2024 года фонд Horizon Capital Growth Fund IV (HCGF IV) от инвесткомпании Horizon Capital привлек $350 млн для финансирования частных компаний в Украине, увеличив общую сумму активов под управлением до $1,6 млрд.
Сред... |
| 15.04.2024 | Weekly economic index: Mobility startups take the lead in funding, Niger and China’s oil deal, and CBN’s interest rate on treasury bills | Here are three big stories from Africa’s business and policy landscape you (probably) didn’t miss but should keep in mind this week: Mobility Takes the Lead in Africa’s Slow Funding Year.
Mobility startups received the most funding in Q1 20... |
| 10.04.2024 | OP Finnfund Global Impact Fund I invests in AwanTunai to foster the digitalisation and growth of the MSMEs in Indonesia | OP Finnfund Global Impact Fund I invests in AwanTunai to foster the digitalisation and growth of the MSMEs in Indonesia
Wed, Apr 10, 2024 08:56 CET Report this content
OP Finnfund Global Impact Fund I, the first Finnish global emerging mark... |
| 14.03.2024 | BII and Finnfund continue their support to women-led micro-enterprises in Pakistan through Kashf Foundation | BII and Finnfund continue their support to women-led micro-enterprises in Pakistan through Kashf Foundation
Thu, Mar 14, 2024 08:00 CET Report this content
Today, both British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance ins... |
| 24.01.2024 | Finnfund issues a EUR 100 million green bond | Finnfund issues a EUR 100 million green bond
Wed, Jan 24, 2024 12:20 CET Report this content
Finnfund, a Finnish development financier and impact investor, issues a EUR 100 million green bond.
The 10-year bond bears interest at the rate of ... |
| 28.11.2023 | Finnfund’s Annual Report awarded as the best annual report of the year in Finland | Finnfund’s Annual Report awarded as the best annual report of the year in Finland
Tue, Nov 28, 2023 11:42 CET Report this content
Finnfund’s 2022 Annual Report has been selected as the best annual report of the year in the “Oma Media” compe... |
| 04.10.2023 | Finnfund invests in Metier Capital Growth Fund III to foster growth companies and job creation in Sub-Saharan Africa | Finnfund invests in Metier Capital Growth Fund III to foster growth companies and job creation in Sub-Saharan Africa
Wed, Oct 04, 2023 08:57 CET Report this content
Finnfund, a Finnish development financier and impact investor, has announce... |
| 22.08.2023 | Finnfund and DFC commit US$15 million in equity and loan financing to Kentegra Biotechnology to boost the expansion of pyrethrin production in Kenya | Finnfund and DFC commit US$15 million in equity and loan financing to Kentegra Biotechnology to boost the expansion of pyrethrin production in Kenya
Tue, Aug 22, 2023 13:44 CET Report this content
Kentegra Biotechnology was founded in 2017 ... |
| 15.06.2023 | Finnfund and FMO back SATYA MicroCapital with USD 35 million to make formal finance more accessible to women in India | Finnfund and FMO back SATYA MicroCapital with USD 35 million to make formal finance more accessible to women in India
Thu, Jun 15, 2023 08:36 CET Report this content
Finnfund, the Finnish development financier and impact investor, and FMO, ... |
| 31.05.2023 | Finnfund’s investment portfolio grew with a profitable result | Finnfund’s investment portfolio grew with a profitable result
Wed, May 31, 2023 08:03 CET Report this content
Finnfund is a development financier and impact investor. Last year, the company’s investment portfolio grew from EUR 780 million t... |
| 26.05.2023 | Frontier markets are facing a credit crunch and heightened risk of debt distress | Frontier markets are facing a credit crunch and heightened risk of debt distress
Fri, May 26, 2023 08:20 CET Report this content
During the last decade, new sources of financing opened, especially for those lower-income countries catching u... |
| 20.03.2023 | Finnfund invests in Evolution III to foster the availability of clean energy and climate mitigation in Africa | Finnfund invests in Evolution III to foster the availability of clean energy and climate mitigation in Africa
Mon, Mar 20, 2023 09:34 CET Report this content
Finnfund, a Finnish development financier and impact investor, has announced a USD... |
| 16.12.2022 | Finnfund and MLR Forestal to work on an innovative biodiversity remediation programme in Nicaragua | Finnfund and MLR Forestal to work on an innovative biodiversity remediation programme in Nicaragua
Fri, Dec 16, 2022 18:26 CET Report this content
Finnfund, a Finnish development financier and impact investor, and MLR Forestal, a Nicaraguan... |
| 23.11.2022 | KaiOS, the feature phone platform startup, raises a modest $3.4M to train its sights on growth in Africa | Smartphone shipments have been declining in what has been a rough year for mobile handsets, and that’s meant even more pressure on an already-precarious sliver of the mobile market: feature phones. Today, one of the players in that space, t... |
| 21.07.2022 | Norfund joins Norsk Solar and Finnfund as partner in Nordic Impact Cooperation AS, an investment platform for C&I solar projects in high-growth markets | Norfund joins Norsk Solar and Finnfund as partner in Nordic Impact Cooperation AS, an investment platform for C&I solar projects in high-growth markets
Thu, Jul 21, 2022 07:00 CET Report this content
– Stavanger and Oslo: Norsk Solar (“... |
| 13.05.2022 | Finnfund’s investment portfolio grew up to 780 million euros | Finnfund’s investment portfolio grew up to 780 million euros
Fri, May 13, 2022 10:43 CET Report this content
Finnufund, a Finnish development financier and impact investor, has published its Annual Report for 2021. Despite the challenging s... |
| 15.04.2022 | Finnfund invests in Valency International to foster sustainable cashew production in Côte d’Ivoire | Finnfund invests in Valency International to foster sustainable cashew production in Côte d’Ivoire
Fri, Apr 15, 2022 07:39 CET Report this content
Finnfund, a Finnish development financier and an impact investor, announces today a USD 10 mi... |
| 09.02.2022 | Finnfund opens its first regional office in Nairobi, Kenya | Finnfund opens its first regional office in Nairobi, Kenya
Wed, Feb 09, 2022 12:33 CET Report this content
CEO Jaakko Kangasniemi: "Africa is the place to be for European development financiers"
The Finnish development financier a... |
| 19.11.2021 | Agtech innovation will be key to Kenya’s Covid-19 economic recovery | Kenya has emerged as a hotspot for agtech innovation in sub-Saharan Africa, with more than 100 solutions in the market driving growth, productivity, and sustainability in the agrifood value chain.
Companies like Twiga Foods, Apollo Agricult... |
| 08.11.2021 | Collaborating to accelerate investment in climate adaptation and resilience | New multimillion dollar commitments and strategic collaborative actions to overcome key hurdles to private investment in climate adaptation and resilience in developing and emerging countries. |
| 08.11.2021 | Collaborating to accelerate investment in climate adaptation and resilience | New multimillion dollar commitments and strategic collaborative actions to overcome key hurdles to private investment in climate adaptation and resilience in developing and emerging countries. |
| 08.11.2021 | Collaborating to accelerate investment in climate adaptation and resilience | New multimillion dollar commitments and strategic collaborative actions to overcome key hurdles to private investment in climate adaptation and resilience in developing and emerging countries. |
| 05.11.2021 | OP Finnfund Global Impact Fund I invests in CIM Santé Group to support the development of the private healthcare sector in Morocco | OP Finnfund Global Impact Fund I invests in CIM Santé Group to support the development of the private healthcare sector in Morocco Fri, Nov 05, 2021 07:14 CET
OP Finnfund Global Impact Fund I, the first Finnish global emerging markets impac... |
| 12.10.2021 | Finnfund and University of Helsinki to invest together into microfinancing in Africa and Asia | Finnfund and University of Helsinki to invest together into microfinancing in Africa and Asia Tue, Oct 12, 2021 08:40 CET
Finnfund, a Finnish development financier and impact investor, announce today a EUR 10 million debt facility commitmen... |
| 06.10.2021 | OP Finnfund Global Impact Fund I invests in Sathapana Bank, Cambodia, to accelerate SME growth and women empowerment | OP Finnfund Global Impact Fund I invests in Sathapana Bank, Cambodia, to accelerate SME growth and women empowerment Wed, Oct 06, 2021 09:03 CET
OP Finnfund Global Impact Fund I, the first global emerging markets impact fund in Finland, inv... |
| 13.08.2021 | Finnfund’s investment in digital connectivity dramatically increases access to internet in East, Central and South Africa | Finnfund’s investment in digital connectivity dramatically increases access to internet in East, Central and South Africa Fri, Aug 13, 2021 09:44 CET
Finnfund provides a 12 million US dollar senior loan to Bandwidth and Cloud Services Group... |
| 02.06.2021 | OP Finnfund Global Impact Fund I invests in EthioChicken, a forerunner in African poultry farming | OP Finnfund Global Impact Fund I invests in EthioChicken, a forerunner in African poultry farming Wed, Jun 02, 2021 07:37 CET
OP Finnfund Global Impact Fund I, the first global emerging markets impact fund in Finland, invests USD 5 million ... |
| 16.02.2021 | CDC and Finnfund invest in microfinance pioneer to drive women entrepreneurship in Pakistan | CDC Group, the UK’s publicly owned impact investor and Finnfund, the Finnish development financier and impact investor, have provided a US$25 million senior unsecured loan facility to Kashf Foundation, one of the leading microfinance instit... |
| 04.02.2021 | Phatisa Food Fund 2 reaches $143million final close from DFI commitments | A group of leading development finance institutions (DFIs) and impact investors – CDC Group, Norfund, Finnfund, FinDev Canada and BIO – announce an $82 million joint commitment to Phatisa Food Fund 2 (PFF 2 or the Fund), managed by Phatisa.... |
| 02.07.2020 | CDC Group and Finnfund commit US$70 million to AfricInvest Fund IV | CDC Group and Finnfund today announce a US$70 million commitment to AfricInvest Fund IV, a generalist pan-African fund aiming to foster the growth of African enterprises across the continent. CDC, the UK’s impact investor and development fi... |
| 02.07.2020 | CDC Group and Finnfund commit US$70 million to AfricInvest Fund IV | CDC Group and Finnfund today announce a US$70 million commitment to AfricInvest Fund IV, a generalist pan-African fund aiming to foster the growth of African enterprises across the continent. CDC, the UK’s impact investor and development fi... |
| 02.07.2020 | CDC Group and Finnfund commit US$70 million to AfricInvest Fund IV | CDC Group and Finnfund today announce a US$70 million commitment to AfricInvest Fund IV, a generalist pan-African fund aiming to foster the growth of African enterprises across the continent. CDC, the UK’s impact investor and development fi... |
| 02.04.2020 | Finnfund invests $1m in East African ecommerce site Kasha | Finnish development financier Finnfund has invested $1-million in Kasha, an e-commerce platform that aims to improves women’s access to health, hygiene and self-care products in East Africa.
Kasha was founded in Rwanda in 2016 by two forme... |
| 02.04.2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [02/04/2020] | Finnish development financier Finnfund has invested $1-million in Kasha, an e-commerce platform that provides hygiene and self-care products to women in East Africa, which could prove vital under Covid-19.
A number of other tech startups ha... |
| 02.04.2020 | Finnfund invests $1m in East African ecommerce site Kasha | Finnish development financier Finnfund has invested $1-million in Kasha, an e-commerce platform that aims to improves women’s access to health, hygiene and self-care products in East Africa.
Kasha was founded in Rwanda in 2016 by two former... |
| 02.04.2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [02/04/2020] | Finnish development financier Finnfund has invested $1-million in Kasha, an e-commerce platform that provides hygiene and self-care products to women in East Africa, which could prove vital under Covid-19.
A number of other tech startups h... |
| 02.04.2020 | Women’s e-commerce platform Kasha gains new investment for expansion | Share this:
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| 13.03.2020 | The Finnish founder behind €3.4m deal who fell in love with Africa’s unique challenges | For Finnish founder Jussi Hinkkanen — whose edtech startup Fuzu announced this week that it had closed a €3.4-million Series-A round — the ability to create and capture the market, makes Africa a very attractive place to be as a startup fou... |
| 13.03.2020 | The Finnish founder behind €3.4m deal who fell in love with Africa’s unique challenges | For Finnish founder Jussi Hinkkanen — whose edtech startup Fuzu announced this week that it had closed a €3.4-million Series-A round — the ability to create and capture the market, makes Africa a very attractive place to be as a startup fou... |
| 18.09.2018 | SA fintech JUMO closes $52m round led by Goldman Sachs | SA fintech JUMO today announced the close of an equity funding round of $52-million led by Goldman Sachs.
Also participating in the round were Proparco, the private sector financing arm of the French Development Agency (AFD), Finnfund, Vos... |
| 18.09.2018 | SA fintech JUMO closes $52m round led by Goldman Sachs | SA fintech JUMO today announced the close of an equity funding round of $52-million led by Goldman Sachs.
Also participating in the round were Proparco, the private sector financing arm of the French Development Agency (AFD), Finnfund, Vost... |
| 19.07.2018 | SA fintech JUMO secures first two commitments in new funding round | SA fintech JUMO has secured equity funding from French development agency Proparco and Finnish development finance company Finnfund — the first commitments to a new funding round, the startup’s founder Andrew Watkins-Ball revealed yesterday... |
| 19.07.2018 | SA fintech JUMO secures first two commitments in new funding round | SA fintech JUMO has secured equity funding from French development agency Proparco and Finnish development finance company Finnfund — the first commitments to a new funding round, the startup’s founder Andrew Watkins-Ball revealed yesterday... |
| 17.07.2018 | Five SA tech startups that are expanding into the rest of Africa [Updated] | South African tech startups are slowly waking up to the massive untapped market that is the rest of the continent.
If data from Ventureburn’s 2017 tech startup survey is anything to go by, an increasing percentage of tech startups are looki... |
| 17.07.2018 | Five SA tech startups that are expanding into the rest of Africa [Updated] | South African tech startups are slowly waking up to the massive untapped market that is the rest of the continent.
If data from Ventureburn’s 2017 tech startup survey is anything to go by, an increasing percentage of tech startups are look... |
| 14.11.2017 | Funder’s focus on making social impact key in $24m deal says JUMO founder | South African fintech startup JUMO opted to go to Finnish development finance company Finnfund for debt funding, because the financier is “very ethical” and “focused on making meaningful social impact”, says the startup’s founder and CEO An... |
| 14.11.2017 | Funder’s focus on making social impact key in $24m deal says JUMO founder | South African fintech startup JUMO opted to go to Finnish development finance company Finnfund for debt funding, because the financier is “very ethical” and “focused on making meaningful social impact”, says the startup’s founder and CEO An... |
| 08.12.2016 | Top African technology news for December 8, 2016 | 11. PayGo solar firm, Azuri, has partnered with Zuku to launch a solar satellite TV package for Kenyan homes
UK-based Azuri Technologies, partnered with Kenyan home entertainment satellite provider, Zuku, to launch the solar satellite TV pa... |
| 03.12.2016 | Finnish career platform Fuzu raises €1.8 million to expand in Africa | Finnish startup Fuzu, a mobile-first platform for career development, recruitment and learning, has received €1.8 million from FinnFund. The funding will go toward business development and expansion in emerging markets in Africa and Asia.
F... |
| 02.12.2016 | Fuzu Raises €1.8M in Funding | Fuzu, a Helsinki, Finland-based mobile-first career development platform focused on emerging economies, raised €1.8m in funding.
FinnFund made the investment.
The company will use the funds to continue to expand operations in the emerging m... |
