Africa Jobs Fund backs labour mobility company
Africa Jobs Fund has invested in Velocity, a labour mobility company that trains African nurses in German and places them in jobs at German hospitals.
Source: Africa Private Equity News
All On and Energise Africa invest US$4mn in Maskh Nigeria
All On and Energise Africa have invested $4 million in Maskh Nigeria to support solar-powered mini-grids across 19 communities in Jigawa and Bauchi States.
Source: Africa Private Equity News
DOB Equity backs a water infrastructure company
DOB Equity, a Dutch family-backed impact investor focused on East Africa, is pleased to announce its investment in Irrisol Engineering (“Irrisol”). Irrisol is a water infrastructure company providing safe, reliable and affordable water to underserved rural and peri-urban communities in Uganda through solar-powered water systems.
Source: DOB Equity
Village Capital invests in Nigerian startups Trade Lenda and AirSmat
Lagos, Nigeria (September 7, 2026) – The Africa Ecosystem Catalysts Facility, a USD 4M pilot investment facility managed by Village Capital with funding from (FMO) the Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), has announced its first investments in Nigeria, deploying USD 450K in Trade Lenda and AirSmat, bringing its total investments to seven companies across Ghana and Nigeria.
Source: Village Capital