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DisrupTech Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund aiming to provide seed funding to up to 28 startups. The VC fund raised $36 million from several investors, including Development Finance Institutions, Funds-of-funds and Family offices. The investment is projected to be an important financing source for Egyptian tech companies, which often struggle to raise capital to bring their innovations to market.
Launched two years ago, DisrupTech was established to support early-stage Fintech and Fintech-enabled digital services startups focusing on Egypt. The firm adopts a hands-on approach from the beginning, partnering with talented entrepreneurs to transform their vision into reality.

Africa50, the leading pan-African infrastructure investor and multi-vehicle asset manager, has announced the appointment of Sérgio Pimenta as Chief Executive Officer of its Infrastructure Acceleration Fund (IAF).

African startups attracted an estimated $705 million in funding during the first quarter of 2026, spread across 59 disclosed deals in 14 countries.

British International Investment (BII) and Ecobank DRC have unveiled a $30 million risk-sharing programme to improve access to finance for small and medium-sized businesses in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).