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BasiGo Secures $42M in Funding to Scale Public Transport Electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa

Ester Adams 10/23/2024

Madica Invests in Earthbond to Provide Affordable Solar Energy to Nigerian SMEs

Musa Suleiman 10/22/2024

APPLY: FirstBank Fintech Innovators Pitch Programme

Ester Adams 10/22/2024

Grid Africa Secures $2.8m Equity Investment

Mohammed Mane 10/22/2024

Jumia Exits South Africa and Tunisia

Ester Adams 10/21/2024

BasiGo Secures $42M in Funding to Scale Public Transport Electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa

By Ester Adams / 10/23/2024

BasiGo, the provider of electric bus solutions in sub-Saharan Africa, has today announced the successful closing of a US$42 million...

BasiGo Secures $42M in Funding to Scale Public Transport Electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa

Madica Invests in Earthbond to Provide Affordable Solar Energy to Nigerian SMEs

By Musa Suleiman / 10/22/2024

Madica, a structured investment program designed for pre-seed stage startups in Africa, has announced its investment in Earthbond, a climate...

Madica Invests in Earthbond to Provide Affordable Solar Energy to Nigerian SMEs

APPLY: FirstBank Fintech Innovators Pitch Programme

By Ester Adams / 10/22/2024

FirstBank is hosting its 6th annual Fintech Summit with the theme “Banking on Partnerships”. Scheduled to take place on the 13th...

APPLY: FirstBank Fintech Innovators Pitch Programme

Grid Africa Secures $2.8m Equity Investment

By Mohammed Mane / 10/22/2024

Grid Africa, the South African solar energy solution firm, has secured a significant equity investment of $2.8 million from Rifuwo Energy...

Grid Africa Secures $2.8m Equity Investment

Jumia Exits South Africa and Tunisia

By Ester Adams / 10/21/2024

Jumia, the African e-commerce startup, will shut down its South African online fashion retailer Zando and its Tunisian operations by...

SouthAfrica’s GoMetro Selected For Freight Innovation Fund

By Musa Suleiman / 10/17/2024

GoMetro, a South African-founded B2B software-as-a-service fleet management company, has been selected as a recipient of a £147,000 grant from...

SouthAfrica’s GoMetro Selected For Freight Innovation Fund

Sistema.bio Secures $15m in Additional Financing to Accelerate Global Expansion

By Adebayo Trevor / 10/17/2024

Sistema.bio, a biogas technology firm, announces it has secured a package of US$15 million in financing to fuel its global...

Sistema.bio Secures $15m in Additional Financing to Accelerate Global Expansion

Klasha Raises $2m to Further Ease Crossborder B2B Payments in Africa

By Adebayo Trevor / 10/17/2024

Klasha, the Nigerian B2B fintech startup, has raised an additional $2 million in funding to provide cross-border payment services for...

Klasha Raises $2m to Further Ease Crossborder B2B Payments in Africa

Yellow Card Closes US$33M Series C Funding Round to Drive Expansion

By Mohammed Mane / 10/17/2024

Yellow Card, the African licensed Stablecoin on/off ramp, has closed $33 million Series C financing led by Blockchain Capital, with...

Yellow Card Closes US$33M Series C Funding Round to Drive Expansion

Milken-Motsepe Prize in FinTech Announces 10 Semifinalists

By Musa Suleiman / 10/16/2024

The Milken Institute and the Motsepe Foundation announced the 10 teams advancing to the Semifinalist Round of the Milken-Motsepe Prize in FinTech, with...

Milken-Motsepe Prize in FinTech Announces 10 Semifinalists

Grid Africa Secures $2.8m Equity Investment

Mohammed Mane 10/22/2024

Madica Invests in Earthbond to Provide Affordable Solar Energy to Nigerian SMEs

Musa Suleiman 10/22/2024

APPLY: FirstBank Fintech Innovators Pitch Programme

Ester Adams 10/22/2024

BasiGo Secures $42M in Funding to Scale Public Transport Electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa

Ester Adams 10/23/2024

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BasiGo Secures $42M in Funding to Scale Public Transport Electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa

Ester Adams 10/23/2024

Grid Africa Secures $2.8m Equity Investment

Mohammed Mane 10/22/2024

Sistema.bio Secures $15m in Additional Financing to Accelerate Global Expansion

Adebayo Trevor 10/17/2024

Yellow Card Closes US$33M Series C Funding Round to Drive Expansion

Mohammed Mane 10/17/2024

Field Raises $11m to Tackle Maternal Mortality Crisis in Africa

Mohammed Mane 10/01/2024

Clean Energy

BasiGo Secures $42M in Funding to Scale Public Transport Electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa

Ester Adams 10/23/2024

News

Madica Invests in Earthbond to Provide Affordable Solar Energy to Nigerian SMEs

Musa Suleiman 10/22/2024

News

APPLY: FirstBank Fintech Innovators Pitch Programme

Ester Adams 10/22/2024

Clean Energy

Grid Africa Secures $2.8m Equity Investment

Mohammed Mane 10/22/2024

Ecommerce

Jumia Exits South Africa and Tunisia

Ester Adams 10/21/2024

Innovation

SouthAfrica’s GoMetro Selected For Freight Innovation Fund

Musa Suleiman 10/17/2024

Funding

Sistema.bio Secures $15m in Additional Financing to Accelerate Global Expansion

Adebayo Trevor 10/17/2024

News

Klasha Raises $2m to Further Ease Crossborder B2B Payments in Africa

Adebayo Trevor 10/17/2024

Cryptocurrency

Yellow Card Closes US$33M Series C Funding Round to Drive Expansion

Mohammed Mane 10/17/2024

Fintech

Milken-Motsepe Prize in FinTech Announces 10 Semifinalists

Musa Suleiman 10/16/2024

News

Rabbit Mobility nets $1.3m to Expand Across North Africa

Oluwasegun 10/16/2024

News

PAM Africa Hosted Inaugural PAMDAY Event Showcasing Innovations in Renewable Energy

Oluwasegun 10/15/2024

Report

Mobile Network Startup Has Enabled Millions of Ethiopians to Access Internet

Ester Adams 10/15/2024

News

ThriveAgric Partners with Visa to Expand into Kenya

Mohammed Mane 10/15/2024

Feature

How Corporate Lending Firms are Shaping Asset Financing in Nigeria

Oluwasegun 10/10/2024

News

IFC Invests in Equator Africa Fund I to Support African Climate Sector Tech Businesses

Musa Suleiman 10/08/2024

News

Lesaka Completes Acquisition of Adumo

Ester Adams 10/08/2024

Music Streaming

MTN Nigeria Expands Digital Offerings with Audiomack+ Music Subscription

Ester Adams 10/05/2024

News

ESET Reveals Top Cyber Threats of 2024 thus far: Global Trends and Local Risks Exposed

Musa Suleiman 10/02/2024

Entrepreneurship

Who Is Shoshanna Raven?

Oluwasegun 10/02/2024

News

Mastercard and Amazon Payment Services to Enable Digital Payment Acceptance Across MEA

Oluwasegun 10/01/2024

Funding

Field Raises $11m to Tackle Maternal Mortality Crisis in Africa

Mohammed Mane 10/01/2024

Partnership

Carry1st, Audiomack Partner to Streamline Payments for Music Streaming

Ester Adams 10/01/2024

Accelerator

Daba Finance Named Winner of 2024 Ecobank Fintech Challenge

Adebayo Trevor 09/30/2024

Five Things To Do Before Selling Your Smartphone
Whether you are using an Android or iOS device, you may someday decide that you have enough of the phone
Taxify Joins #$1Billion Gang As It Secures $175M Investment From Daimler
Mercedes-Benz-owner Daimler has taken a stake in Taxify in a funding round that values the ride-booking group at more than
Meet The 10 Startups That Are Disrupting Agriculture In Africa
Gone are the days when you have to physically go to the farm before you can call yourself a farmer.
Piggybank.ng Secures $1.1M Capital Led by LeadPath
Funds has always been a huge problem when starting a business. However, you a business can only attract the attention
Jumia Nigeria to Reward Football Fans for Supporting the Super Eagles
Nigeria’s no.1 online shopping platform, Jumia has concluded plans to launch a series of exciting activities around the 2018 FIFA World
Scramble For African Startups By Venture Capitalists: Good or Bad?
Like the scramble for Africa that saw European powers invading, occupying and colonizing African territories without their consent, venture capitalists seem to
Nigeria’s Publiseer Selected For Startup Istanbul Challenge 2018
This year seem to be going well for Nigeria’s digital publishing startup, Publiseer. It recently declared a profit of 3
GitHub Is Now Own By Microsoft As Later Buys Former For $7.5B
Microsoft has acquired code sharing website, GitHub, for $7.5 billion. The all-stock deal is expected to be sealed by the end of
Biggest Announcements From Apple’s WWDC 2018
Apple’s big WWDC 2018 keynote is a wrap! Millions of Apple fans around the world tuned in to Apple’s live
Apply For The AppsAfrica Innovation Awards 2018
AppsAfrica has opened application for the 2018 AppsAfrica Innovation Awards set to be held on 12 November in Cape Town. Applications close 7

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