IrokoTv
Video Streaming

Jason Njoku’s IrokoTv Plans to List on London Stock Exchange in 2022

IrokoTv, an on-demand platform that provides paid-for Nigerian films, has announced plans to list on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of

IrokoTv
Africa Business Video Streaming

IrokoTv Cuts Back on African Investment, Plans to Layoff 150

IrokoTv, a leading video streaming service for African movies, has announced that it is cutting back on its African growth

Jumia
Business Partnership

Jumia Partners IrokoTv, MasterCard to Boost Jumia Prime Subscription

Jumia has partnered with IrokoTv and MasterCard to boost Jumia Prime, a monthly subscription service that provides free product delivery for

SmallSmall
PropertyTech

Nigerian Propertytech Startup, SmallSmall Closes $3m Funding

SmallSmall, formerly RentSmallSmall, has raised $3 million ($2 million equity and $1m) in seed funding to expand into other main

Fintech Funding Payment Venture Capital

Zazuu Raises $2m to Build Cross-border Remittance Solution for Africans in Diaspora

Zazuu, an African remittance payment platform, has announced that it has recently completed a $2 million raise.  Founded in 2018

Afropolitan
Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Afropolitan Secures $2.1m Funding to Build Digital Nation For Africans

Afropolitan, a startup that wants to build a digital nation for Africans, has raised pre-seed funding of $2.1 million.  Founded

Leapfrog Ventures
Africa Funding Venture Capital

Sherpa Ventures Unveils $1m Fund For Pre-seed African Tech Startups

Sherpa Ventures, a Venture firm based between Singapore, Kenya, and the US has announced the launch of its US$1 million fund

Multichoice
Acquisition News Pay Tv

Canal+ Buys 6.5% Stake in DStv Parent Company Multichoice Group

Canal+ Group, the French pay-TV operator, has announced that it has bought a 6.5% stake in DStv parent company, MultiChoice

PlentyWaka
Business Ride-hailing Technology

Plentywaka Adds More Routes On The Mainland, Offers Free Rides

Plentywaka, a Lagos-based bus-hailing, has added new routes to its growing lists of routes in Nigeria’s center of excellence. Starting

Ventures Platform
Entrepreneurship Health Investment

7 Nigerian Startups Selected For Ventures Platform #COVID19InnovationChallenge

Ventures Platform in partnership with Lagos State Science and Research and Innovation Council (LASRIC) have selected 7 innovative Nigerian startup