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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

TikTok
Social Media TikTok

Staying Safe on TikTok: How to Avoid Being Scammed or Hacked

Launched in 2016, TikTok has 6.44 million active users currently in South Africa above the age of 18, which is no small

MoneyFellows
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian Fintech Startup, Money Fellows Secures $31M In Series B Funding Round

Money Fellows, an Egyptian fintech startup, has secured $31 million in a series B funding round to boost its geographical expansion.

Twitter
Acquisition

Elon Musk Fires Twitter CEO After Completion of $44b Acquisition

Elon Musk has reportedly fired top executives of Twitter after the completion of the $44 billion takeover. The sacked executives

Andela
Hackathon

APPLY: EPIC Tournament Challenge Powered by Andela

Andela, the global marketplace for remote technical talent, has partnered HackerEarth to launch applications for the EPIC Tournament which is a

54gene
Appointment

Teresia Bost Appointed 54gene Interim CEO After Ene-Obong Stepped Down

Teresia Bost, General Counsel at 54gene has been appointed as interim CEO of the African genomics company after Abasi Ene-Obong

Mastercard
Partnership

Mastercard, Cellulant Partner to Empower Millions of Consumers Across Africa to Join the Global Digital Commerce Market

Mastercard and Cellulant have partnered to allow millions of Cellulant customers across Africa to shop and pay online with global

Madica
Venture Capital

Global VC, Flourish Ventures Launches Africa-focused Pre-seed Funding Arm Madica

Flourish Ventures, a global venture capital firm investing in mission-driven fintech entrepreneurs, has announced the launch of affiliate Madica, a structured

Fintech

15 Fintech Startups Selected For LHoFT’s Startup Acceleration Program

Building on the success of the previous editions of CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa since 2018, the Luxembourg House of Financial Technology

Bumpa
Social Commerce

Nigeria’s Bumpa, Raises $4m in Seed Funding to Help Underserved SMEs Grow and Manage Their Business 

Bumpa, an emerging e-commerce startup, has announced a $4 million raise in its just-completed seed funding round.  This round was