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Autochek
Acquisition

Autochek Acquires CoinAfrique to Accelerate Expansion Across Francophone Africa

Autochek, the automotive technology company making car ownership more accessible and affordable across Africa, has announced the acquisition of CoinAfrique, the

Moove
Fintech Funding Investment Startup

Moove Secures $20m Financing From British International Investment

Moove, a Nigerian mobility fintech, has secured $20 million. 4-year structured credit investment from British International Investment (BII), the UK

Twitter
Social Media Twitter

Twitter is Testing Notes, its Long-form Blogging Feature

Twitter has announced via a tweet that it was now testing its Notes feature and introduced it as “a way to

Gokada
Partnership

Gokada, Octamile Launch Digital Insurance Products to Protect Riders, Merchants and Consumers

Gokada and Octamile announced their partnership to launch digital insurance covers across a range of insurance products from trusted underwriters

Kukua
Education Entertainment Funding

Kenyan Educational Entertainment Startup, Kukua Secures $6m Series A Funding

Kukua, a Nairobi and London-based educational entertainment company and the creators of “Super Sema,” the first African animated superhero franchise,

Momo
Payment

Barely a Month After Commencing Operations, MTN Nigeria’s Momo PSB Loses $53.7m to Fraud

Momo Payment Service Bank, a subsidiary of MTN Nigeria has alleged a fraudulent loss of N22 billion in one month

PocketApp
Ecommerce Fintech Payment

Abeg Rebrands to PocketApp, Secures Approval in Principle to Operate as a Mobile Money Firm

Abeg, a Nigerian social commerce platform, has rebranded to Pocket by Piggyvest-PocketApp and has received Approval in Principle from The

LaVida Studios
Film

Nigerian Film Production Company, LaVida Studios Raises $50m Financing

LaVida Studios, a Nigerian production company, has raised a $50m financing deal and entered a partnership with US-based studio The

Thepeers
Payment

Nigeria’s Thepeer Secures $2.1m Seed Funding to Facilitate African Expansion

Thepeer, an African tech infrastructure startup connecting businesses’ wallets, has secured a $2.1 million seed round led by The Raba Partnership.

Healthtracka
Health

Healthtracka Secures $1.5m to Provide Nigeria with At-Home Lab Testing

Healthtracka, a Nigerian startup that offers convenient at-home lab tests, has raised $1.5 million in pre-seed funding.   This round