WorldRemit
Acquisition Money Transfer Payment

WorldRemit to Acquire Africa-focused Remittance Firm Sendwave in a Deal Worth Over $500m

WorldRemit, a digital, global cross-border payments company has announced that it has agreed to acquire Sendwave, a rapidly growing African-focused, app-based remittance company

SparkMeter
Funding Investment Renewable Energy Venture Capital

SparkMeter Raises $12m For Smart Utility Meters in Africa and Other Developing Countries

SparkMeter, a provider of grid management services, equipment, and software solutions that increase access to reliable electricity in underserved communities

Nigeria Impact Startup Relief Facility
Funding Grant

Apply to Receive Grant From the Nigeria Impact Startup Relief Facility

Nigeria Impact Startup Relief Facility (NISRF) is an emergency facility designed by a consortium of funding partners to disburse grants

DataProphet
Artificial Intelligence Funding Venture Capital

SA AI Company, DataProphet Secures $6m to Fast-track International Growth

DataProphet, a South African startup that deploys Artificial Intelligence to enable manufacturers to move towards autonomous manufacturing, has secured a

Lagos
Funding Government Investment Startup

Lagos Supports 23 Innovators and Tech Startups With N100m Grant

The Lagos State Government has awarded a total grant of N100 million to twenty-three young innovators and tech firms to

Max.ng
Entrepreneurship Funding Startup

MaxNG, Soupah, and MDaaS Global Make Top 20 Finalists of Africa’s Business Heroes Competition

Nigerian startups, MaxNG, Soupah, and MDaaS Global have been shortlisted among the top 20 finalists of Africa’s Business Heroes Competition,

ThankUCash
Funding Venture Capital

500 Startups Mentor Brandon Drew Invests in ThankUCash

Nigeria’s leading multi-merchant rewards company ThankUcash is pleased to announce that serial investor Brandon L Drew has joined the company

workpay
Entrepreneurship Funding Venture Capital

Kenyan’s WorkPay Secures $2.1m Seed Funding to Scale its Services Across East Africa

WorkPay, a Kenyan cloud-based workforce management startup with human resource (HR) and payroll management has secured $2.1 million investment. WorkPay

Kilimo Fresh
AgricTech Competition Event Investment

Tanzania’s Kilimo Fresh Emerges Winner of MEST Africa Challenge 2020, Pockets $50,000

Kilimo Fresh, a Tanzanian fresh foods marketplace, has won $50,000 equity investment for emerging the winner at the final of

HMD Global
Funding Investment Smartphones

HMD Global, Home of Nokia Phones, Secures $230m Series A2 Funding From Google and Qualcomm

HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, has raised $230 million in a Series A2 round of funding from some