Accelerator

Microsoft-backed FAST Accelerator Announces 12 African Startups Selected For AI Program

Flapmax, a data and AI technology company, announced the twelve companies selected for the second cohort of the FAST Accelerator startup program,

Funding Investment Marketplace Venture Capital

Rentoza Secures $6 Million Funding to Accelerate Growth and Expansion

Rentoza, a South African-based online subscription platform, has raised $6 million led by Alitheia IDF and included the Vumela Enterprise

Moniepoint
Acquisition Fintech

Moniepoint Gets Regulatory Approval to Acquire Kenyan’s Kopo Kopo

Moniepoint, a business banking and payments platform in Africa, has gotten regulatory approval from the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK)

Zanifu
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Kenyan Fintech Startup, Zanifu Raises $11.2m Pre-Series A Funding Round

Zanifu, a Kenyan fintech startup, has raised $11.2 million investment in a pre-Series A debt and equity funding round. The

Ayoba
Accelerator

Ayoba Partners Adanian Labs to Launch Nigeria Accelerator Programme

Ayoba has announced a strategic partnership with Adanian Labs to launch an SME Accelerator program aimed at empowering and accelerating

Access Bank
Women

Access Bank Unveils Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton Season 5

Access Bank Plc has launched the W initiative Womenprenuer Pitch-a-ton Season 5. The W Initiative is aimed at inspiring, connecting

ThriveAgric
AgricTech

ThriveAgric Supports 500,000 Smallholder Farmers to Boost Food Production in Africa

ThriveAgric, an agritech company in Nigeria, has today released its 2022 Impact Report reiterating its mission to build the largest

AWS
News

AWS Selects 25 Startups For Its First ‘Fintech In Africa’ Accelerator

Twenty-five African fintech startups have been selected for the first Amazon Web Services (AWS) FinTech Africa Accelerator cohort. This inaugural

SeamlessHR
Partnership

SeamlessHR, Moniepoint Partner to Simplify Salary Disbursement

SeamlessHR, Africa’s cloud-hosted HR and payroll software providerAfrica’s cloud-hosted HR and payroll software provider, has partnered with Monnify by Moniepoint,

Shecluded
Accelerator Africa

SME Growth Lab, Shecluded Partner to Empower Female Entrepreneurs in Africa

To commemorate the 2023 International Women’s Day, SME Growth Lab Africa and Shecluded have partnered to enable female entrepreneurs across