ThinkBikes
CleanTech

ThinkBikes Nigeria is Launching Locally Produced Electric Tricycles

Tolulope Olukokun, the founder and CEO of ThinkElectric Africa, recently quit his job at the Polytechnic in Ibadan in Nigeria to

Fawry
Funding Investment Payment

Fawry Announces its Intention to Raise $50.8m and Explore a U.S. Listing

Fawry, the local leading online payment company, has announced its plans to raise $50.8 million (EGP 800 million) of growth

Dojah
Accelerator

Nigeria’s Dojah Joins YC W22 Cohort on The Back of pan-African Expansion

Dojah, a Nigerian digital onboarding and KYC startup, has become the latest startup to join Silicon Valley accelerator—Y Combinator winter

Gaming

SA Games Publisher, Carry1st Bags $20m Investment Led by a16z

Carry1st, the South African games publisher, has secured $20 million Series A extension led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). This is

Frain Technologies
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Frain Technologies Raises $473K in Pre-seed Funding to Build Webhooks Infrastructure

Frain technologies, a Nigerian developer-tooling startup dedicated to building webhooks infrastructure has recently completed a $473k pre-seed round. The pre-seed

Fawry
Entrepreneurship Partnership

GoDaddy, Fawry Partner to Help Entrepreneurs Build Their Online Presence

GoDaddy has partnered with Fawry, the local leading online payment company, to facilitate the process of going online for startups

Poa Internet
Investment Venture Capital

Poa Internet Closes $28m Funding to Grow its Reach Across Africa

Poa Internet, a Kenyan internet service provider (ISP), has bagged a $28 million Series C funding round led by Africa50 and

Mobile
Apps News

3 Trends Set to Dominate African mobile Apps in 2022

In 2021, the mobile industry in sub-Saharan Africa continued to show incredible resilience against the impacts of Covid-19 and experienced

Orda
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigeria’s Orda Secures $1.1m Pre-seed Funding to Build Infrastructure For African Restaurants

Orda has raised $1.1 million in pre-seed funding to build the infrastructure that powers orders for African restaurants. The round was

Periculum
Fintech Product Launch

Canadian Fintech Periculum Launches in Nigeria, Appoints Damilola Aluede MD

Periculum, a Canadian fintech startup and credit assessment company, has launched in Nigeria to tackle the challenge of domestic credit