Bitcoin
Appointment Cryptocurrency

Jack Dorsey Appoints 3 Nigerians, 1 South African to Board of Bitcoin Trust Fund

Jack Dorsey, the founder of Bitcoin has appointed three Nigerians and one South African to serve in the capacity of

Ecobank Fintech Challenge
Fintech

Nigeria’s Trove Finance Wins 2021 Ecobank Fintech Challenge

Ecobank Group has named Trove Finance, a Nigerian stock investment startup, the winner of the fourth edition of the annual

SafeBoda
Funding Ride-hailing

SafeBoda Receives Investment From Google’s Africa Investment Fund

SafeBoda, a Ugandan super app, has become the first startup to receive investment from Google’s Africa Investment Fund. The undisclosed

Ventures Platform
Venture Capital

Ventures Platform Announces First Close of its $40m Fund

Ventures Platform, an African venture capital firm, has announced the first close of its $40 million pan-African fund. Though the

4DX Ventures
Venture Capital

African-focused Venture Capital Firm, 4DX Ventures Closes Second Fund at $60m

4DX Ventures, a pan-African venture capital firm, has completed the final close of its second fund at $60 million. The

Wowzi
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Kenya’s Wowzi Bags $3.2m to Support African Creators

Wowzi, a Kenyan startup that connects brands with influencers to scale up their marketing, has raised $3.2 million funding from

Opibus
Electric Vehicle Partnership

Uber, Opibus Partner to Deploy 3,000 Electric Motorcycles in Africa

Opibus, the Kenyan-based electric vehicle manufacturer, and Uber have partnered to scale the use of electric motorcycles in Africa. This

Zarttech
Business Technology

Zwarttech Becomes ‘Zarttech’ to Double Down on its Mission to Bridge The Gap

Zwarttech, the Netherlands-based tech startup that bridges the opportunity gap by connecting the top 1% senior IT Experts from Africa

Mobility Partnership Transport

Treepz Partners With CMS T&M to Digitise Transportation For 1.6m Customers

Treepz, the Nigerian mobility startup formerly Plentywaka, has announced a partnership with CMS Taxi and Motor Nigeria Limited (CMS T&M)

Entrepreneurship Startup

Meet Finalists of Financial Times and Seedstars Powered FTxSDG Challenge

Financial Times and Seedstars have announced the finalists of FTxSDG Challenge for a chance to win $500,000 in funding among other prizes. Winners will