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Egypt’s FlapKap Raises $3.6m to Maximise Potentials of eCommerce Businesses in MENA

Musa Suleiman 10/16/2022

MoKo, a Home Furniture Startup, Secures $6.5m Funding to Grow its Kenyan Presence

Ester Adams 10/16/2022

EzyAgri, Pezesha Partner to Launch Buy Now Pay Later Service for Agro-dealers in Uganda

Musa Suleiman 10/16/2022

Egyptian Fintech Startup, Telda Secures $20m Seed Investment

Musa Suleiman 10/14/2022

Bboxx Partners With Ampersand to Provide Thousands of Taxi e-motos For Rwandan Drivers

Mohammed Mane 10/13/2022

Speed Will Define Technology Landscape in 2025

By Ester Adams / 01/16/2025

By Ravi Bindra, CISO at SoftwareOne and Martin Roskelly, Product Manager, Security at SoftwareOne 2024 will go down in history as the year...

Speed Will Define Technology Landscape in 2025

Purple Elephant Ventures Secures $4.5M Seed Round to Boost Africa’s Tourism Industry

By Adebayo Trevor / 01/16/2025

Purple Elephant Ventures (PEV), a Nairobi-based venture studio, has raised $4.5 million in seed financing, marking one of the largest tourism-tech rounds in African...

Purple Elephant Ventures Secures $4.5M Seed Round to Boost Africa’s Tourism Industry

AWS Now Accepts Payments in Naira, 7 Other Currencies

By Mohammed Mane / 01/16/2025

In addition to the currencies already supported, Amazon Web Services customers can now choose to pay in Nigerian naira and...

AWS Now Accepts Payments in Naira, 7 Other Currencies

Sistema.bio Secures $3.5m Funding to Double down on Expansion

By Oluwasegun / 01/16/2025

Sistema.bio, a startup that delivers biogas technology, financing, and services for family farmers, has announced Novastar Ventures as its newest investor. Novastar...

Sistema.bio Secures $3.5m Funding to Double down on Expansion

LemFi Secures $53M in Series B Investment Led by Highland Europe

By Mohammed Mane / 01/15/2025

LemFi, the payment and remittance firm, has raised $53 million in Series B funding led by Highland Europe with participation...

LemFi Secures $53M in Series B Investment Led by Highland Europe

X Set to Add Label to Parody Accounts

By Ester Adams / 01/12/2025

X has unveiled its plans to label parody or satire accounts to reduce impersonation and improve content transparency. The ‘Parody...

AfricanStartups Raised $2.2b in 2024, 25% Less Than 2023

By Musa Suleiman / 01/12/2025

A new report by Africa: The Big Deal has found that African startups raised US$2.2 billion in equity, debt, and...

AfricanStartups Raised $2.2b in 2024, 25% Less Than 2023

How to Properly Use a Science-backed Digital Health Technology Software

By Musa Suleiman / 01/10/2025

In today's world, digital health technologies rapidly change how we approach personal health management. These platforms utilize data-driven strategies to...

How to Properly Use a Science-backed Digital Health Technology Software

8 Tech Innovations Transforming the Virtual Office Landscape

By Musa Suleiman / 01/03/2025

The traditional office landscape has undergone a remarkable transformation, especially in the wake of the global shift toward remote work....

8 Tech Innovations Transforming the Virtual Office Landscape

PalmPay and Jumia Launch Integration for Shoppers in Nigeria

By Mohammed Mane / 12/24/2024

PalmPay, a Nigerian fintech startup, and Jumia, the e-commerce firm, have announced a partnership to enhance the digital payment ecosystem on...

PalmPay and Jumia Launch Integration for Shoppers in Nigeria

AfricanStartups Raised $2.2b in 2024, 25% Less Than 2023

Musa Suleiman 01/12/2025

Purple Elephant Ventures Secures $4.5M Seed Round to Boost Africa’s Tourism Industry

Adebayo Trevor 01/16/2025

LemFi Secures $53M in Series B Investment Led by Highland Europe

Mohammed Mane 01/15/2025

AWS Now Accepts Payments in Naira, 7 Other Currencies

Mohammed Mane 01/16/2025

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Purple Elephant Ventures Secures $4.5M Seed Round to Boost Africa’s Tourism Industry

Adebayo Trevor 01/16/2025

Sistema.bio Secures $3.5m Funding to Double down on Expansion

Oluwasegun 01/16/2025

LemFi Secures $53M in Series B Investment Led by Highland Europe

Mohammed Mane 01/15/2025

Z.Systems Raises $1.05M to Revolutionize Morocco’s FMCG Sector

Adebayo Trevor 12/17/2024

Juicyway Secures $3M to Revolutionise Cross-Border Payments in Africa

Ester Adams 12/17/2024

Startup

How to Pitch Your Startup Virtually Without Any Challenges

Mohammed Mane 07/30/2020

Energy

Win N7 Million in Lagos Smart Meter Hackathon 2020

Mohammed Mane 07/30/2020

Brands

Kodak Shares Soar After Getting $765m Loan to Make Ingredients For Generic Drugs

Mohammed Mane 07/30/2020

Acquisition

DPO Group, a Pan-African Payment Firm to be Acquired by Network International

Mohammed Mane 07/30/2020

Health

“89% of Nigerian Parents Use Their Gadgets to Entertain Their Child When They Travel”

Oluwasegun 07/29/2020

AgricTech

Corruption Allegations Dismissed Against AfDB’s Akinwumi Adesina

Musa Suleiman 07/29/2020

Accelerator

5 Startups Selected For Post-acceleration Phase of Africa4Future Accelerator Program

Musa Suleiman 07/29/2020

Partnership

Safaricom Launches Scheme With Google to Enable Kenyans Pay For 4G Phones in Installments

Mohammed Mane 07/29/2020

Government

N-Power Latest News: Over 5 Million Nigerians Apply, FG Extends Deadline

Mohammed Mane 07/29/2020

Health

What to Know About Stella Immanuel, Doctor Who Claims Hydroxychloroquine Can Cure COVID-19

Musa Suleiman 07/28/2020

Africa

Ghanaian, Tunisian Startups Invited to Apply For African European Digital Venture Program

Mohammed Mane 07/28/2020

Africa

Apply: Online Seedstars World Competition 2020/21

Mohammed Mane 07/28/2020

Africa

UK Pilots Programme Aimed at Expanding Financial Services in Africa

Mohammed Mane 07/28/2020

Artificial Intelligence

Huawei Launches Cloud and AI Innovation Centre in South Africa

Oluwasegun 07/28/2020

Business

Tizeti Upgrades Core Network Infrastructure Capacity to 100Gbps

Musa Suleiman 07/28/2020

Education

COVID-19: Federal Government Says Schools Can Resume For WAEC, NECO

Musa Suleiman 07/28/2020

Government

Ethiopia Launches First Locally Assembled Electric Car

Musa Suleiman 07/27/2020

Feature

Meet Komaza Founder, the Kenyan ‘Airbnb For African Forests’ That Just Raised $28 Million

Oluwasegun 07/27/2020

AgricTech

Kenyan Startups Invited to Apply For FoodTech Africa

Mohammed Mane 07/27/2020

AgricTech

24 Semi-Finalists Selected For 2nd GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition

Musa Suleiman 07/27/2020

Competition

7 Nigerian Startups Among 50 Finalists Selected For 2020 “Africa’s Business Heroes” Competition

Mohammed Mane 07/27/2020

Digital

Covid-19, Telecommuting and Africa’s Digital Space

Oluwasegun 07/25/2020

Five Things To Do Before Selling Your Smartphone
Whether you are using an Android or iOS device, you may someday decide that you have enough of the phone
Taxify Joins #$1Billion Gang As It Secures $175M Investment From Daimler
Mercedes-Benz-owner Daimler has taken a stake in Taxify in a funding round that values the ride-booking group at more than
Meet The 10 Startups That Are Disrupting Agriculture In Africa
Gone are the days when you have to physically go to the farm before you can call yourself a farmer.
Piggybank.ng Secures $1.1M Capital Led by LeadPath
Funds has always been a huge problem when starting a business. However, you a business can only attract the attention
Jumia Nigeria to Reward Football Fans for Supporting the Super Eagles
Nigeria’s no.1 online shopping platform, Jumia has concluded plans to launch a series of exciting activities around the 2018 FIFA World
Scramble For African Startups By Venture Capitalists: Good or Bad?
Like the scramble for Africa that saw European powers invading, occupying and colonizing African territories without their consent, venture capitalists seem to
Nigeria’s Publiseer Selected For Startup Istanbul Challenge 2018
This year seem to be going well for Nigeria’s digital publishing startup, Publiseer. It recently declared a profit of 3
GitHub Is Now Own By Microsoft As Later Buys Former For $7.5B
Microsoft has acquired code sharing website, GitHub, for $7.5 billion. The all-stock deal is expected to be sealed by the end of
Biggest Announcements From Apple’s WWDC 2018
Apple’s big WWDC 2018 keynote is a wrap! Millions of Apple fans around the world tuned in to Apple’s live
Apply For The AppsAfrica Innovation Awards 2018
AppsAfrica has opened application for the 2018 AppsAfrica Innovation Awards set to be held on 12 November in Cape Town. Applications close 7

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