Opay
Digital Funding Payment

Opera Owned OPay Secures $50M Investment to Boost Its Mobile Money Business in Nigeria

Opera, a global software company popular for its Opera Mini mobile web browser is ramping up its portfolio in Africa

DataHack4fi
Africa Data Entrepreneurship Fintech Innovation Startup

Meet Seven Nigerian Startups That Will Pitch at Nigeria Final of DataHack4fi

Seven Nigerian startups have been selected to pitch at the Nigeria country final of Insight2impact’s DataHack for Financial Inclusion (DataHack4fi).

FbStart Accelerator
Accelerator Social Entrepreneurship Social Media Startup

Deadline For FbStart Accelerator Extended to July 7th

Facebook and Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB) have extended the deadline for FbStart Accelerator 2.0 to July 7th. The close of applications

54gene
Entrepreneurship Funding Health Investment Technology Venture Capital

Nigeria’s 54gene Secures $4.5 million to Establish World’s First African DNA Biobank

54gene, a Nigerian Genomic startup, has secured a $4.5 million from YCombinator, Fifty Years, Better Ventures, KdT Ventures, Hack VC

Westerwelle
Africa Entrepreneurship Event Startup Technology

Call for Applications for the Autumn 2019 Westerwelle Young Founders Programme

Westerwelle Foundation is looking for outstanding young entrepreneurs from developing and emerging countries to receive six months of business mentoring

afriQloud
Africa Business Internet Startup Technology

afriQloud Launches in Uganda With The Aim of Keeping African Tech Industry Data on The Continent

Pan-African connectivity provider, BringCom, in partnership with science and technology investor, Imprimatur Capital, and European edge cloud software company, GIG

Uber
Africa Apps Business Transport

On-Demand Motor Transport Competition Moves From Land to Sea as Uber Joins Gokada, Max.ng to Launch Boat Taxis in Lagos

The on-demand motor transport scene is getting really interesting in Lagos as competition has moved from land to sea. On

Pitch AgriHack
Africa AgricTech Agro-tech Awards Entrepreneurship

Organizers of Pitch AgriHack 2019 Competition Have Announced its Semi-Finalists 

Organizers of Pitch AgriHack 2019, the annual competition that awards young entrepreneurs in ICTs for agriculture (ICT4Ag) have selected 104

Founders Factory Africa
Accelerator Africa Entrepreneurship Funding Health Investment

Apply For Founders Factory Africa Accelerator Program For Health-tech Startups

Founders Factory Africa (FFA) has opened applications for an acceleration and incubation program that is targeted at African health-tech startups.

Lulalend
Entrepreneurship Fintech Funding Investment SMEs Venture Capital

Lulalend, a South African Digital Lender Has Raised $6.5m

Lulalend, a South African digital lender has raised a $6.5 million Series A round co-led by IFC and Quona Capital. The