Accelerator Event Startup

Participants in the iNOVO Accelerator Programme Share Their Experiences As They Graduate

Designed to empower 10 early-stage Nigerian startups that are solving challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, in January 2021, the UK-Nigeria

TeamApt
Fintech

TeamApt Eyes Unicorn Status After N1.4trn Transaction in May

TeamApt, a Nigerian fintech startup, is eyeing unicorn status after it disclosed that it transacted N1.4 trillion ($3.5billion) value in

People Ride-hailing

Babajide Duroshola Quits As Safeboda Nigeria Country Manager

Babajide Duroshola, the pioneer CEO of Safeboda Nigeria, a motorcycle ride-hailing startup based in Ibadan, has stepped down. Duroshola who

MarketForce
Acquisition

MarketForce Acquires Digiduka to Consolidate Distribution of Consumer Goods With Digital Financial Services

MarketForce, the Kenyan-based end-to-end retail distribution platform for consumer brands in Africa, has acquired Digiduka, a startup on a mission

Circle of Corporate Innovators
Entrepreneurship Funding Venture Capital

Access, Ecobank, and 3 Other Corporates Join Catalyst Fund Circle of Corporate Innovators

Catalyst Fund, managed by BFA Global, today formally announced its Circle of Corporate Innovators, with its first members, Fidelity Bank, Ecobank,

WEF
Startup Technology

54gene, Sokowatch Selected As World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Technology Pioneer

African startups, 54gene and Sokowatch, have been selected among hundreds of candidates as the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) “Technology Pioneers”.

Fatura
Ecommerce Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian Ecommerce Marketplace, Fatura Raises $3m Investment For Expansion

Fatura, an Egyptian ecommerce B2B marketplace, has raised $3 million pre-series A funding. The round was co-led by Sawari Ventures

The Future is Female Mentorship Program
Startup Women

C. Moore Media Launches the Second Edition of The Future is Female Mentorship Program

The Public Relations and Communications Program is Dedicated Exclusively to African Female Tech Founders C. Moore Media International Public Relations

Africa Fintech Foundry
Event Fintech Technology Women

Africa Fintech Foundry Partners Access Bank to Promote ‘Women In Tech’

Driven by the goal to improve diversity in the technology industry while revolutionising the fintech ecosystem in Africa and beyond,

ABH
Competition Entrepreneurship

Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Expands Ecosystem of Partners and Extends Application Deadline

Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) prize competition, a philanthropic program established by the Jack Ma Foundation to spotlight and support African