Anzisha Prize
Africa Entrepreneurship Social Entrepreneurship

Applications For Anzisha Prize 2020 Launched With 10th Year Celebrations

The Anzisha Prize–Africa’s premier award and fellowship for Africa’s youngest entrepreneurs has announced that the 2020 call for applications is

Flutterwave
Africa Funding Investment

African Fintech Startup, Flutterwave Raises $35m Series B Round to Fund North and Francophone Africa Expansion

Flutterwave, an African fintech startup has raised a $35 million Series B funding round co-led by Grey Croft & eVentures.

Carbon
Banking Fintech SMEs

Carbon Launches Financial Services Platform For Startups, SMEs And Fintechs

Carbon, a leading digital services company based in Nigeria, has introduced a new service targeted at its business customers, the

Anzisha Prize
Awards Entrepreneurship Leadership

21-year old Yannick Kimanuka Emerges Winner of Anzisha Prize 2019

Yannick Kimanuka, a 21-year-old from the Democratic Republic of Congo has emerged the winner of Anzisha Prize, in partnership with

Africa Entrepreneurship Leadership

Meet Twenty Young African Entrepreneurs Selected For Final of Anzisha Prize 2019

The Anzisha Prize has unveiled its top twenty finalists for 2019. The winner of the Anzisha Prize will be announced

uKheshe
Fintech Investment Payment

South Africa Fintech Startup uKheshe Raises $500k Investment

uKheshe, a South African fintech startup, has raised $500 000 in seed funding from FiTech Ventures and Ocean on 76. Ukheshe’s

Carbon
Africa Fintech Guest Post Payment People SMEs

Chijioke Dozie of Carbon: Exploring Africa’s Fintech Success Story

Chijioke Dozie is the CEO and co-founder, Carbon. Here, Dozie takes a look into the dynamic African fintech landscape, as well as

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

Africa’s Business Heroes
Africa Business Funding Investment Transport Venture Capital

MAX.ng Raises $7m to Scale Moto-taxi Transportation in Africa

MAX.ng, the pioneering Nigerian mobility startup, announced today that it has raised $7 million from an elite group of strategic

Invest2Impact
Africa Entrepreneurship SMEs Social Entrepreneurship Startup Women

Invest2Impact Business Competition Launched to Support African Women Startups

Leading development finance institutions (DFIs) including FinDev Canada, CDC Group (CDC) of the United Kingdom, Proparco of France, and the