Norrsken
Accelerator Funding Startup

Meet 11 Startups From Africa Joining Norrsken Impact Accelerator 2021

Norrsken Foundation has announced 11 African startups that will partake in the Norrsken Impact Accelerator 2021 from July in Stockholm,

Mono
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Mono Raises $3m Seed Funding to Offer Reliable Access to Financial Accounts in Africa

Mono, a Nigerian API fintech startup, has raised a $2M seed round of funding from Entrée Capital (Investors in Kuda),

EscrowLock
Fintech

Nigerian Fintech Startup, EscrowLock Among Winners of $100m Facebook Grant

EscrowLock, a Nigerian fintech startup, has been named among the winners of the $100 million global business grant from Facebook.

Homzmart
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian Furniture Marketplace, Homzmart closes $15m Series A Round

Homzmart, the Egyptian furniture & home goods marketplace, has announced that it has successfully closed its $15 million Series A

Chekkit
Health Technology

Chekkit’s Drug Verification Project Goes National in Aghanistan After Successful Pilot

After a successful pilot of Chekkit’s drug verification solution in collaboration with blockchain partner, Fantom Foundation, the Afghanistan Ministry of Health

Dogecoin
Cryptocurrency

Dogecoin: 5 Reasons to Buy and 4 Reasons NOT to Buy

Dogecoin is the latest cryptocurrency in town and the newest internet sensation. Even bitcoin is struggling to meet up with

SpaceX
Internet

SpaceX in Talks With NCC to Bring Starlink, its Satellite-based Broadband Services to Nigeria

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is in talks with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to introduce its satellite-based broadband internet services to

Messaging

2nd Anniversary: Ayoba Hits 5.5m MAU, Launches Voice, Video Calling and Web Access

Ayoba, the African messaging app, has announced the launch of a new version of its Android app (0.38) which offers

Google
Accelerator Developer Partnership

Google Offers 40,000 African Developers Scholarships, Opens 6th Accelerator Programme

Google is offering scholarships to 40,000 African developers, through the launch of a new partnership with Pluralsight and Andela. It has also announced

Pick-Up Mtaani
Ecommerce Logistics

How Pick-Up Mtaani is Solving Kenya’s E-commerce Delivery Challenge

Pick-Up Mtaani, an e-commerce logistics startup, in Kenya has been working to bring safe, secure, and tech-driven delivery services to