ImaliPay
Fintech Funding Venture Capital

ImaliPay Closes $3m Seed Funding Round

ImaliPay, a financial platform for African freelancers, has secured $3 million in an equity and debt seed funding round. Participating

Gokada
Appointment Leadership People

Gokada Appoints Nikhil Goel as New CEO

Gokada, the Nigeria-based last-mile delivery, logistics and transportation start-up has announced Nikhil Goel as its new CEO. Goel first joined Gokada in

Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

ImaliPay Secures Pre-seed Funding to Service Gig Economy

ImaliPay, an African fintech startup, has raised an undisclosed pre-seed funding from the Australian venture capital firm TEN13. Other investors

Max.ng
Digital Technology

Ekiti Government Partners Mobility Startup, MAX.ng to Digitise Informal Transport Sector

The Ekiti State government has partnered with an on-demand mobility startup, Metro Africa Xpress (MAX.ng) to digitise operations of commercial

Uber
Business Government Ride-hailing

On-demand Motorcycle Startups Caught in Web of Lagos Government Ban on Okadas

On-demand motorcycle startups like ORide by OPay, Gokada and MaxOkada have been caught in the web of the Lagos State

OPay
Business Government Transport

Lagos State Govt. Impounds 3 Trucks of Opay Motorcycles

Lagos State State Government has impounded almost three trucks of OPay motorcycles. The action was carried through the Lagos State

Gokada
Apps Business Government

LASG MAY Slam N25m Operating License Fee on Motorcycle-hailing Startups

Motorcycle-hailing startups like Gokada, Oride, SafeBoda and MaxOkada may have considered Lagos as a viable hub or haven for their

Max.ng
Africa Apps Business Entrepreneurship Transport

MAX.ng Launches Its On-Demand Motorcycle Service in Akure

MAX.ng, Nigeria’s first on-demand motorcycle platform, has launched in Akure, Ondo State. The launch was fast-tracked by the partnership between

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