Jumia
Africa Business Ecommerce Economy Funding Investment

Jumia files for IPO on the New York Stock Exchange

Pan-African e-commerce company Jumia has filed for an Initial Public Offering on the New York Stock Exchange according to SEC

Africa Entrepreneurship Events Funding SMEs Startup Technology

AMPZ Wins Lagos Edition of the MEST Africa Pitch Challenge

AMPZ, an online sports community, has been named the winner of the Lagos edition of the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of

Entrepreneurship Funding Social Entrepreneurship

Nigeria’s NINE, Two Others Unveiled As Partners For Jack Ma’s Africa Netpreneur Prize

NINE from Nigeria, Egypt’s RiseUp and 22 On Sloane in South Africa have been selected to help mobilize contestants in

Africa Agro-tech Artificial Intelligence Business Funding Investment SMEs Startup Venture Capital

South Africa’s Aerobotics Raises Another $2m in Series A Funding

South Africa agtech startup,  Aerobotics, has announced that it raised another $2m in series A funding from Paper Plane Ventures

Injini
Accelerator Africa Edtech Entrepreneurship Funding SMEs Startup

Applications Open For the 2019 Injini Edtech Incubator

Injini has launched applications for the 2019 Injini Edtech Incubator for startups that are willing to change education across the

Africa Apps Entrepreneurship Interview SMEs Technology Transport

Meet Moja Ride, the Mobile App Disrupting Cote d’Ivoire’s Public Transport

Public Transportation in Africa, particularly Cote d’Ivoire is still heavily dependent on minibuses, shared taxis, the moto-taxis and cash. To ensure

TeamApt
Fintech Investment Venture Capital

Nigeria’s TeamApt Raises $5.5 Million Funding Led by Quantum Capital Partners

Nigerian fintech startup, TeamApt has raised a US$5.5 million Series A funding round to help it scale into new markets. 

Funding Social Entrepreneurship Startup

Jack Ma’s Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative Will Start Accepting Applications From Next Month

The Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative for African startups backed by The Jack Ma Foundation (JMF) will officially open applications from

Agro-tech Entrepreneurship Funding News Startup

Complete Farmer to Expand to Ivory Coast, Launch Mobile App

Ghanaian agri-tech startup, Complete Farmer is to expand operations to Ivory Coast this year, while also building its user base

Business Entrepreneurship Startup

After Announcing Shut down of Nigeria’s First Tyre store, Olaseni Odukoya Launches Affordable Tyres

On January 22, Olaseni Odukoya, the co-founder of Nigeria’s first tire store, eTyres.ng took to Twitter to announce the shut