Entrepreneurship Startup

Meet Finalists of Financial Times and Seedstars Powered FTxSDG Challenge

Financial Times and Seedstars have announced the finalists of FTxSDG Challenge for a chance to win $500,000 in funding among other prizes. Winners will

Kwara
Financial Inclusion Financial Services Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Kenya’s Kwara to Build Digital Bank For Credit Unions With $4m Funding

Kwara, a Kenyan fintech startup, has secured a $4 million investment to build a digital bank for credit unions. The

TradeDepot
Ecommerce Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian B2B eCommerce Startup TradeDepot Raises $110m Series B Investment

TradeDepot, a Nigerian B2B eCommerce startup, has raised a $110 million Series B in an equity and debt funding round

Pariti
Investment Venture Capital

Kenya’s Pariti Secures $2.85m Seed Funding Led by Harlem Capital

Pariti, the community marketplace building infrastructure for entrepreneurship in Africa, has raised $2.85 million in seed funding led by Harlem Capital.

Dataphyte
Funding Investment Venture Capital

MDIF Ventures Invests in Nigeria’s Dataphyte and Mozambique’s Zitamar News

Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF) Ventures, has announced its first two equity investments in Nigeria’s Dataphyte and Mozambique’s Zitamar News.

Ecommerce

Top B2B Ecommerce Marketplaces Digitising Informal Trade in Nigeria

SMEs and Mom and Pop stores in Nigeria have basically operated offline over the years. They figuratively ran away from

Crossfin
Acquisition Fintech

South African Fintech Firm, Crossfin Acquired by Consortium of Investors For $95m

Crossfin, a South African fintech industry, has been acquired by a consortium of investors for 1.5 billion rand ($94.8 million).

Bolt
Business Partnership Ride-hailing

Bolt Partners with Max Africa To Enable Vehicle Ownership

Bolt has partnered with Metro Africa Express (MAX) to expand the Bolt vehicle financing program in Nigeria.  This scheme is part of

Jamlab
Accelerator

Seven African Media Startups Join Jamlab Accelerator Programme

Seven African media startups have been selected for the latest cohort of the Jamlab Accelerator Programme. These startups will participate

ASIP
Accelerator

ASIP Accelerator Program – Cohort 2 Powered by Startupbootcamp Afritech

The Africa Startup Initiative Program (ASIP) is a program founded by Moh Damush, Telecel Group CEO as a CSR activity.