Jumia
Business Ecommerce

Jumia To Raise $216 million From Upcoming IPO on NYSE

Jumia plans to raise  $216 million by offering 13.5 million American depository shares for purchase on the New York Stock

Naspers
Africa Business News

Naspers Shuts Down Bounce News Raising Concerns About DSTV

Naspers, the South African media and internet company will be shutting down its aggregator-based news platform Bounce News Nigeria and

Mastercard
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Why Mastercard is Investing in ‘Africa’s Alibaba’, Jumia

Jumia, the leading pan-African e-commerce platform has announced that Mastercard has agreed, subject to certain conditions, to become an investor

Entrepreneurship Funding Startup

Microtraction Invests in On-demand Delivery Startup, Sendbox

The early-stage investment firm, Microtraction has announced that it has invested in Nigerian On-demand delivery startup, Sendbox. Sendbox provides shipping,

Accelerator Entrepreneurship Events Funding Startup Technology

Apply For the Nairobi Innovation Week Startup Programme 2019

NIW.Startups is a platform for discovering and showcasing the new most promising startups in the region. It also seeks to

Business Ecommerce Economy SMEs

Meeting Customers’ Everyday Needs Through An Ecosystem of Digital Services

Before the internet disrupted how and where customers make their purchases through eCommerce, most of their needs were usually met

Business Entrepreneurship Funding Investment Social Entrepreneurship Startup

Kenya’s Copia Secures Investment From Goodwell Investments

Copia, an ecommerce business that specializes in supplying products and services to currently underserved consumers in rural Kenya has received

Business Ecommerce Entrepreneurship Internet Startup

Founder of Gloo.ng Shuts Down Business, Set to Launch New Venture

It is just the beginning of the year and several businesses have either shut down or exited Nigeria. On the

Africa

14 Nigerian Startups Selected For the Next 100 African Startup Initiative in Egypt

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank, has announced the winners of  The Next 100 African Startup Initiative that will

Seedstars
Africa Entrepreneurship Funding Innovation Startup Technology Venture Capital

Here Are the 18 African Startups that Will Pitch at Seedstars World

Seedstars World, the biggest startup competition focused only in emerging markets and fast-growing startup scenes has selected startups across Africa