JABU
Ecommerce Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

JABU, First Namibian Startup to Join YC Secures $3.2m Seed Round

JABU, a Namibian B2B e-commerce startup, has raised a $3.2 million seed financing round to expand into more countries in Southern

eNaira
Cryptocurrency

GTB, Ecobank Lead Adoption of CBN’s eNaira

Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) and Ecobank have been named as banks leading the customers adoption of the eNaira. This is

Isizwe
Internet Investment

SA Internet Service Provider, Isizwe Secures $460k From Global Innovation Fund

Isizwe, a South African internet service provider, has secured a $460,000 investment from Global Innovation Fund. Isizwe offers online access

TikTok
Messaging Social Media TikTok

TikTok Displaces Google to Become The Most Visited Site in 2021

TikTok has been declared the most visited website in 2021 after displace tech giant, Google. This is according to the 2021 Cloudflare

B2MC
Startup

30 Startups Selected For Bridge To MassChallenge Nigeria (B2MC)

Thirty Nigerian startups have been selected by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) for the MassChallenge Nigeria (B2MC Nigeria). The

Bitcoin
Appointment Cryptocurrency

Jack Dorsey Appoints 3 Nigerians, 1 South African to Board of Bitcoin Trust Fund

Jack Dorsey, the founder of Bitcoin has appointed three Nigerians and one South African to serve in the capacity of

Ecobank Fintech Challenge
Fintech

Nigeria’s Trove Finance Wins 2021 Ecobank Fintech Challenge

Ecobank Group has named Trove Finance, a Nigerian stock investment startup, the winner of the fourth edition of the annual

SafeBoda
Funding Ride-hailing

SafeBoda Receives Investment From Google’s Africa Investment Fund

SafeBoda, a Ugandan super app, has become the first startup to receive investment from Google’s Africa Investment Fund. The undisclosed

Flutterwave
Money Transfer Payment

Flutterwave Names Wizkid as Global Brand Ambassador For its New Remittance Solution, Send

Flutterwave, the African payments technology company, has announced Grammy Award-winning international artist, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, as its

Edukoya
Edtech Funding Investment Venture Capital

African Edtech Startup, Edukoya Closed $3.5m Pre-seed led by Target Global

Edukoya, an African edtech startup, has raised $3.5 million in a pre-seed round led by Target Global. Angel investors including European