Accelerator

Flapmax Partners With Microsoft to Scale Africa’s Digital Ecosystem

Flapmax has partnered with Microsoft to help strengthen and scale Africa’s digital ecosystem with the launch of FAST, a startup accelerator.  Entrepreneurs based

Wema Bank
Hackathon

Wema Bank Opens Application For Hackaholics 3.0

Wema Bank has announced applications for the third edition of Hackathon, its creative platforms for tech and innovation enthusiasts, dubbed

Funding Health Investment Venture Capital

Kenya’s Afya Rekod Closes its Seed Round at $2m to Scale Across Africa

Afya Rekod, a Kenyan based company, has raised $2 million in Seed funding, led by Mac Venture Capital. Other participants include Next Chymia,

Casava
Insurtech Venture Capital

Casava Closes $4m Pre-seed Funding to Provide Microinsurance For Nigerians

Casava, Nigeria’s first 100% digital insurance company, has secured $4 million in pre-seed funding to provide affordable and accessible insurance

MAX
CleanTech Electric Vehicle Mobility

The Rwanda Innovation Fund Invests in Nigeria’s MAX

The Rwanda Innovation Fund has announced its latest investment in Metro Africa Xpress Inc. (MAX), a vehicle subscription platform for

Talent City
Technology

Iyin Aboyeji’s Talent City To Develop Revolutionary Tech Community in Lagos

Talent City, co-founded by Iyinoluwa Aboyeji and Luqman Edu, has announced plans to develop a revolutionary tech community at Alaro

TLcom
Venture Capital

TLcom Secures First Close of $150mn Pan-African Tech Fund

TLcom, the Africa-focused venture capital firm, has announced a first close of $70mn for its $150mn Africa-focused tech fund.  With

Machine Learning
Africa News Technology

Machine Learning Can Solve Some of Africa’s Biggest Challenges

From better healthcare access to improved food security, machine learning could tackle a wide range of challenges in developing countries.

Bfree
Fintech Venture Capital

Nigerian Credit Management Fintech, Bfree Lands $1.7m Pre-Series A For Global Expansion

Bfree, a Nigerian credit management fintech, has raised $1.7 million in a pre-Series A round to fund its planned global

iHatch
Startup

APPLY: iHatch Powered by NCAIR and JICA

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), via the National Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (NCAIR), has partnered with