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

WABI
Ecommerce Interview

How Wabi is Digitising Traditional Trade Channels in Nigeria

Omolara Adagunodo is the Country Manager of Wabi Nigeria. Wabi is coined from a Japanese concept Wabi-Sabi which is a

NITDA
Blockchain

Four African Blockchain Startups Receive $125K Funding From CV Labs

Four African blockchain startups have received $125,000 in funding from Crypto Valley Labs (CV Labs). The startups will also join

Swvl
Acquisition

Swvl To Expand Into Argentina And Chile With Acquisition Of Mass Transit Platform Viapool

Swvl, the Egyptian-founder global provider of transformative tech-enabled mass transit solutions, announced a definitive agreement to acquire a controlling interest

Competition Entrepreneurship

Khadija Elbedweihy, Founder of PraxiLabs Named Winner of 2021 Africa’s Business Heroes

Khadija Mohamed Elbedweihy, founder of PraxiLabs (Egypt), has been named winner of the 2021 Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) . Elbedweihy

TeamApt
Fintech Funding

Nigerian Fintech Startup, TeamApt Looking to Raise $150m at $1bn Valuation

TeamApt, a Nigerian fintech startup, is looking to raise about $150 million that will value the company at more than

Google
Accelerator Startup

Applications Open For Google for Startups Accelerator Africa Class 7

Google for Startups Accelerator Africa is a three-month accelerator program for seed to Series A technology startups across the African

LeadTech Incubation Program
Awards Entrepreneurship Women

Top Finalists Announced for 2021 AWIEF Awards

The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has announced the top finalists in its annual awards to celebrate women

Chipper Cash
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Chipper Cash Officially a Unicorn As it Raises $150m Extension Round at $2bn Valuation

Chipper Cash, an African cross-border payments company, has raised $150 million in a Series C extension round led by cryptocurrency

alsoug
Funding Investment Venture Capital

alsoug Raises $5M to Build Infrastructure That Enables Quick Payment Transactions in Sudan

alsoug, the largest digital classifieds and marketplace in Sudan, has announced the close of a $5 million fundraise to establish