OPay
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

China-Backed African Payment Startup OPay is in Talks to Raise $400m to Facilitate Expansion

OPay, an African digital payment startup is in talks with investors to raise as much as $400 million at a

Flat6Labs
Funding Venture Capital

Flat6Labs Closes Second Fund at $13.2m, Increases Cash Offerings For Startups

Flat6Labs, a regional Seed Program, and fund, has announced the second close and increase of its Egypt fund from EGP50

Mondia
Gaming Telecom

Mondia Partners MTN Nigeria to Launch Getmo Games For Subscribers

Mondia, a private m-commerce company dedicated to connecting, digitalising, and monitising mobile consumers, has announced the launch of Getmo Games,

Flutterwave
Partnership

Flutterwave, Basketball Africa League Announces Multi-year Partnership

Flutterwave and The Basketball Africa League (BAL) have announced a multi-year partnership that makes the payments technology company an associate

Startup
Feature Technology Venture Capital

Why a Wave of Technology Giants Will Come From Africa

Ian Lessem, Managing Partner at HAVAÍC, investors in early-stage, high-growth technology businesses, notes a significant increase in investment demand for African

Jumia
Report

Jumia Q1 Report: E-tailer Cuts Losses by 24%, Revenue Drops by 6%

Jumia says cost discipline and “selective” usage growth helped it cut first-quarter losses. The African e-tailer stated this in its

Google
Accelerator Developer Partnership

Google Offers 40,000 African Developers Scholarships, Opens 6th Accelerator Programme

Google is offering scholarships to 40,000 African developers, through the launch of a new partnership with Pluralsight and Andela. It has also announced

Google
Accelerator Entrepreneurship Startup

APPLY: Google for Startups Accelerator Africa 6th Cohort

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

venture capitalist firms
Venture Capital

Top Venture Capitalist Firms in Nigeria

Nigeria’s fast-growing tech ecosystem now features venture capitalist firms that are continuously in search of innovative and scalable startups to

Mastercard
Appointment

Mastercard Appoints Shehryar Ali As Country Manager East Africa

Mastercard has announced the appointment of Shehryar Ali as Country Manager for East Africa. With more than 19 years of