Gebeya
Edtech Funding Venture Capital

Gebeya Closes $2m Seed Round Co-led by Partech and Orange Digital Ventures 

Gebeya, an Edtech and online software outsourcing marketplace geared towards the development of Africa’s technological scene, has closed a $2

Alex Okosi
Appointment People Social Media

Meet Alex Okosi, YouTube’s New MD For EMEA Emerging Markets

Alex Okosi, a Nigerian-born, US-educated media executive has been appointed by YouTube as the new Managing Director for emerging markets

QuickBus
Investment Ride-hailing Venture Capital

QuickBus, a Kenyan Online Bus Booking Startup Raises Funding Led by Shorooq Partners

QuickBus, a Kenyan online bus booking and ticketing startup has raised undisclosed seed investment led by Shorooq Partners, a venture

Solride
Apps Business Ride-hailing

Solride Launches in Nigeria to Give Riders Access to Different Modes of Transportation

Solride, a new ride-hailing service has been launched in Lagos, Nigeria to riders access to different modes of transportation (salon

MPost
Funding Investment Logistics

Mpost Parent Company Taz Technologies Raises $1.9m to Boost Growth

Taz Technologies, the parent company of  Kenya’s MPost, has secured $1.9 million Series A investment to fund its expansion and

Trulioo
Africa Press Release RegTech

Trulioo Extends Identity Verification Coverage to Nigeria & Ghana

Trulioo, the leading global identity verification provider, today announced that it has expanded to Nigeria and Ghana. Clients and customers will

Uber
Africa Business Transport

Uber Launches in Abidjan Ivory Coast

Uber, the global ride-hailing firm has launched in Ivory Coast’s commercial capital Abidjan. This brings the number of cities Uber

YouTube
Africa Entertainment Music

Kizz Daniel, Reekado Banks, Simi & Teni Get YouTube Support

Kizz Daniel, Reekado Banks, Simi and Teni have been selected by YouTube to receive career support at a recent event

ColdHubs
Africa CleanTech Technology

Nigeria’s ColdHubs Wins £75k in UK Aid-funded Off-Grid Cold Chain Challenge

ColdHubs, a Nigerian startup that operates solar-powered walk-in cold rooms, has been named the winner of stage 2 of the

Interswitch
Fintech Investment Partnership Payment

Confirmed: Interswitch Hits $1Billion Valuation After Visa Takes Minority Shares

Interswitch Limited, a leading technology-driven company focused on the digitisation of payments, has become one of the most valuable African