BasiGo
Automobile Renewable Energy

Electric Vehicle Startup, BasiGo Raises $1m Pre-seed Funding, Launches Operations in Kenya

BasiGo, an electric vehicle startup, has announced that it has raised $1 million in pre-seed funding. The startup also disclosed

Ampersand
Funding Investment Renewable Energy

Ampersand Secures $9m Funding From International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to Scale Operations

Ampersand, Africa’s first electric motorcycle company, has just secured a $9 million loan facility from the U.S. International Development Finance

Flat6Labs
Accelerator Health

Organon and Flat6labs Launch Accelerator For Female Founders Operating in Digital Healthcare in Mena

Organon, in partnership with Flat6Labs has launched the Femtech Accelerator Program to support female-led start-ups operating in the digital healthcare

Autochek
Automobile

Autochek Officially Launches Operations in Kenya

Autochek, the Nigerian cars marketplace, has officially launched operations in Kenya as part of its pan-African expansion. This expansion was

BYON8
Funding Health Investment Venture Capital

Healthtech Startup, BYON8 Secures $1.5m Investments To Scale Its Operations In Africa

BYON8, a Kenyan-based healthtech startup, has raised $1.5 million in seed capital led by People Ventures, a Danish early-stage investor.

Opera
Internet Messaging

Opera Launches Hype, an In-browser Chat Service For Opera Mini Users, in Nigeria

Opera has announced the launch of its dedicated chat service Hype, built into the Opera Mini mobile web browser, in

Cowrywise
Fintech Regulation

Cowrywise Gets SEC Backing to Operate as a Fund/Portfolio Management Company

Cowrywise, a Nigerian fintech startup, has announced that it has secured a Fund/Portfolio Management License from the Securities and Exchange

SEC
Fintech Regulation

SEC To Launch Regulatory Incubation Programme For Fintechs Operating in the Nigerian Capital Market

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced plans to launch a regulatory incubation (RI) programme for fintechs operating or

Seso Global
Funding Investment PropertyTech Venture Capital

Nigerian Propertytech Startup, Seso Global Closes $600k Preseed Investment to Scale Operations

Seso Global, a Nigerian propertytech startup, has secured a $600,000 pre-seed funding round from Kepple Africa Ventures, Rising Tide Africa,

Twitter
Regulation Social Media Twitter

Updated: Buhari Suspends Twitter’s Operations in Nigeria

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the suspension of the operations of Twitter in Nigeria. This comes after the social media