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

Goodwell Investments
Funding SMEs Venture Capital

Goodwell Investments Launches New €50m Fund to Support High-growth African SMEs

Goodwell Investments, an impact investment firm, has launched Goodwell V. Following on from predecessor funds, Goodwell V aims to channel

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

Ajua
Acquisition Artificial Intelligence Payment

Ajua Completes the Acquisition of Kenya-based AI Platform WayaWaya

Ajua, an integrated Customer Experience Management solution for businesses in Africa, has completed the acquisition of  WayaWaya, the Kenya-based Artificial

Abeg
Entertainment Fintech

MultiChoice Unveils Fintech Startups, Abeg & Patricia as Sponsors of BBNaija Season 6

MultiChoice Nigeria has unveiled fintech startups Abeg and Patricia as sponsors for Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) season 6. While Abeg

Toyota
Automobile Business News Ride-hailing Technology

Toyota to Acquire Lyft’s Self Driving Division For $550m

Toyota Motor Corporation has agreed to acquire Level 5, the self-driving division of Lyft Inc. one of the largest ride-hailing

Flutterwave
Fintech News Payment

Flutterwave Named in First-ever List of TIME100 Most Influential Companies in the World

Flutterwave, the billion-dollar Nigerian fintech company, has been recognised as a Pioneer in the first-ever list of the TIME100 most

Fintechs
Fintech

How Fintechs Are Winning Among Unbanked Rural Population

Nigeria, according to the World Population Review, is estimated to have over 99 million adult population. On the flip side

Kidato
Edtech Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Kenyan Edtech Startup, Kidato Raises $1.4M Seed Investment

Kidato, a Kenyan edtech startup for K-12 students has closed its $1.4 million seed funding. The investors include Learn Start

Startweb Africa
SMEs Technology

Startweb Africa Launches New Platform To Help SMEs Create & Launch Their Websites in Minutes

StartWeb Africa, a tech startup and website builder has released a drag and drop, mobile-friendly website building tool. The platform