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Speed Will Define Technology Landscape in 2025

Ester Adams 01/16/2025

Purple Elephant Ventures Secures $4.5M Seed Round to Boost Africa’s Tourism Industry

Adebayo Trevor 01/16/2025

AWS Now Accepts Payments in Naira, 7 Other Currencies

Mohammed Mane 01/16/2025

Sistema.bio Secures $3.5m Funding to Double down on Expansion

Oluwasegun 01/16/2025

LemFi Secures $53M in Series B Investment Led by Highland Europe

Mohammed Mane 01/15/2025

Egyptian Fintech Super App Khazna Raises $16M in Funding

By Musa Suleiman / 02/04/2025

Egypt-based fintech company Khazna has raised $16 million in a pre-Series B funding round. The round included new and existing...

Egyptian Fintech Super App Khazna Raises $16M in Funding

5 Things to Know About Deepseek

By Ester Adams / 02/04/2025

DeepSeek is a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company that has recently garnered significant attention in the tech industry. Here are...

Deloitte and AFIS unveil the 4th edition of the African Financial Industry Barometer

By Ester Adams / 02/04/2025

The African financial industry stands at a pivotal moment in its history. Propelled by the digital revolution and confident in...

Deloitte and AFIS unveil the 4th edition of the African Financial Industry Barometer

Warner Music Group, Audiomack Expand Licensing Deal

By Adebayo Trevor / 02/04/2025

Warner Music Group, the music entertainment company, and Audiomack, the music streaming and discovery platform, today announced an expanded licensing...

Warner Music Group, Audiomack Expand Licensing Deal

i3 Shifts Focus to Growth-Stage African Healthtechs for its 3rd Cohort

By Ester Adams / 02/04/2025

Investing in Innovation Africa (i3), a pan-African initiative to support African healthtech startups to commercialise and scale their offerings has decided...

i3 Shifts Focus to Growth-Stage African Healthtechs for its 3rd Cohort

Foundation Ventures Launches Second VC Fund

By Musa Suleiman / 02/03/2025

Cairo-based venture capital firm Foundation Ventures has launched a new $25 million fund, FVFII, aimed at supporting startups in Egypt...

Foundation Ventures Launches Second VC Fund

Proparco Invests €10m in AfriInvest’s New SME Fund

By Musa Suleiman / 02/03/2025

Proparco has announced a €10 million investment in the latest fund dedicated to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from AfricInvest,...

Proparco Invests €10m in AfriInvest’s New SME Fund

Apply: Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship (TEF) Programme 2025

By Mohammed Mane / 01/31/2025

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has announced that applications for its 2025 Entrepreneurship Programmes are now open. Aspiring and existing...

Apply: Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship (TEF) Programme 2025

Moove Acquires Kovi

By Adebayo Trevor / 01/30/2025

Moove, a mobility solutions company, has announced the acquisition of Kovi, an urban mobility provider headquartered in São Paulo. This acquisition...

LemFi Acquires Bureau Buttercrane to Strengthen European Expansion

By Musa Suleiman / 01/30/2025

LemFi, a London-based fintech specialising in international payment services for immigrant communities, has acquired Irish payment firm Bureau Buttercrane. The...

LemFi Acquires Bureau Buttercrane to Strengthen European Expansion

Warner Music Group, Audiomack Expand Licensing Deal

Adebayo Trevor 02/04/2025

Apply: i3 3rd Cohort for Program Enabling African Healthtech Innovators

Musa Suleiman 01/30/2025

Moove Acquires Kovi

Adebayo Trevor 01/30/2025

i3 Shifts Focus to Growth-Stage African Healthtechs for its 3rd Cohort

Ester Adams 02/04/2025

5 Things to Know About Deepseek

Ester Adams 02/04/2025

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Proparco Invests €10m in AfriInvest’s New SME Fund

Musa Suleiman 02/03/2025

Moove Acquires Kovi

Adebayo Trevor 01/30/2025

LemFi Acquires Bureau Buttercrane to Strengthen European Expansion

Musa Suleiman 01/30/2025

Visa Invest in Moniepoint to Accelerate Financial Inclusion for African SMEs

Adebayo Trevor 01/23/2025

Naked Raises $38m to Accelerate its Mission of Transforming Insurance

Ester Adams 01/21/2025

Partnership

Carry1st, Audiomack Partner to Streamline Payments for Music Streaming

Ester Adams 10/01/2024

Accelerator

Daba Finance Named Winner of 2024 Ecobank Fintech Challenge

Adebayo Trevor 09/30/2024

Business

AFC, Itana Partner For Creation of Africa’s First Digital Economic Zone

Musa Suleiman 09/30/2024

Fintech

Regfyl Raises $1.1m to Tackle Africa’s AML Compliance Crisis

Ester Adams 09/21/2024

Funding

Uncap launches €30m Fund to Provide Revenue-Based Financing for African SMEs

Adebayo Trevor 09/21/2024

Fintech

Egyptian B2B Payment Startup SETTLE Raises $2m Pre-seed Funding

Adebayo Trevor 09/20/2024

Cryptocurrency

Tether Invests $1.5m in Sorted Wallet to Enhance Financial Inclusion

Ester Adams 09/20/2024

Funding

Goodwell Enters Ugandan Market Agent Banking Company Investment

Musa Suleiman 09/20/2024

Feature

Creating Customer-obsessed Experiences in B2B

Ester Adams 09/13/2024

Event

DLM Asset Management and Your Study Path Present “School is an Asset” Webinar

Mohammed Mane 09/13/2024

Funding

Talk360 Secures $1.4m Pre-Series A To Double Down on Connecting Africans

Musa Suleiman 09/13/2024

News

Paymob Raises Additional $22m Series B Round

Musa Suleiman 09/11/2024

News

Video: In Three Minutes What Need to Know About Latest iPhone 16

Mohammed Mane 09/11/2024

Venture Capital

Launch Africa Ventures Unveils Mezzanine Impact Fund

Ester Adams 09/11/2024

Fintech

Omnisient Wins Finovate’s 2024 Excellence in Financial Inclusion Award

Mohammed Mane 09/11/2024

Women

TLcom Announces Africa Tech Female Founder Summit 2024

Oluwasegun 09/11/2024

Ecommerce

Transforming Online Shopping: The Rising Importance of eCommerce Development Services

Musa Suleiman 09/09/2024

Funding

Wattnow Secures Funding Led by Lateral Frontiers, 216 Capital and Satgana

Mohammed Mane 09/06/2024

News

APPLY: HERCCELERATE For Women-led Tech Startups

Adebayo Trevor 09/04/2024

Fintech

Digital Financial Services Platform, Fido Secures $30m in Debt & Equity Funding

Musa Suleiman 09/04/2024

Apps

How to Use FaceTime on iPhone

Mohammed Mane 09/02/2024

Ecommerce

Kenyan E-commerce Startup, Chpter Secures $1.2m to Empower Businesses to Sell More Via Social Platforms

Musa Suleiman 09/02/2024

Product Launch

Rubyx Launches ‘Lending as a Service’ For African Microfinance Startups With Proparco Support

Oluwasegun 08/31/2024

Cryptocurrency

Quidax, Busha Receive Licenses As Virtual Asset Service Provider From SEC

Musa Suleiman 08/31/2024

Five Things To Do Before Selling Your Smartphone
Whether you are using an Android or iOS device, you may someday decide that you have enough of the phone
Taxify Joins #$1Billion Gang As It Secures $175M Investment From Daimler
Mercedes-Benz-owner Daimler has taken a stake in Taxify in a funding round that values the ride-booking group at more than
Meet The 10 Startups That Are Disrupting Agriculture In Africa
Gone are the days when you have to physically go to the farm before you can call yourself a farmer.
Piggybank.ng Secures $1.1M Capital Led by LeadPath
Funds has always been a huge problem when starting a business. However, you a business can only attract the attention
Jumia Nigeria to Reward Football Fans for Supporting the Super Eagles
Nigeria’s no.1 online shopping platform, Jumia has concluded plans to launch a series of exciting activities around the 2018 FIFA World
Scramble For African Startups By Venture Capitalists: Good or Bad?
Like the scramble for Africa that saw European powers invading, occupying and colonizing African territories without their consent, venture capitalists seem to
Nigeria’s Publiseer Selected For Startup Istanbul Challenge 2018
This year seem to be going well for Nigeria’s digital publishing startup, Publiseer. It recently declared a profit of 3
GitHub Is Now Own By Microsoft As Later Buys Former For $7.5B
Microsoft has acquired code sharing website, GitHub, for $7.5 billion. The all-stock deal is expected to be sealed by the end of
Biggest Announcements From Apple’s WWDC 2018
Apple’s big WWDC 2018 keynote is a wrap! Millions of Apple fans around the world tuned in to Apple’s live
Apply For The AppsAfrica Innovation Awards 2018
AppsAfrica has opened application for the 2018 AppsAfrica Innovation Awards set to be held on 12 November in Cape Town. Applications close 7

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