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Grid Africa Secures $2.8m Equity Investment

Mohammed Mane 10/22/2024

Jumia Exits South Africa and Tunisia

Ester Adams 10/21/2024

SouthAfrica’s GoMetro Selected For Freight Innovation Fund

Musa Suleiman 10/17/2024

Sistema.bio Secures $15m in Additional Financing to Accelerate Global Expansion

Adebayo Trevor 10/17/2024

Klasha Raises $2m to Further Ease Crossborder B2B Payments in Africa

Adebayo Trevor 10/17/2024

How to Stay Ahead of Social Media Shopping Scams this Black Friday

By Musa Suleiman / 11/22/2024

South African shoppers are turning to their social media feeds to find the best Black Friday deals – unfortunately, cybercriminals...

How to Stay Ahead of Social Media Shopping Scams this Black Friday

Starlink Suspends New Orders Until NCC Approves Price Increment

By Musa Suleiman / 11/20/2024

Starlink, the internet company, has halted new orders for its residential kits in Nigeria until the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)...

Starlink Suspends New Orders Until NCC Approves Price Increment

TLP Advisory Marks 10 Years with New Report on Nigeria’s Startup Ecosystem

By Adebayo Trevor / 11/20/2024

TLP Advisory, the venture law firm headquartered in Lagos, marks ten years of operation with the launch of a new...

TLP Advisory Marks 10 Years with New Report on Nigeria’s Startup Ecosystem

Global Investors Call For Increased Investment in Africa At Ventures Platform Africa Prosperity Summit

By Oluwasegun / 11/20/2024

Ventures Platform, an early-stage venture capital fund investing in innovative startups across Africa, held the second edition of its Africa...

Global Investors Call For Increased Investment in Africa At Ventures Platform Africa Prosperity Summit

CNCF and Andela Announce Partnership to Train 20,000+ African Tech Professionals

By Mohammed Mane / 11/20/2024

The Cloud Native Computing Foundation® (CNCF), which builds sustainable ecosystems for cloud-native software, along with Linux Foundation Education, the training and...

CNCF and Andela Announce Partnership to Train 20,000+ African Tech Professionals

Why Your Business Needs a Consultative Approach to Technology

By Ester Adams / 11/20/2024

In any business, while a one-size-fits-all approach may have cut it in the past, today, organisations need unique, customised solutions...

Why Your Business Needs a Consultative Approach to Technology

Yellow Card Secures Crypto Asset Service Provider Licence in South Africa

By Musa Suleiman / 11/20/2024

Yellow Card, the African stablecoin-based infrastructure provider, has been issued a Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) licence by the Financial...

Yellow Card Secures Crypto Asset Service Provider Licence in South Africa

Don’t fear AI in Cybersecurity – Embrace it

By Ester Adams / 11/13/2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the most talked about topics today, with sentiments running the gamut from concern to...

Don’t fear AI in Cybersecurity – Embrace it

Orange Announces Winners of 14th Edition of Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the Middle East

By Musa Suleiman / 11/13/2024

The winners of the 14th edition of the Orange Social Venture Prize (OSVP), which recognizes and supports startups whose technological solutions...

Orange Announces Winners of 14th Edition of Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the Middle East

Nigeria’s MDaas Expands to Cameroon

By Mohammed Mane / 11/12/2024

MDaaS Global, a Nigerian healthcare company, has launched in Cameroon opening its first diagnostic clinic. Founded in 2017, MDaaS provides...

How to Stay Ahead of Social Media Shopping Scams this Black Friday

Musa Suleiman 11/22/2024

Global Investors Call For Increased Investment in Africa At Ventures Platform Africa Prosperity Summit

Oluwasegun 11/20/2024

Why Your Business Needs a Consultative Approach to Technology

Ester Adams 11/20/2024

Starlink Suspends New Orders Until NCC Approves Price Increment

Musa Suleiman 11/20/2024

Yellow Card Secures Crypto Asset Service Provider Licence in South Africa

Musa Suleiman 11/20/2024

How to Stay Ahead of Social Media Shopping Scams this Black Friday

Musa Suleiman 11/22/2024

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Janngo Capital Announces Final Close of its 2nd Fund at $78m

Mohammed Mane 10/30/2024

BasiGo Secures $42M in Funding to Scale Public Transport Electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa

Ester Adams 10/23/2024

Grid Africa Secures $2.8m Equity Investment

Mohammed Mane 10/22/2024

Sistema.bio Secures $15m in Additional Financing to Accelerate Global Expansion

Adebayo Trevor 10/17/2024

Yellow Card Closes US$33M Series C Funding Round to Drive Expansion

Mohammed Mane 10/17/2024

Fintech

Ecobank Group Launches 2024 Fintech Challenge

Adebayo Trevor 06/10/2024

Funding

Egyptian Mobile Bill Payment App, Sahl Secures $6m Investment

Musa Suleiman 06/10/2024

Funding

EIB Global Invests €25m in Amethis Fund III to Promote Sustainable Growth of African Businesses

Ester Adams 06/05/2024

Funding

LAfricaMobile Raises $4.6m to Lead Cloud Communication in French-speaking Africa

Mohammed Mane 05/30/2024

AgricTech

YoLa Fresh Secures $7m pre-Series A Round to Double Down on its Mission to Connect Farmers With Retailers

Ester Adams 05/30/2024

Fintech

Moniepoint Supports Financial Literacy in Low-Income Communities

Musa Suleiman 05/30/2024

Acquisition

Paystack-Led Investors Acquire Fintech Startup, Brass

Ester Adams 05/28/2024

Cloud

Rethinking Channel And Embracing a Subscriptions-based Cloud

Ester Adams 05/28/2024

Accelerator

Visa Names African Fintech Startups For the 2nd Cohort of its Accelerator Program

Musa Suleiman 05/21/2024

Cyber security

Ensuring Food Security in South Africa Via Enhanced Cybersecurity for Farmers

Adebayo Trevor 05/20/2024

News

OpenseedVC Launches With First Close Of $10M Fund To Be First Investor In Operators Starting Their Technology Companies

Mohammed Mane 05/20/2024

Business

OmniRetail Emerges First in Financial Times’ Ranking of Africa’s Fastest-Growing Companies

Adebayo Trevor 05/16/2024

Startup

MEST Africa Announces 12 Companies Selected for its First Cohort of the Mastercard FoundationEdTech Fellowship

Ester Adams 05/14/2024

Acquisition

South African Financial Services Company, Lesaka Acquires Adumo For $85.9m

Ester Adams 05/09/2024

Funding

Egyptian Fintech Startup, Swypex Secures $4m Seed Round

Oluwasegun 05/08/2024

Ecommerce

Amazon Launches in South Africa

Ester Adams 05/07/2024

Business

Seamfix Secures $4.5m Funding to Expand Digital ID and Credential Services Across Africa

Mohammed Mane 05/07/2024

Feature

How to Create a Culture of Collaboration in Your Organisation

Musa Suleiman 05/07/2024

Business

DLM Trust Unveils DLM Single Asset Trust

Adebayo Trevor 05/02/2024

Funding

Renda secures $1.9m Pre-Seed Funding to Optimize Order Fulfillment for Businesses in Africa

Mohammed Mane 05/02/2024

Acquisition

Kenya’s BuuPass Acquires QuickBus

Adebayo Trevor 04/30/2024

Funding

Chowdeck Secures $2.5m Seed Funding to Optimise on-demand food Delivery in Nigeria

Mohammed Mane 04/30/2024

Partnership

Leatherback, MCB Bank Partner on Remittances and Payouts in Pakistan

Oluwasegun 04/29/2024

Fintech

Fawry and Roboost Partner to Enhance Digital Transformation and Financial Inclusion

Musa Suleiman 04/24/2024

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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