Ecommerce

Egyptian E-commerce Startup, Gahez Closes $2m Pre-seed Round

Gahez, an Egyptian e-commerce startup with a focus on fashion, has raised $2 million pre-seed round led by Disruptech Ventures

PiggyVest
Startup

Piggyvest Pays Over ₦242 Billion Naira to 3.5m Customers

Piggyvest, the Nigerian savings and investment platform, has paid out over ₦242 billion naira to over 3.5 million customers. This

Film Partnership

Nollywood Movies Set to Hit Amazon Prime Video After Exclusive Streaming Deal With Inkblot Studios

As from 2022, Nollywood movies would be available to watch on Amazon Prime Video thanks to the multi-year deal the streaming

Entertainment Film

Spider-Man: No Way Home Becomes First Movie to Cross $1bn in the Pandemic Era

Spider-Man: No Way Home has crossed $1 billion dollar in earnings to become the first movie to hit the exclusive

TradeDepot
Funding

African Startups That Raised $100m and Above in 2021

The African startup ecosystem bounced back in 2021 to raise a mind-blowing $4 billion. Briter Bridges says the total 2020

Teesas
Edtech Education Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian Edtech Startup, Teesas Closes $1.6m Pre-seed Funding Round

Teesas, a Nigerian edtech startup, has closed a $1.6 million pre-seed funding. The round was led by Haresh Aswani, Tolaram

Fawry
Payment

Fawry Plans to Directly Offer Consumer Finance Services in 2022

Fawry, the Egyptian e-payments solutions, and banking services provider, has announced plans to establish a consumer finance company, Fawry Consumer Finance,

Titan Trust Bank
Acquisition

Titan Trust Bank Acquires 104-Year-Old Union Bank

Titan Trust Bank Limited, which commenced operations in October 2019 has announced that it has acquired Union Bank of Nigeria

Fintech Investment Venture Capital

Kenyan Fintech Startup, Paylend Closes $2m Seed Round

Paylend, a Kenyan fintech startup, have today announced that it has raised $2 million dollars seed investment from Next Chymia

Startup Wise Guys
Accelerator Partnership

Startup Wise Guys Partners Aleph Group For New African SaaS Accelerator

Aleph has partnered with Startup Wise Guys that will see experts from Httpool and Ad Dynamo, both  Aleph Group companies,