Entrepreneurship

APPLY: Deji Alli ARM Young Talent Award (DAAYTA) 2022

The Deji Alli ARM Young Talent Award (DAAYTA) is an ARM initiative in partnership with TechnoVision’s TVC Labs that aims

MarketForce
Payment

MarketForce, Cellulant Partner For Digital Financial Services Expansion into 5 New Markets in Africa

MarketForce, the B2B retail, and financial services distribution platform, has partnered with Cellulant, to extend the availability of RejaReja retailer ‘super

Mouka
Acquisition

Morocco’s Dolidol Acquires Nigeria’s Bedding and Mattress Firm, Mouka Foam

Dolidol, a Development Partners International (DPI) portfolio company, has acquired Mouka Foam to create a regional leader in the African

Davido
Banking Entertainment

Davido Bags Endorsement Deal With Wema Bank

Davido, the Nigerian American singer, has joined Wema Bank as Brand Ambassador for its digital bank, ALAT By Wema. The bank

MYDAWA
Grant Health

Kenyan Online Pharmacy Startup, MYDAWA Receives $1.2m Grant From Gates Foundation

MYDAWA, a Kenyan online pharmacy startup, has received a $1.2 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to

Shamba Pride
AgricTech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Kenya’s Shamba Pride Bags $1.1m From Seedstars Africa Ventures and Gray Matters Capital

Shamba Pride, a Kenyan agritech startup, has raised a $1.1 million funding round led by Seedstars Africa Ventures and Gray Matters Capital‘s

Entrepreneurship

New Venture Competition Application 2022

The 24th Harvard Business School Africa Business Conference will be held on March 25th and March 26th, 2022 with the

Dataphyte
Funding Investment Venture Capital

MDIF Ventures Invests in Nigeria’s Dataphyte and Mozambique’s Zitamar News

Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF) Ventures, has announced its first two equity investments in Nigeria’s Dataphyte and Mozambique’s Zitamar News.

Raseedi
Fintech Funding Venture Capital

Egyptian Spend Optimisation Startup, Raseedi Raises $850k in pre-Series A

Raseedi, an Egyptian spend optimisation startup, has announced that it has raised $850,000 in a Pre-series A round from Samurai

Octamile
Insurtech

Nigerian Insurtech Octamile Raises $500k Pre-seed Funding

Octamile, an Insurtech startup, has raised $500,000 in pre-seed funding led by EchoVC with participation from Fiat Ventures, Kesho VC,