Funding Partnership Venture Capital

Apex Group Expands Relationship With Launch Africa Ventures

Apex Group, a global financial services provider, has expanded its relationship with Launch Africa Ventures, a Pan-African Venture Capital fund,

AgricTech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Agricorp International Raises $17.5m to Become Largest Spices Export Startup in Africa

Agricorp International, a Nigerian based spices producing, processing, and exporting company has raised $17.5 million in Series A funding to increase

Acquisition Fintech

Australia’s Zip Co to Acquire SA Buy Now Paylater Fintech Payflex

Zip Co Limited, an Australian online payments technology provider that offers consumers credit options for online shopping, has announced its

Ridelink
Funding Investment Logistics Venture Capital

Ugandan Logistics Startup, Ridelink Raises $150,000 Pre-seed Funding

Ridelink, a Ugandan logistics as a service startup has raised $150,000 from Ortus Africa Capital, Omidyar Network, and  African Leadership Academy’s Young

I-G3N
Funding Investment

South African Energy Startup, I-G3N Secures $1.3m From Edge Growth and ASISA ESD Initiative

I-G3N, a South African energy startup that develops lithium-ion batteries, has raised a $1.3 million investment from Edge Growth and the ASISA ESD initiative.

Hackathon

Apply: Digital Democracy Hackathon Powered by Seedstars

The Digital Democracy Challenge powered by Seedstars, seeks innovative, low-cost, and viable digital solutions to uphold civic and democratic public

eNaira
Cryptocurrency

CBN Selects Bitt Inc as Technical Partner For eNaira Launch

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced the formal engagement of the global fintech company, Bitt Inc., as the

Beem
customer service Partnership

Superfluid Labs, Beem Partner to Deliver Data-Driven Marketing & Communications for Businesses Across Africa

Marketing communication remains foremost for business growth across multiple industries, especially for B2C companies. With the global growth in data

Cyber security Partnership

Sophos Appoints Silicon21 as its Value-added Distributor in Egypt

Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, today announced the appointment of Silicon21, a regional value-added distributor (VAD) of network infrastructure,

Feature

Can Africa Fund its Way Out of Poverty? By Nelson T. Ajulo, PhD

The narrative of Africa is nothing but positive. From time immemorial, Africa has been battling with all sorts of labels.