Treepz
Brands Mobility

Plentywaka Rebrands to Treepz

Back in 2019, Plentywaka was launched by Enagwolor Johnny, John Shaibu, Oluseyi Afolabi, and Onyeka Akumah to provide hassle-free shared rides on-demand in

AgricTech Entrepreneurship

Founders of ColdHubs, Hello Tractor to Share $1.5m For Winning AYuTe Africa Challenge

Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu, founder and CEO of ColdHubs, a Nigerian business that provides solar-powered, walk-in coolers for smallholder vegetable farmers and

Pezesha
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Pezesha Raises Seven-figure Seed Extension from GreenHouse Capital to Fuel Expansion

Pezesha, a pan-African fintech company building scalable lending infrastructure for SMEs and institutions, today announced the close of a seven-figure

Africa Fintech Foundry
Training Women

Africa Fintech Foundry, Access Bank Launch Digital Academy to Equip Women With Tech Skills

The Africa Fintech Foundry (AFF) and Access Bank’s W Initiative have partnered to launch a digital academy aimed at equipping

Funding Health Investment Venture Capital

Beyond Capital Ventures Invests in Rwandan Healthtech Startup Viebeg Technologies

Newly launched impact venture capital firm Beyond Capital Ventures has announced its first investment in Viebeg Technologies. Based in Rwanda,

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

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.

MaxAB
Acquisition Funding Startup

Egyptian B2B eCommerce Startup, MaxAB Raises $15M, Acquires Moroccan Startup WaystoCap

MaxAB, the Egyptian B2B e-commerce platform that serves food and grocery retailers has raised a $15 million extension from existing

Utiva
Training Women

Utiva Gets $50k From HP to Help More Women And Girls Learn Tech Skills

With about 2 years in existence, Utiva has trained over 10,000 individuals in data science, product management, product design, analytics