MVX
Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Nigerian Digital Freight Startup, MVX Secures $1.3m Investment

MVX. a Nigerian-based digital freight startup, has raised a $1.3 million seed round to scale its services. The funding came

Internet Partnership

YahClick Partners with GCES to Provide Satellite Connectivity for 9Mobile

YahClick, the leading satellite broadband service from global operator Yahsat and its partner Hughes Network Systems, have signed a strategic

AgricTech

Women to Take Driving Seat in Nigeria’s Male-dominated Farming Industry

For the past 13 years, Linda Sheknami Auta has grown rice, maize, yam and soybeans by hand. It is a long and

Agro-tech Funding Investment Venture Capital

South African Agritech Startup, Khula, Secures $1.3m Seed Round, Launches New App

Khula, the South African agritech startup, has raised $1.3 million seed round led by AECI, and joined by E Squared,

Appointment

MTN Appoints Shoyinka Shodunke and Adia Sowho as CIO and CMO

MTN Nigeria has appointed two new Nigerian executives as part of efforts to make its management team wholly Nigerian. They

Kuda
Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Nigerian Fintech Startup, Kuda Raises $55m Series B Investment to Fuel Expansion

Kuda, the Nigerian fintech startup, has raised $55 million series B investment co-led by existing investors Valar Ventures and Target

DLM Capital
Fintech Press Release

DLM Capital Group Announces Winner For its 2021 Pegasus Fintech Challenge

DLM Capital Group through its digital banking subsidiary “SOFRI” has announced EazyChange as the winner of the first edition of

Airtel
Funding Investment Mobile Money Telecom Venture Capital

Airtel Africa Raises $200m For its Mobile Money Business

Airtel African has secured a $200 million investment for its mobile money business from Qatar Holding LLC, an affiliate of

Appzone
Appointment

Appzone Announces New Group Chief Financial Officer

The Board of Directors of African fintech company, Appzone Group, has approved the appointment of Timothy “Tim” Souter as the new Group

GoodsMart
Ecommerce Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian Household Shopping Service GoodsMart Raises $3.6m Led by Sawari Ventures

GoodsMart, an Egyptian household shopping service, has raised a $3.6 million funding led by Sawari Ventures to accelerate market expansion.