MPost
Funding Investment Logistics

Mpost Parent Company Taz Technologies Raises $1.9m to Boost Growth

Taz Technologies, the parent company of  Kenya’s MPost, has secured $1.9 million Series A investment to fund its expansion and

Chipper Cash
Fintech Funding Payment

Chipper Cash Eyes Southern Africa Expansion After Raising $6m Led by Deciens Capital

Chipper Cash, an African-focused fintech startup that recently expanded to Nigeria, has secured a $6 million investment led by Deciens

Toolboksi
Africa Entrepreneurship SMEs

Tanzania’s Toolboksi Named Winner Daikin-Samurai Incubate Africa Ideathon

Toolboksi, a Tanzanian-based online marketplace for artisans, has emerged winner in the Daikin-Samurai Incubate Africa Ideathon. The startup beat eight

Samurai Incubate Africa
Africa Startup Venture Capital

9 Startups Selected For Finals Of Daikin-Samurai Incubate Africa Ideathon 2020

Nine African startups have been selected for the finals of the ‘Daikin -Samurai Incubate Africa Ideathon, an initiative by the

Jiji
Africa Digital Funding

Digital Classified Platform, Jiji Scores $21m Series C to Boost Growth in Existing Markets

Jiji, an African focused digital classified platform has raised $21 million in Series C and C-1 funding from six investors,

Travelstart
Africa Business Travel

Update: Travelstart Takes Over Jumia Travel Across Africa

Travelstart has entered into a distribution and commercial agreement with Jumia Travel to power the latter’s pan-African online travel booking

Jumia
Africa Business Ecommerce

Jumia Shuts Down its Hotel & Flight Marketplace, Jumia Travel in Nigeria

Jumia Travel has shut down in Nigeria. According to reports reaching Techawk, the travel and flight marketplace of the Amazon

Seedstars
Africa AgricTech Entrepreneurship

Nigeria’s Crop2Cash, 9 Others Make Final of the Seedstars World Competition

Crop2Cash, a Nigerian agritech startup alongside 9 others from across Africa, have been selected for the global finals of Seedstars

Impulse Morocco Accelerator Program
Accelerator Africa Entrepreneurship

Four Nigerian Startups Selected For Impulse Morocco Accelerator Program

Impulse Morocco Accelerator Program, an international startup competition has announced four Nigerian startups that will participate in an intensive, 12

AfDB
Africa Coding Digital

AfDB Launches Digital Coding Platform As Part of Plans to Create 25m Jobs by 2025

The African Development Bank (AfDB) in partnership with technology firm Microsoft has launched the ‘Coding for Employment’ digital training platform,