COVID-19
Health Social Media

Facebook Launches New ‘Facts about COVID-19’ on its Information Centre and Expands Face Cover Reminders to Nigeria

Having connected over two billion people to resources from health authorities through its COVID-19 Information Centre, and seeing over 350

Customer
customer service Product Launch

Clickatell Launches Chat Desk to Disrupt $1.3 Trillion Call Center Industry

Clickatell has announced the launch of Chat Desk, a digital contact center solution that helps agents resolve customer queries and

SweepSouth
Funding Investment Venture Capital

SA’s SweepSouth Raises Undisclosed Investment From Futuregrowth

SweepSouth, a South African online platform providing on-demand and regular home cleaning services has raised undisclosed funding from Futuregrowth. SweepSouth,

COVID-19
Report SMEs Social Media

73% of Nigerian SMBs on Facebook Remain Optimistic About Future of Their Businesses Despite COVID-19 Pandemic – Report

Facebook has published the Global State of Small Business Report to lay bare the scale of challenges small businesses are

BabyBliss
Business Ecommerce Merger Press Release

BabyBliss Nigeria and MumsVillage Kenya Merge to Create Bliss Group

BabyBliss Nigeria and MumsVillage Kenya have announced their merger to create the Bliss Group establishing an entity with a Pan-African unparalleled omnichannel commerce,

Uber
Africa Business Ride-hailing

Uber Announces First SSA-wide Vehicle Access Partnership With Moove

Uber has announced a partnership with Moove, sub-Saharan Africa’s first flexible car ownership company, to provide potential and current Uber

Rise Capital
Accelerator Payment

Nigeria’s Rise Capital Selected For Techstars & Western Union Accelerator

Rise Capital, a Nigerian-based digital wealth manager connecting Africans to global dollar investments, has been named among the startups selected

Women in Business
Startup Women

Apply: Women In Business Cohort 2 For Nigerian and Kenyan Startups

CcHUB and iHub have opened applications for the 2nd edition of the Women in Business program. The Women in Business

Komaza
Climate Change Funding Investment

Komaza, a Kenyan Tech-Enabled Forestry Firm Raises $28M Series B

Komaza, a tech-enabled, sustainable forestry company that is revolutionizing the wood industry in Africa through its innovative smallholder platform, has

TradeDepot
Ecommerce Funding Investment SMEs

TradeDepot Secures Additional $10M to Transform Informal Retail Supply Chain in Nigeria

TradeDepot, the B2B eCommerce platform for consumer goods in Africa, has raised a further $10 million in a pre-Series B