Novastar
Funding Venture Capital

Novastar Closes its Novastar Ventures Africa Fund II at $108m

Novastar has announced that it has closed its Novastar Ventures Africa Fund II at US$108 million to support startups in

Forbes8
Accelerator Digital

Apply: Forbes8 Launches Digital Startup Accelerator program

Forbes8 has announced Nigeria’s First Resilience Digital Startup Accelerator program, a free virtual accelerator that will welcome 100 top companies

Ventures Platform
Investment Venture Capital

Ventures Platform Invests in 3 Nigerian Startups

Ventures Platform has announced that it has added 3 Nigerian startups to its investments portfolio. According to a statement from

Fliqpay
Business Cryptocurrency Fintech

Fintech Startup, Fliqpay Launches Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway

Fliqpay, a Nigerian fintech startup has launched its cryptocurrency payment gateway which allows African businesses to accept cryptocurrency payments from

Jumia
Ecommerce Report

Jumia Revenue Dips as COVID-19 Bites Hard on eCommerce Firm

The path to Jumia becoming profitable is probably still years away as the eCommerce has released its Q1 2020 report

Brimore
Investment Venture Capital

Egypt’s Brimore Raises $3.5 Million Investment Led by Algebra Ventures

Brimore, an Egyptian direct end-to-end distribution Startup has closed $3.5 million pre-Series A round led by Algebra Ventures. The funding

Aristokrat Group
Entertainment Partnership

Universal Music Partners Aristokrat Group to Develop African Talents

Universal Music France (UMF), a division of Universal Music Group (UMG) has announced a partnership with The Aristokrat Group, an

Jumia
Ecommerce Partnership

Jumia & Mastercard Incentivize Consumers to Use Cashless Payments

Jumia and Mastercard have announced a partnership to incentivize the use of cashless payment platforms as people look for safer

Africa4Future
Accelerator AgricTech

4 Nigerian Startups, 6 Others Join Africa4Future Accelerator Program 2020

The 10 African agritech startups that will participate in the 3rd cohort of the Africa4Future Accelerator Program 2020 have been

SAIS
Africa AgricTech

Apply For GIZ-SAIS Investment Readiness Programme 2020

  Scaling Digital Agriculture Innovations through Start-ups (SAIS) is looking for innovative start-ups that are about to scale rapidly and