M-Pesa
Acquisition Business Fintech

Vodacom and Safaricom Buy Out Vodafone in M-Pesa Deal

Vodacom and Safaricom are now the 100% owners of M-Pesa after they bought the shares of Vodafone. Safaricom was a

mDOC
Accelerator Health SDGs

Nigeria’s mDoc Selected for Google for Startups Accelerator on SDGs

mDoc, a Nigerian healthtech startup has been selected for the maiden edition of Google for Startups Accelerator on the Sustainable

Africa Funding Logistics

GreenTec Invests in Kenya’s Logistics Platform Amitruck

GreenTec Capital has announced investment in Kenya’s Amitruck. Amitruck is an innovative mobile and web based trucking logistics platform that

Kwik Delivery
Funding Investment Logistics

Ubisoft S.A. Founder Invests in Nigerian Startup Kwik Delivery

Yves Guillemot, Founder & CEO of French video games giant Ubisoft S.A. has invested in Nigerian startup Africa Delivery Technologies

Kasha
Funding Investment Women

Finnfund Makes $1m Investment in Rwandan eCommerce Startup Kasha

Finnfund invested $1 million in Kasha, a Rwandan-based e-commerce platform improving women’s access to genuine health, hygiene and self-care products

Ekechi Nwokah
Africa People Technology

Migo CEO, Ekechi Nwokah Joins Endeavor

Ekechi Nwokah, the founder of cloud-based credit startup, Migo has joined Endeavor, a mission-driven, global organization leading the high-impact entrepreneurship

Founders Factory Africa
Accelerator Entrepreneurship Funding

Founders Factory Africa Unveils 4 Startups to Participate in its Venture Scale Program

Founders Factory Africa has unveiled the four startups that will participate in its Venture Scale Program. Foundry Factory Africa’s Venture

Quidax
Accelerator Cryptocurrency Entrepreneurship

Nigerian Cryptocurrency Startup, Quidax Selected For 2020 Class of Techstars Toronto

Quidax, a Nigerian cryptocurrency startup has been selected among the 10 startups that will participate in the 2020 Class of

Seedstars
Entrepreneurship Health Internet

Global Seedstars Summit to be Held Online

Seedstars has announced that its Global Seedstars Summit will be held exclusively online, from March 31 to April 3rd, 2020.

Ventures Platform
Entrepreneurship Health Investment

7 Nigerian Startups Selected For Ventures Platform #COVID19InnovationChallenge

Ventures Platform in partnership with Lagos State Science and Research and Innovation Council (LASRIC) have selected 7 innovative Nigerian startup