Catapult: Inclusion Africa
Africa Financial Inclusion Fintech

Two Nigerian Fintech Startups Selected For Catapult: Inclusion Africa Program 2020

Two Nigerian fintech startups-Esusu and PaddyCover, have been named among the 12 startups that would participate in the Catapult: Inclusion

Farmcrowdy
Acquisition AgricTech Business

Farmcrowdy Acquires Meat Processor, Best Foods L&P to Offer Wider Livestock Production and Processing

Farmcrowdy has announced the acquisition of Best Foods (L&P) to offer a wider livestock production and processing solution to the

TLcom Capital
Funding Investment Venture Capital

TLcom Capital Closes its Tide Africa Fund at $71M

TLcom Capital has closed its Tide Africa Fund at $71 million and has also disclosed plans to invest in about

Carbon
Apps Fintech

Carbon Launches iOS Version of its App

Carbon (formerly Paylater), a Nigerian fintech startup, has launched an iOS app, making it the first digital lender in Africa

Gokada
Business SMEs Transport

Lagos #OkadaBan Claims First Victim as Gokada Reportedly Shuts Down

The Lagos Okada ban appears to have claimed its first victim as Gokada, one of the leading motorcycle ride-hailing service

Founders Factory Africa
Funding Investment SMEs

Founders Factory Africa Welcomes 5 New African Tech Startups to its Portfolio

Founders Factory Africa has admitted five more African tech startups into its ever-growing portfolio. Founders Factory Africa through the Venture

Innovation Showcase Week
Accelerator Entrepreneurship Event

Facebook, CcHUB Announce Second Edition of Innovation Showcase Week

Facebook and Co-creation Hub (CcHUB) have announced the second edition of the annual Innovation Showcase Week (ISW 2020). The theme

OBus
Business Digital Ride-hailing

3 Months After Temporary Suspension of OBus, Would OPay’s Bus-hailing Service Make a Return?

In August last year, OBus, the bus-hailing service of OPay, was launched. OBus joined the ever-growing list of digital services

RIDIT
Apps Entrepreneurship Interview

Meet RIDIT, a Mobile App That Wants to Help Students Pass JAMB’s UTME

RIDIT is a mobile app founded by serial entrepreneur Chukwuemeka Onunkwo. One of the main objectives of RIDIT is to

Tanda
Fintech Funding Investment

Tanda, a Kenyan Fintech and Micro-retail Startup Raises Funding From HAVAIC

Tanda, a Kenyan fintech and micro-retail startup, has raised undisclosed seed funding from HAVAIC. The funding was completed at the