GoDaddy
Acquisition Business SMEs

GoDaddy Acquires South African Social Content Firm Over

GoDaddy, an American internet domain registrar and web hosting company has announced the acquisition of Over a South African social

Sendy
Investment Logistics Venture Capital

Kenyan Logistics Startup, Sendy Raises $20m Funding, Plans Expansion into West Africa

Sendy, a Kenyan On-demand logistics startup, has raised $20 million Series B investment led by Atlantica Ventures. Asia Africa Investment,

Accelerator Cryptocurrency Fintech

Nigeria’s Fliqpay Selected For Techstars Bangalore 2020 Class

Fliqpay has been selected among the startups for the second batch of Techstars Bangalore 2020 Class. Fliqpay is an online payments

Omolara Adagunodo
Appointment Business Ecommerce

Exclusive: Ex-Jumia Travel MD Omolara Adagunodo Appointed Interim MD, Jumia Food

Omolara Adagunodo, the former Managing Director of Jumia Travel has been appointed the interim MD of Jumia Food Nigeria replacing

Uber
Business Government Ride-hailing

On-demand Motorcycle Startups Caught in Web of Lagos Government Ban on Okadas

On-demand motorcycle startups like ORide by OPay, Gokada and MaxOkada have been caught in the web of the Lagos State

Investments
Africa Investment Newsletter

Last Week in Review (20th-26th): It Rained Investments in African Startups

Last week was a wonderful week for African startups as it rained dollars and equity investments from investors, fund managers

Make-IT in Africa
Accelerator Innovation Hub SDGs

Make-IT in Africa Launches Challenge For Innovation Hubs

Make-IT in Africa, a tech entrepreneurship initiative implemented by GIZ is inviting innovation hubs and other intermediaries to pitch innovative,

SDG500
Uncategorized

New Investment Vehicle Dubbed SDG500 Launched to Accelerate Progress Towards SDGs

A new investment vehicle dubbed SDG500 has been launched by a coalition of private and public sector organisations, including United

AURA
Africa Investment Technology

SA SafeTech Startup, AURA Raises $400k Follow-on Investment From HAVAIC

AURA, a South African SafeTech startup has raised $400,000 follow-on equity investment from HAVAÍC. This funding in AURA was made

VerifyMe
Investment RegTech Venture Capital

KYC Tech Startup, VerifyMe Secures Series A Financing From Consonance Investment Managers

VerifyMe Nigeria, an ID verification and KYC technology company, has secured a Series A financing for an undisclosed amount from