Powerhive
Africa Energy Entrepreneurship Funding Investment Venture Capital

Kenya Energy Solution Provider, Powerhive Raises US$9.3m Series B Funding Round to Expand its African Footprint

Powerhive Inc, an energy solutions and technology provider for emerging markets with a presence in Kenya, has announced the closing

Opay
Digital Funding Payment

Opera Owned OPay Secures $50M Investment to Boost Its Mobile Money Business in Nigeria

Opera, a global software company popular for its Opera Mini mobile web browser is ramping up its portfolio in Africa

Kwese
Business Video Streaming

Kwese a DSTv Competitor Goes Into Administration

African pay TV operator Econet Media, which operates under the Kwesé brand, has put its satellite broadcasting business into administration.

54gene
Entrepreneurship Funding Health Investment Technology Venture Capital

Nigeria’s 54gene Secures $4.5 million to Establish World’s First African DNA Biobank

54gene, a Nigerian Genomic startup, has secured a $4.5 million from YCombinator, Fifty Years, Better Ventures, KdT Ventures, Hack VC

Arnergy
Africa Energy Entrepreneurship Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian Renewable Energy Solutions Platform Arnergy Raises $9m Series A Investment

Arnergy, a Nigerian distributed utility company, today announced it has raised $9 Million in a Series A round of funding led

Africa’s Business Heroes
Africa Business Funding Investment Transport Venture Capital

MAX.ng Raises $7m to Scale Moto-taxi Transportation in Africa

MAX.ng, the pioneering Nigerian mobility startup, announced today that it has raised $7 million from an elite group of strategic

startup
Business Funding SMEs Startup Tech Tips

What to Do When Your Startup is Running Out of Money

Running a startup is one of the most fulfilling and yet hardest jobs you can have. It is great to

Obama Foundation
Leadership Social Entrepreneurship

Meet 24 Nigerians Selected for 2019 Obama Foundation Leaders: Africa Program

Obama Foundation has announced the participants selected for the 2019 Leaders: Africa program, a year-long initiative to inspire, empower and

Uber
Business Opinion Transport

Motorcycle Ride-Hailing Firms Rev Up for Race Into West Africa

Motorcycle taxi companies are expanding in West Africa with backing from investors betting that the meteoric rise of two-wheeled taxi

Norrsken
Africa Entrepreneurship Funding Innovation Hub Investment SMEs

Swedish Impact Hub, Norrsken Launches Tech Fund and Entrepreneurship Hub in Kigali

Sweden’s Norrsken Foundation, a coworking space, and investment fund launched its tech fund and entrepreneurship hub in Rwanda to support ventures