AgricTech Entrepreneurship

Founders of ColdHubs, Hello Tractor to Share $1.5m For Winning AYuTe Africa Challenge

Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu, founder and CEO of ColdHubs, a Nigerian business that provides solar-powered, walk-in coolers for smallholder vegetable farmers and

Investment

Glovo to Strengthen Presence in Africa With $60m Investment

Glovo, the Spanish on-demand delivery company, has said that it plans to expand its presence in the Africa including in

M-Pesa
Apps Fintech Payment

African Fintech Firm, M-Pesa Hits 50m Monthly Active Customers

M-Pesa has reached 50 million monthly active customers, cementing its position as Africa’s largest fintech platform. Launched more than 14

Wave
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Senegal-based Wave Becomes Francophone Africa 1st Unicorn After Raising $200m Funding

Wave, the U.S., and Senegal-based mobile money startup, has become the first unicorn in francophone Africa after raising $200 million

Entrepreneurship

Endeavor Nigeria Unveils Inaugural Cohort For its ScaleUp Program

Endeavor Nigeria has unveiled the inaugural cohort of entrepreneurs for its new 10-week Endeavor ScaleUp Program that aims to support Nigeria’s

Autochek
Acquisition Automobile

Autochek Expands Further into African Market With Acquisition of Cheki Kenya and Cheki Uganda

Autochek, the Nigerian cars marketplace, and ROAM Africa have entered into an agreement for Autochek to acquire automotive marketplaces Cheki Kenya and Cheki Uganda,

Jumia
Ecommerce Logistics

Higher Number of Package Delivery Shows Increase in E-commerce Adoption

When Jumia released its 2021 Q2 result, one of the interesting revelations was the upward trend of orders on the

TikTok
Feature Social Media TikTok

10 Winning Content Ideas On Making An Engaging TikTok Videos

TikTok app is consistently improvising features to increase the rate of audiences. A short-videos with well-defined hashtags can serve the

MTN
Partnership Telecom

MTN Signs ₦500m Deal With NFF as Official Communications Partner

MTN and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have signed a partnership agreement that makes the telecommunications company the Official Communications Partner of the

AgricTech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Agricorp International Raises $17.5m to Become Largest Spices Export Startup in Africa

Agricorp International, a Nigerian based spices producing, processing, and exporting company has raised $17.5 million in Series A funding to increase