Smile Identity
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Smile Identity Raises $7m Series A Funding to Simplify KYC For Africans

Smile Identity, the provider of ID verification, document verification, and digital KYC compliance solutions in Africa, has secured a $7 million

Ehizua Hub
Education Entrepreneurship Innovation Hub Press Release

Ehizua Hub Officially Opens Africa’s Number One Education and Creative Technology Hub in Lagos

Ehizua Hub, a social enterprise and Africa’s number one Education and creative technology hub, has officially opened the first of

HiiL
Legal Startup

Seven South African Legal Startups to Pitch For EUR 10,000 Grant

The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL) kicked off its annual global Innovating Justice Challenge in search of the

Yellow Card
Interview

Meet Yellow Card, the African Startup Making Financial Services Accessible Via Crypto

Founded in 2016 by Chris Maurice and Justin Poiroux, Yellow Card has become one of the leading crypto trading platforms

Cellulant
Money Transfer Partnership Payment

Pipit Global Partners With Cellulant to Power Low-Cost Remittances in Africa

Pipit Global has announced a partnership with Cellulant, a Pan-African fintech firm, to enable consumers in Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania,

Publiseer
Digital Press Release

Publiseer Ventures Into Music Licensing For African Creatives

Publiseer, the digital content distribution company, has launched its music licensing services to musicians on its platform, including future ones

Lidya
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian Fintech Startup, Lidya Secures $8.3m to Expand its Digital Loan Services

Lidya, a Nigerian fintech and lending startup, has announced that it has raised $8.3 million pre-Series B funding round led

Daystar Power
Funding Renewable Energy

West African Solar Startup, Daystar Power Secures $20m Funding From IFC

Daystar Power, a provider of hybrid solar power solutions to businesses in West Africa, has announced the closing of a

Event Startup

Global Startup Ecosystem (GSE) Announces Free Access to Annual Global Investment Summit To Connect Founders to Investors

The Global Investment Summit is an international program for expert-led debate between global leaders, investors and innovators with the power

AVCA
Report Venture Capital

Venture Capital Investment in Africa Soars to Record Levels in 2020-AVCA Report

African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA), the pan-African industry body which promotes and enables private investment in Africa,