Homzmart
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian Furniture Marketplace, Homzmart closes $15m Series A Round

Homzmart, the Egyptian furniture & home goods marketplace, has announced that it has successfully closed its $15 million Series A

Flutterwave
Partnership

Flutterwave, Basketball Africa League Announces Multi-year Partnership

Flutterwave and The Basketball Africa League (BAL) have announced a multi-year partnership that makes the payments technology company an associate

Mastercard
Business Payment SMEs

Mastercard Launches SME Dining Series Campaign “Start Something Priceless”

Mastercard has announced the launch of its SME Dining Series in support of small businesses in Abuja and Lagos. The

Bosta
Funding Logistics Venture Capital

Egyptian Ecommerce Delivery Startup, Bosta Secures $6.7M in Series A Funding Round Led by Silicon Badia

Bosta, an Egyptian ecommerce delivery startup, has announced the closing of a $6.7M Series A round led by global VC

`Customer
customer service Feature

A Successful Omnichannel Strategy Should be Customer-obsessed

The consumer industry is in a state of constant disruption. Along with advances in technology, more informed and skeptical consumers

Bfree
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian Fintech Startup, BFREE Raises Seed Round to Tackle Rising Consumer Debt in Africa

BFREE, a Nigerian fintech startup, that focuses on improving consumers’ financial health through its tech-enabled credit management solution, has raised

CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa
Fintech

AWABAH, Crop2Cash and 12 Other Fintech Startups Joining CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa 2021

The Luxembourg House of Financial Technology (LHoFT) Foundation has selected 14 Fintech startups to take part in the 2021 edition

Mastercard
Partnership Press Release

Innervation Rewards Partners With Mastercard to Digitise and Simplify Expense Management For Corporates in SA

 Innervation Rewards, an incentive and rewards company, has partnered with Mastercard to launch SlipMate, an intelligent expense management solution designed

Clubhouse
Report

Clubhouse Gets Thumbs Up on Android, but Thumbs Down on Social Media [Analysis]

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, new social media platforms, such as Clubhouse, have been welcomed with open arms

Startup
Feature Technology Venture Capital

Why a Wave of Technology Giants Will Come From Africa

Ian Lessem, Managing Partner at HAVAÍC, investors in early-stage, high-growth technology businesses, notes a significant increase in investment demand for African