Uber
Africa Business Ride-hailing

Uber Announces First SSA-wide Vehicle Access Partnership With Moove

Uber has announced a partnership with Moove, sub-Saharan Africa’s first flexible car ownership company, to provide potential and current Uber

Rise Capital
Accelerator Payment

Nigeria’s Rise Capital Selected For Techstars & Western Union Accelerator

Rise Capital, a Nigerian-based digital wealth manager connecting Africans to global dollar investments, has been named among the startups selected

Komaza
Climate Change Funding Investment

Komaza, a Kenyan Tech-Enabled Forestry Firm Raises $28M Series B

Komaza, a tech-enabled, sustainable forestry company that is revolutionizing the wood industry in Africa through its innovative smallholder platform, has

TradeDepot
Ecommerce Funding Investment SMEs

TradeDepot Secures Additional $10M to Transform Informal Retail Supply Chain in Nigeria

TradeDepot, the B2B eCommerce platform for consumer goods in Africa, has raised a further $10 million in a pre-Series B

startup
Accelerator Startup Women

Apply: AWIEF Enterprise Development For Women-Owned Ventures in Green Energy Startup Incubator

The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has launched a new initiative “Enterprise Development for Women-Owned Ventures in Green

Make-IT in Africa
Accelerator Africa Innovation Hub

Make-IT in Africa Names Winners of ‘Partners in Acceleration – Challenge Fund for Innovation Hubs’

Make-IT in Africa has selected the winners of the “Partners in Acceleration – Challenge Fund for Innovation Hubs“. Innohub Foundation

Facebook
Accelerator Startup

4 Nigerian Startups Join Facebook Community Accelerator Program 2020

The startups joining the 2020 Facebook Community Accelerator program have been announced and 12 Sub-Saharan Africa startups have been selected

Helios Holdings
Business Merger

Helios Holdings Merges With Fairfax Africa Holdings to Create Helios Fairfax Partners Corporation

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. has announced plans to merge with Africa-focused private equity firm Helios Holdings Ltd., in a transaction

First Bank
Apps Banking

First Bank Upgrades Mobile Banking App ‘FirstMonie’

First Bank of Nigeria has announced an upgrade of its mobile banking application, FirstMobile, with new and improved features to

SolarX
Funding Investment Renewable Energy

SolarX Raises Series A Funding to Develop C&I Solar Energy Across West Africa

SolarX, a Mali-based solar company, has raised Series A funding led by Aster’s early-stage African fund, Energy Access Ventures (EAV),