Giphy
Acquisition

Facebook Buys GIF Company Giphy For $400m

Facebook has announced that it had acquired Giphy for a reported sum of $400 million. Giphy — whose trove of

Forbes8
Accelerator Digital

Apply: Forbes8 Launches Digital Startup Accelerator program

Forbes8 has announced Nigeria’s First Resilience Digital Startup Accelerator program, a free virtual accelerator that will welcome 100 top companies

Ventures Platform
Investment Venture Capital

Ventures Platform Invests in 3 Nigerian Startups

Ventures Platform has announced that it has added 3 Nigerian startups to its investments portfolio. According to a statement from

Fliqpay
Business Cryptocurrency Fintech

Fintech Startup, Fliqpay Launches Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway

Fliqpay, a Nigerian fintech startup has launched its cryptocurrency payment gateway which allows African businesses to accept cryptocurrency payments from

e-commerce
Ecommerce Report

Jumia Revenue Dips as COVID-19 Bites Hard on eCommerce Firm

The path to Jumia becoming profitable is probably still years away as the eCommerce has released its Q1 2020 report

PlentyWaka
Business Transport

Plentywaka Launches Staff Bus Service For Corporate Organisations

Plentywaka has launched a new service for corporate organizations referred to as Plentywaka Staff Bus Solutions. The new service is

Twitter
Social Media

Twitter to Give Employees Option to Work From Home After Coronavirus

Twitter has announced that it plans to let all employees who wish to work from home do so for the

Brimore
Investment Venture Capital

Egypt’s Brimore Raises $3.5 Million Investment Led by Algebra Ventures

Brimore, an Egyptian direct end-to-end distribution Startup has closed $3.5 million pre-Series A round led by Algebra Ventures. The funding

Aristokrat Group
Entertainment Partnership

Universal Music Partners Aristokrat Group to Develop African Talents

Universal Music France (UMF), a division of Universal Music Group (UMG) has announced a partnership with The Aristokrat Group, an

Jumia
Ecommerce Partnership

Jumia & Mastercard Incentivize Consumers to Use Cashless Payments

Jumia and Mastercard have announced a partnership to incentivize the use of cashless payment platforms as people look for safer