Edtech Funding

Zedny an Egyptian Edtech Startup Bags $1.2m Pre-seed Funding

Zedny, an Egyptian edtech platform where users can learn in Arabic, has secured $1.2 million funding from angel investors. The

Visa
Payment SMEs

Visa Launches ‘Where You Shop Matters’ Initiative to Support Nigerian SMEs

-The initiative comes as a new study finds consumers are increasingly embracing eCommerce and digital payments over cash -Study finds

Suguba
Digital Entrepreneurship

Apply: Suguba Investment Readiness Program For Digital Francophone West Africa Startups

Suguba in partnership with Mercy Corps and the French Development Agency (AFD) is organizing its second 6-month investment readiness programme

Dan Foster
Entertainment Health Social Media

Nigerians React to Death of OAP, Dan Foster, ‘The Big Dawg’

Dan Foster, the legendary On-Air Personality, has reportedly died from coronavirus complications. Popularly known as The Big Dawg, Daniel ‘Dan’ Foster

Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative
Entrepreneurship

Deadline to Apply For Jack Ma’s Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative Extended

The deadline to apply for Jack Ma’s Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative has been extended to June 21. The extension of

Adeherself
Entertainment Internet

EFCC Nabs Social Media Influencer Adeherself For Internet Fraud

As Nigerians recover from the arrest of Hushpuppi in Dubai for fraud, a popular social media influencer, Adeherself has been

Venture Showcase Series A
Entrepreneurship

VC4A Announces 2020 ‘Venture Showcase Series A’ in Partnership With AWS Activate

VC4A is calling for disruptive African scale-ups looking to raise between $500K and $10M to apply for the 2020 Venture

Chipper Cash
Fintech Investment

Chipper Cash Secures $13.8m Series A Investment

Chipper Cash, an African-focused fintech startup, has raised a $13.8 million Series A funding round co-led by Deciens Capital and

Twiga Foods
Africa Technology

Twiga Foods and Lori Systems Awarded as Technology Pioneers by World Economic Forum

Kenyan startups, Twiga Foods and Lori Systems have been selected among hundreds of candidates for the World Economic Forum’s “Technology