FirstCheck Africa
Funding Venture Capital Women

Eloho Omame and Odunayo Eweniyi Launch FirstCheck Africa to Invest in Early Stage Female-African Startup

Eloho Omame, the Managing Director of Endeavor Nigeria and Odunayo Eweniyi, the Co-founder/Chief Operations Officer of Piggyvest, have launched FirstCheck

AVCA
Appointment

African Private Equity and VC Association (AVCA) Appoints New Chief Executive

The African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) has appointed Abi Mustapha-Maduakor as its new chief executive. She will

MSII SDG Challenge
Social Entrepreneurship

MSII SDG Challenge Announces Top 10 Finalists

Muhammad Sanusi II Sustainable Development Goals Challenge ​has announced the names of 10 finalists for the ​MSII SDG Challenge. The

Sparkle
Fintech Partnership

Sparkle Partners With Network International For Virtual & Physical Payment Cards

Sparkle, a mobile-first digital ecosystem providing financial, lifestyle, and business support services to Nigerians across the globe, has partnered with Network International, the leading

Trove
Bitcoin Cryptocurrency

Nigeria’s First Micro-Investing Platform, Trove, Adds Crypto Trading

Nigeria’s first micro-investing platform, Trove, has announced that it has added cryptocurrencies to its platform. This means Trove users will

Pula
Funding Insurtech Investment Startup

Kenyan Insurtech Startup, Pula Secures $6M Series A Led by TLcom Capital

Pula, a Kenyan insurtech startup that specialises in digital and agricultural insurance across Africa, has closed a Series A investment

Glo
Glo Telecom

Globacom Propels Growth in Telecoms Sector in Q3, 2020

Globacom, drove the growth in Nigeria’s telecommunications industry in the third quarter of 2020, according to data released by the

`Customer
customer service Feature

Inclusive Design is Transforming Customer Journey as Digital Expectations Skyrocket

Embracing inclusive design is a pathway to innovation that organisations ignore at their peril says Reynhardt Uys, Chief Experience Officer, Immersion

Calendly
Interview

How Tope Awotona Fought Through Life’s Challenges to Build a $60m Startup in The US

Babatope Awotona is the founder and CEO of Calendly- a simple and beautiful scheduling tool that helps you schedule meetings

Startup
Funding Investment

CDC Group Again Targets Over US$1bn Annual Investment in African Businesses

CDC will invest over $1 billion in Africa in 2021, maintaining its strong investment pace Provides much needed countercyclical funding