Pineapple
Insurtech

South African Insurtech Pineapple Plans to Setup its US-Base in Hartford

South African insurtech Pineapple is planning to open an office in Hartford where it will base its U.S. operations in

Orange
Innovation Startup Venture Capital

Orange Boosts its Venture Capital Activity in Digital Innovation as it Announces Orange Ventures as a New Entity

Orange on Monday announced that its venture capital arm, Orange Ventures has become a separate legal entity with an increased

MASTERCARD
Africa Partnership Women

10,000 Nigerian Women to Benefit from Value Seeds Partnership with Mastercard on COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience Intervention Project

10,000 women in Nigeria will be selected as direct beneficiaries of a two-year agricultural intervention, as Value Seeds launches their

ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY SET TO SHAPE 2021 CYBERCRIME AGENDA IN AFRICA
Africa Cyber security Economy Fraud

Economic Uncertainty Set to Shape 2021 cybercrime Agenda in Africa-Lehan van den Heever, Enterprise CSA for Kaspersky in Africa

Kaspersky (africa.kaspersky.com) experts expect growing economic turbulence along with the impact of COVID-19 to contribute to an increase in cybercrime

Daystar Power
Funding Investment Renewable Energy Venture Capital

Nigerian Solar Power Company, Daystar Power Secures $38m Series B Investment to Accelerate Regional Expansion

Daystar Power, a leading provider of hybrid solar power solutions to businesses in West Africa, today announced a Series B

Covid-19
Ecommerce Health

Covid-19 Second wave: Online Shopping Still Among Measures to Limit Spread — Jumia CEO

As authorities put measures in place to prevent rapid spread of covid-19 in the light of the second wave of

TEAMAPT ANNOUCNES SHIFT IN CONSUMER FOCUS AND PLANS FOR WEST AND NORTH AFRICA EXPANSIONS
Africa Fintech Payment

TeamApt Announces Shift in Consumer Focus and Plans to Commence Operations in West and North Africa

Nigerian fintech company TeamApt has announced it will be shifting its focus from delivering financial services products to banks to

Gro Intelligence
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Kenyan Startup, Gro Intelligence Raises $85 Million in Series B Funding

Gro Intelligence has raised $85 million in Series B funding. The round was co-led by Intel Capital, Africa Internet Ventures

NITDA
Event Startup

NITDA Sponsors 5 Nigerian Startups to Consumer Technology Association

From Jan 11-14, 2021, Nigeria will be showcasing its tech talents at CES 2021. Sponsored by the National Information Technology

9mobile
9Mobile Appointment

9mobile Appoints New CTO, Deputy CTO, And Director of Strategy

9mobile has announced a new Chief Technical Officer, Deputy Chief Technical Officer and Director of Strategy within its Senior Management