AECF
Funding Investment Renewable Energy Venture Capital

US$1.2m Innovation Fund Launched to Unearth Emerging Technologies

The African Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) has launched a US$1.2 million Innovation Fund to unlock the potential of renewable energy

Facebook
Facebook Instagram Social Media

Facebook Launches Instagram Lite in Sub-Saharan Africa, Others

Facebook has announced the launch of Instagram Lite to Sub-Saharan Africa, a new, lightweight version of the Instagram app for

Kwik Delivery
Funding Investment Logistics Startup Technology Venture Capital

Kwik Delivery Closes $1.7m Pre-Series A Financing Round

Kwik Delivery has announced that it has closed its pre-Series A financing round. The company successfully raised $ 1.7 million

MTN
customer service MTN Telecom

MTN Nigeria Launches Robust Customer Engagement Platform

MTN Nigeria has launched a new unified customer engagement platform, EnGauge, designed to enable small-to-medium enterprise business owners to seamlessly

Termii
Entrepreneurship Funding Startup Venture Capital

Nigerian YC-Backed CPaaS startup Termii secures $1.4m Seed Capital

Termii, an African communications-as-a-service startup has raised $1.4 Million in seed funds. 50% of the round was co-led by Kepple

Kuda
Fintech Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Kuda Raises $25m Series A Round Led by Valar Ventures

Nigeria’s fintech startup, Kuda has raised $25 million in a Series A funding round led by Valar Ventures with participation from Target

Gokada
Appointment Leadership People

Gokada Appoints Nikhil Goel as New CEO

Gokada, the Nigeria-based last-mile delivery, logistics and transportation start-up has announced Nikhil Goel as its new CEO. Goel first joined Gokada in

Accelerator Ride-hailing

Plentywaka Joins Techstars Toronto, Launches Interstate Services

Plentywaka has announced a new investment from Techstars as it sets its sights on global expansion after a successful one year of moving

Music Partnership

Universal Music Group and Boomplay Expand License to Cover 47 Countries Across Africa

Boomplay and Universal Music Group (UMG) have announced a new landmark licensing agreement that will extend licensing of UMG’s global

Fintech Women

TeamApt Launches Women in Tech 2021 Internship Programme

TeamApt, the Nigerian fintech company that provides digital financial services solutions and payment infrastructure, has announced the launch of its first Women