Netflix
Entertainment

Realness Institute, Netflix Announce 12 Participants For Content Development Lab For African Writers

Twelve creative industry professionals from Kenya, Nigeria, Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe have been selected to be part of the inaugural three-month

Circle of Corporate Innovators
Entrepreneurship Funding Venture Capital

Access, Ecobank, and 3 Other Corporates Join Catalyst Fund Circle of Corporate Innovators

Catalyst Fund, managed by BFA Global, today formally announced its Circle of Corporate Innovators, with its first members, Fidelity Bank, Ecobank,

WEF
Startup Technology

54gene, Sokowatch Selected As World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Technology Pioneer

African startups, 54gene and Sokowatch, have been selected among hundreds of candidates as the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) “Technology Pioneers”.

Fatura
Ecommerce Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian Ecommerce Marketplace, Fatura Raises $3m Investment For Expansion

Fatura, an Egyptian ecommerce B2B marketplace, has raised $3 million pre-series A funding. The round was co-led by Sawari Ventures

UBA
Fintech Partnership Payment

UBA and Layer Partner to Accelerate Access to Financial Services in Africa

Digital banking platform provider, Layer has today announced it is partnering with United Bank for Africa (UBA) to fuel its

Sky.Garden
Ecommerce Funding Investment Venture Capital

Kenyan E-commerce Startup Sky.Garden Secures $4m Investment Led by SANAD Fund

Sky.Garden, a Kenyan E-commerce startup, has secured a $4 million Series A investment led by The SANAD Fund for MSME.

Helium Health
Health

Nigerian Healthtech Firm, Helium Health Expands to Kenya

Helium Health, a Nigerian healthtech firm, has expanded to Kenya a year after closing a US$10 million Series A funding

Crowwe
Social Media Twitter

Crowwe, an Instant Messaging App Aiming to Fill Twitter Lacuna Removed From Google Playstore

Crowwe, a wholly Nigerian instant messaging app that aimed to fill the gap left by Twitter after it was banned

Eko Innovation Center
Partnership Technology

Eko Innovation Center Partners With Africa Agility To Train 10,000 Girls in Technology

The Eko Innovation Center (EIC) has partnered with Africa Agility to train 10,000 girls in technology in Lagos over the

Cybersecurity
Cyber security

Cybersecurity is More Than a Tech Issue – It’s a Business Problem Too

A concerning number of South African companies are not prepared for the inevitability of a cyberattack despite the significant financial