Funding Insurtech Investment Startup Venture Capital

Naspers Foundry Leads $11m Series A Investment in Insurtech Startup, Naked

Naspers, through its early-stage tech investment vehicle Naspers Foundry, announced a US$8.3 million investment in Naked, the artificial intelligence (AI)-driven insurtech company that offers

AgricTech

Women to Take Driving Seat in Nigeria’s Male-dominated Farming Industry

For the past 13 years, Linda Sheknami Auta has grown rice, maize, yam and soybeans by hand. It is a long and

Accelerator PropertyTech

Nigerian Proptech Startup, Spleet Joins MetaProp Accelerator

Spleet Africa has been selected for MetaProp’s 2021 Accelerator Programme, making it the first African proptech startup to join the

Appointment People

Microsoft Appoints Ola Williams As Country Manager For Nigeria

Ola Williams has been announced as the new Country Manager for Microsoft Nigeria. Previously the Specialist Sales Leader working with

Entrepreneurship Startup

Savvy Expands its Learning Curriculum to Include Business Communications

Savvy, the global virtual Fellowship program designed for aspiring and early-stage entrepreneurs around the world, to support and accelerate their

Agro-tech Funding Investment Venture Capital

South African Agritech Startup, Khula, Secures $1.3m Seed Round, Launches New App

Khula, the South African agritech startup, has raised $1.3 million seed round led by AECI, and joined by E Squared,

Wapi Pay
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Wapi Pay Raises $2.2 million to Digitize Africa-Asia Trade Payments

Wapi Pay, a fintech startup, based in Singapore and headquartered in Kenya has raised $2.2 Million in pre-seed funding to

Appointment

MTN Appoints Shoyinka Shodunke and Adia Sowho as CIO and CMO

MTN Nigeria has appointed two new Nigerian executives as part of efforts to make its management team wholly Nigerian. They

Bolt
Funding Investment Ride-hailing Venture Capital

Bolt Raises €600 Million to Launch a New Grocery Delivery Service

Bolt has announced the closing of €600 million funding round to boost its new grocery delivery service, Bolt Market, and

Kuda
Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Nigerian Fintech Startup, Kuda Raises $55m Series B Investment to Fuel Expansion

Kuda, the Nigerian fintech startup, has raised $55 million series B investment co-led by existing investors Valar Ventures and Target