TLcom Capital
Appointment Venture Capital

TLcom Capital Appoints Eloho Omame as Partner to Scout For More pre-Seed, Female-owned Startups

TLcom Capital, the Africa-focused venture capital firm, has appointed Eloho Omame of FirstCheck Africa as a partner to scout and back more

PocketApp
Ecommerce Fintech Payment

Abeg Rebrands to PocketApp, Secures Approval in Principle to Operate as a Mobile Money Firm

Abeg, a Nigerian social commerce platform, has rebranded to Pocket by Piggyvest-PocketApp and has received Approval in Principle from The

MNT-Halan
Acquisition

MNT-Halan Acquires Talabeyah, Integrated FMCG E-commerce and Distribution Platform

MNT-Halan, the Egyptian fintech startup, has acquired Talabeyah, a B2B e-commerce platform that offers FMCG supplies directly to small merchants,

Kune Food
Marketplace Startup

Kenyan On-demand Food Marketplace, Kune Shuts Down

Kune Food, a Kenya on-demand food marketplace, has shut down after less than a year of operations. This was announced

LaVida Studios
Film

Nigerian Film Production Company, LaVida Studios Raises $50m Financing

LaVida Studios, a Nigerian production company, has raised a $50m financing deal and entered a partnership with US-based studio The

AFEX
Startup

Nigerian Commodities Exchange Platform, AFEX Launches Operations in Kenya

AFEX, the Nigerian commodities exchange platform, has announced its expansion into Kenya, following a successful pilot phase. As part of

Artificial Intelligence Funding Investment

Egyptian AI startup Synapse Analytics Raises $2m pre-Series A Round

Synapse Analytics, an Egyptian AI tech startup, has completed a $2 million pre-series A funding round. It was led by

Samsung
Smartphones Tech Tips Tips

Checkout Samsung Galaxy Features You Should Be Using

Samsung Galaxy smartphones are notorious for having tons of features. That means there’s a very good chance there are certain

Thepeers
Payment

Nigeria’s Thepeer Secures $2.1m Seed Funding to Facilitate African Expansion

Thepeer, an African tech infrastructure startup connecting businesses’ wallets, has secured a $2.1 million seed round led by The Raba Partnership.

Fido
Fintech

Ghanaian Fintech Firm Fido Raises $30m for African Expansion

Fido, a Ghana-based fintech startup, has completed a $30 million Series A financing round led by Fortissimo Capital with the participation