DAAYTA
Startup

ARM Names Winner of DAAYTA 2022

ARM has announced the winner of the Deji Alli ARM Young Talent Award (DAAYTA) 2022 at a recent finalists’ pitch

Swvl
Acquisition

Swvl Acquires Zeelo to Expand its Footprint to USA, UK & South Africa

Swvl, a provider of transformative tech-enabled mass transit solutions, has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Zeelo, the UK’s largest smart

MTN NIGERIA AND PAN-ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY LAUNCH MEDIA INNOVATION PROGRAMME
Innovation Media

MTN Nigeria And Pan-Atlantic University Launch Media Innovation Programme

MTN Nigeria and Pan-Atlantic University (PAU) have launched the MTN Media Innovation Programme (MTN MIP), which will be driven by PAU’s

ONEPORT 365 SECURES $5 MILLION SEED FUNDING TO DIGITIZE FREIGHT MANAGEMENT IN AFRICA
Africa Crowdfunding Digital Freight Management

Oneport 365 Secures $5m Seed Funding To Digitize Freight Management In Africa

OnePort 365, digital freight forwarding company, , that makes it easier to move cargo to, from, and within Africa, has

Acquisition Startup

Eden Life Expands to Kenya and Acquires Lynk

Eden Life, an African home concierge services scheduling platform, has acquired Lynk, the former technology company connecting informal workers to

WE-FI ANNOUNCES $15 MILLION FUNDING TO SUPPORT WOMEN-OWNED SMES IN NIGERIA AND FOUR OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES
Africa Funding SMEs

We-Fi Announces $15 million Funding to Support Women-owned SMEs in Nigeria and Four Other African Countries

The Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) yesterday announced a new round of funding under which the African Development Bank’s Africa

Airtel
Financial Inclusion Payment Telecom

Airtel Africa Receives Super Agent License From CBN

Airtel Africa has disclosed that one of its subsidiaries, Airtel Mobile Commerce Nigeria Ltd, has received a super agent licence

Farmerline
AgricTech Funding Investment

Ghana’s Farmerline Secures $12.9m Pre-Series A Investment to Help African Farmers

Farmerline, a Ghanaian agritech startup, has secured a US$6.4 million Pre-Series A investment and $6.5 million debt to strengthen its

SWVL ACQUIRES TURKISH B2B MOBILITY STARTUP VOLT LINES
Acquisition Mobility Transport

Swvl Expands into the Turkish Mobility Market with the Acquisition of Volt Lines

Egyptian mobility startup SWVL has acquired Turkey-based B2B mobility startup Volt Lines. The deal values the startup at over $40 million. As

Techstars
Accelerator

Techstars Launches ARM Labs Techstars Accelerator in Lagos

Techstars, a global investment business that provides access to capital, in partnership with ARM Labs, has announced the launch of the ARM