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Sendy
Investment Logistics Venture Capital

Kenyan Logistics Startup, Sendy Raises $20m Funding, Plans Expansion into West Africa

Sendy, a Kenyan On-demand logistics startup, has raised $20 million Series B investment led by Atlantica Ventures. Asia Africa Investment,

Africa Developer Event

Google Launches First Developers Space in Lagos

Google has launched its first Developers Space in Lagos, Nigeria. Previously referred to as the Google Launchpad Space, the Google

Bolorims
Acquisition Business Ecommerce

Nigeria’s Bolorims Partners Kenyan Ecommerce Startup AfricaSokoni to Launch Bolosokoni.com

Bolorims, a Nigerian ecommerce startup has partnered with its Kenyan counterpart, AfricaSokoni to launch Bolosokoni.com in West Africa. As part

Omolara Adagunodo
Appointment Business Ecommerce

Exclusive: Ex-Jumia Travel MD Omolara Adagunodo Appointed Interim MD, Jumia Food

Omolara Adagunodo, the former Managing Director of Jumia Travel has been appointed the interim MD of Jumia Food Nigeria replacing

Uber
Business Government Ride-hailing

On-demand Motorcycle Startups Caught in Web of Lagos Government Ban on Okadas

On-demand motorcycle startups like ORide by OPay, Gokada and MaxOkada have been caught in the web of the Lagos State

Make-IT in Africa
Accelerator Innovation Hub SDGs

Make-IT in Africa Launches Challenge For Innovation Hubs

Make-IT in Africa, a tech entrepreneurship initiative implemented by GIZ is inviting innovation hubs and other intermediaries to pitch innovative,

Apollo Agriculture
Accelerator Africa Agro-tech

Nigeria’s ReelFruit Win $50k at Village Capital Agriculture Africa Accelerator Program

ReelFruit, a Nigerian dry fruit processing company and Ghana’s Complete Farmer have each won $50,000 at the Village Capital Agriculture

Twitter
Social Media Technology

Twitter Adds Emoji Reaction to Direct Messages

Twitter has added emoji reaction to Direct Messages. What this means is that Twitter user now have the ability to

SDG500
Uncategorized

New Investment Vehicle Dubbed SDG500 Launched to Accelerate Progress Towards SDGs

A new investment vehicle dubbed SDG500 has been launched by a coalition of private and public sector organisations, including United

AURA
Africa Investment Technology

SA SafeTech Startup, AURA Raises $400k Follow-on Investment From HAVAIC

AURA, a South African SafeTech startup has raised $400,000 follow-on equity investment from HAVAÍC. This funding in AURA was made