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Copia
Africa Investment Venture Capital

Kenya’s Copia Raises $26m Series B Round Led by LGT Lightstone

Copia, a Kenyan logistics and e-commerce firm, has raised $26 million series B funding round led by LGT Lightstone with

vatebra tech hub
Africa Entrepreneurship SMEs Social Entrepreneurship

Vatebra Tech Hub Launches 6-Month Incubation Program

Vatebra Tech Hub, powered by the Bank of Industry established to support startups and technology development in Nigeria has announced

uLesson
Funding Investment

uLesson, an EdTech Startup Founded by Sim Shagaya Has Raised $3.1m Led by TLcom

uLesson, a Nigerian EdTech startup founded by Sim Shagaya has raised a $3.1 million funding round led by TLcom Capital.

Social Innovators Program
Accelerator Social Entrepreneurship Tech Tips

Meet 20 Entrepreneurs Selected For Leap Africa’s 2019/2020 Social Innovators Program

Leap Africa in collaboration with Union Bank of Nigeria, has unveiled the 20 startups selected for the 2019/20 Social Innovators

LifeBank
Government Health People

LifeBank Founder, Temie Giwa-Tubosun Gets Congratulatory Message From Buhari

LifeBank Founder, Temie Giwa-Tubosun has received a congratulatory message from President Muhammadu Buhari for winning the inaugural Africa Netpreneur Prize

heetch
Africa Business

Francophone Africa-Focused Ride-Sharing App, Heetch Completes Its Series B With $4m Investment From AfricInvest

Heetch, a ride-sharing app focused on Francophone Africa, has raised $4 million from AfricInvest to complete its $42 million Series

Xecced Ventures
Entrepreneurship Technology Venture Capital

Xecced Ventures Launches $100m Fund to Invest in African Startups, Plans to Partner With TEF

Xecced Ventures, a London-based venture capital, has launched a $100 million fund to inverts in African startups. The venture capital

Orange Social Venture
Competition Entrepreneurship Social Entrepreneurship

Here Are Three Winners of Orange Social Venture Prize 2019

Orange, a multinational telecommunications corporation with, has announced the winners of the Orange Social Venture Prize 2019. The winners were

Jumia
Africa Business Ecommerce

Jumia Suspends eCommerce Operations in Cameroon

Jumia, the leading eCommerce platform in Africa, has suspended eCommerce Operations in Cameroon. The startup, which recently released its 3rd

OPera
Entrepreneurship Investment Payment

OPay Raises $120m Series B Funding From Chinese Investors, Sets Sight on Kenya, Ghana and South Africa

OPay, the African fintech startup has announced that it has raised a $120 million Series B from Chinese investors include