Startup Nigeria
Africa AgricTech Agro-tech Entrepreneurship Event Funding SMEs Social Entrepreneurship

Agritech Startups Shine at Startup Nigeria 2019 Demo Day

Agritech startups have emerged winners in the Startup Nigeria 2019 Demo Day powered by Ventures Platform. Three startups, one from

DPO Group
Acquisition Africa Business Entrepreneurship Fintech Payment Technology

Kenya’s DPO Group Acquires South Africa’s PayFast

DPO Group (Direct Pay Online), the leading African Payment Service Provider (PSP) has announced its acquisition of PayFast, one of

GONA
Business Investment Transport Venture Capital

GONA to Scale its Transport Business in Lagos After Completing Multi-million Dollar Pre-series A Funding Round

African travel service company GONA announced the completion of millions of dollars in pre-series A round of financing from investors

Seedstars
Africa Entrepreneurship Events Investment Startup

Seedstars Summit Africa to Hold 4th Edition in South Africa

Seedstars, the leading emerging market startup community and investor has officially announced its 5th Africa Regional Summit, in partnership with

Cloudline
Accelerator Africa Entrepreneurship Event Investment Logistics Startup Technology

SA’s Cloudline Among Winners of 2019 MassChallenge Israel Startup Competition

Cloudline, a South African startup that brings sustainable logistics access to remote communities, has been named among the 10 winners

Ventures Platform Hub
Africa Appointment Leadership Venture Capital

Ventures Platform Hub Appoints New Executive Director and CEO

Ventures Platform Hub (VPHub) has named Mimshach Obioha Executive Director, Ventures Platform Foundation and Nkechi Oguchi Chief Executive Officer, Ventures

Union Bank
Banking Edtech Fintech Funding Innovation Social Entrepreneurship Technology

Union Bank Launches N5m EdTech Challenge

As part of efforts to promote innovation in the education sector, Union Bank of Nigeria Plc has announced the launch

54gene
Africa Entrepreneurship Funding Health Interview

We’re Planning to Collect 40,000 Data Samples by End of 2019-CEO 54gene

The African genome is the most genetically diverse in the world. However, until now, the global scientific community has largely

Enko Education
Africa Edtech Entrepreneurship Funding Investment

Enko Education Raises 1.4 Million Dollars In Pre-Series B

African international schools network Enko Education has announced the closing of a 1.4 million dollars funding round from a pool

Taimba
Africa AgricTech Agro-tech Business Entrepreneurship Funding Investment

Kenyan B2B Agri-Tech Startup Taimba Gets $100K in Funding from Gray Matters Capital’s coLABS

US-based impact investor Gray Matters Capital has today announced that it has funded Taimba, a Nairobi based B2B Agri-Tech start-up