Business
Feature

Diversity & Inclusion: The 21st Century Business Growth Recipe

Businesses have leveraged employees to amass billions of dollars by offering innovative services to millions of customers worldwide. At the

MFS Africa
Acquisition Fintech

MFS Africa Expands into Nigeria With Acquisition of Baxi

MFS Africa, the pan-African cross-border payments startup, has expanded into Nigeria with the acquisition of Baxi, one of Nigeria’s leading

Asante
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Asante Closes $7.5m Series A Funding to Close the Gap in MSME Lending in Africa

Asante Financial Services, an Africa-focused fintech, has raised Series A investment to scale its credit offerings to the underserved segment of

Facebook
Accelerator Facebook Social Media

Facebook Announces Winners of 2021 Community Accelerator Program in Africa

Facebook has selected 13 winners for the 2021 Facebook Community Accelerator Program. The Facebook community leaders from Nigeria, South Africa,

Entrepreneurship Funding

Africa’s Business Heroes Announces Top 10 Finalists For 2021

The 2021 Africa’s Business Heroes prize has announced this year’s top 10 finalists. These ten entrepreneurs will take the stage

Press Release Technology

Zwarttech Launches New Website to Optimise Experience of Hiring Senior IT Experts Within 24 Hours

Zwarttech, a social impact startup that connects businesses with vetted Senior IT experts in Africa, has launched a new website

Gokada
Business Logistics Ride-hailing

Gokada Set to Take on Safeboda in Ibadan

After the unceremonious ban of motorcycle ride-hailing services in Lagos, startups in the business either shut down or pivoted. ORide

4DX Ventures
AgricTech Funding Venture Capital

KfW, Sahel Capital Launch $24m Social Enterprise Fund for Agriculture in Africa

Sahel Capital, a fund manager, and advisory firm, has announced the launch of the Social Enterprise Fund for Agriculture in

Flat6Labs
Venture Capital

Flat6Labs Announces Second Close of its Tunisia Seed Fund at $10m

Flat6Labs, a regional seed and early-stage VC firm has announced the second close, and increase of its Tunisia-based Anava Seed

Smart Cities Innovation Programme
Accelerator Startup

31 African Startups Selected For Smart Cities Innovation Programme

Thirty-one startups from across Africa have been selected for the Smart Cities Innovation Programme (SCIP). The 31 startups were selected out