Rocket Internet
Africa Business Ecommerce Investment

Rocket Internet Finally Divests From Jumia, Sells 11% Stake in eCommerce Firm

Rocket Internet, the German tech investor has disclosed that it has sold its stake in African eCommerce company Jumia, which

Y Combinator
Accelerator Africa Entrepreneurship

Meet 12 African Startups That Pitched at Y Combinator Winter 2020 Batch Demo Day

Y Combinator, an American seed accelerator that provides seed funding for startups has concluded the winter 2020 Batch of its

Field Intelligence
Health Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian Startup Field Intelligence Raises $3.6m Series A Funding Led by Blue Haven Initiative

Field Intelligence, a Nigerian healthtech supply chain startup has raised $3.6 million Series A funding round led by Blue Haven

UNILAG INNOVATION CHALLENGE
Edtech Education Technology

Meet Students Selected For UNILAG Innovation Challenge

University of Lagos (UNILAG), one of the best universities in Nigeria has announced shortlisted teams and students that will participate

Google
Africa Funding Security

Google Launches $1m Fund for Online Safety in Sub-Saharan Africa

Google has launched a $1m pan-African fund to support innovative ideas around privacy, trust and the safety of families online

Catapult: Inclusion Africa
Africa Financial Inclusion Fintech

Two Nigerian Fintech Startups Selected For Catapult: Inclusion Africa Program 2020

Two Nigerian fintech startups-Esusu and PaddyCover, have been named among the 12 startups that would participate in the Catapult: Inclusion

Jumia
Africa Appointment Ecommerce

Massimiliano Spalazzi Appointed as Jumia Nigeria CEO

Massimiliano Spalazzi has been appointed as CEO of Jumia Nigeria replacing Juliet Anammah who is now the of chairwoman of

Businesses
Business SMEs Tech Tips

Five New Year’s Resolutions For Small Businesses 

In what has become a New Year ritual, many small businesses are reviewing their performance last year and are already

Octave Analytics
Banking Entrepreneurship Hackathon

Octave Analytics Wins N10m at Zenith Bank Hackathon

Octave Analytics, a data analytics startup, has won the grand prize of N10 million at the maiden Zenith Bank hackathon

Trove
Business Digital Fintech

ARM Buys Stake in Trove to Boost Investment Portfolio

Asset and Resource Management (ARM) has announced that it is buying a stake in fintech startup, Trove to boost its