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How Smartwatches Revolutionize Workouts: Your Ultimate Fitness Companion

Ester Adams 09/27/2023

Two Nigerian Startups Selected For Google AI For Health Program

Adebayo Trevor 09/27/2023

Nigerian investment platform, Risevest Acquires Chaka

Mohammed Mane 09/27/2023

Microsoft-backed FAST Accelerator Announces 12 African Startups Selected For AI Program

Mohammed Mane 09/26/2023

Moniepoint, Nithub UNILAG Partner For Tech Talent Development

Ester Adams 09/26/2023

South Africans can now Scan to Pay with Crypto

By Ester Adams / 09/30/2023

Scan to Pay, Powered by Ukheshe, has partnered with Xion Global to offer crypto payments on the Scan to Pay app. Scan to Pay, powered by Ukheshe,...

South Africans can now Scan to Pay with Crypto

Revio Closes $5.2m Investment Led by QED Ventures

By Mohammed Mane / 09/29/2023

‍Revio, the payment orchestration platform helping merchants optimize their order to cash lifecycle, announced a seed investment round of $5.2...

Revio Closes $5.2m Investment Led by QED Ventures

Venture Capital Firm, Enza Capital Secures $58m Across Two Funds

By Musa Suleiman / 09/29/2023

Enza Capital, a Kenyan-based venture capital firm, has closed two funds totalling $58 million, to support innovation and growth in...

Venture Capital Firm, Enza Capital Secures $58m Across Two Funds

South Africa’s Root Raises $1.5m to Accelerate Expansion Plans

By Ester Adams / 09/29/2023

Root Platform (Root), the low-code, API-first, end-to-end insurance technology platform provider, has announced that South Africa-based Invenfin, the venture and...

South Africa’s Root Raises $1.5m to Accelerate Expansion Plans

Google Opens Applications for ₦75 Million Hustle Academy Fund to Empower Nigerian SMBs

By Ester Adams / 09/28/2023

Google today announced the opening of applications for the Hustle Academy SMB Fund, a ₦75 Million equity-free fund dedicated to...

How Smartwatches Revolutionize Workouts: Your Ultimate Fitness Companion

By Ester Adams / 09/27/2023

In today's fast-paced world, staying fit and healthy is essential, and technology has paved the way for innovative solutions. Smartwatches,...

How Smartwatches Revolutionize Workouts: Your Ultimate Fitness Companion

Two Nigerian Startups Selected For Google AI For Health Program

By Adebayo Trevor / 09/27/2023

Two Nigerian startups are among the 30 companies selected to participate in the Google Artificial Intelligence for Health programme. The...

Nigerian investment platform, Risevest Acquires Chaka

By Mohammed Mane / 09/27/2023

Risevest, a Nigerian investment platform, has acquired digital trading startup Chaka. A report by TechCabal states that Tosin Osinbodu, Chaka’s...

Nigerian investment platform, Risevest Acquires Chaka

Microsoft-backed FAST Accelerator Announces 12 African Startups Selected For AI Program

By Mohammed Mane / 09/26/2023

Flapmax, a data and AI technology company, announced the twelve companies selected for the second cohort of the FAST Accelerator startup program,...

Microsoft-backed FAST Accelerator Announces 12 African Startups Selected For AI Program

Moniepoint, Nithub UNILAG Partner For Tech Talent Development

By Ester Adams / 09/26/2023

Nithub University of Lagos in partnership with Moniepoint Inc., a digital financial services provider, has announced the graduation of the pioneer cohort...

Moniepoint, Nithub UNILAG Partner For Tech Talent Development

Venture Capital Firm, Enza Capital Secures $58m Across Two Funds

Musa Suleiman 09/29/2023

South Africa’s Root Raises $1.5m to Accelerate Expansion Plans

Ester Adams 09/29/2023

How Smartwatches Revolutionize Workouts: Your Ultimate Fitness Companion

Ester Adams 09/27/2023

Two Nigerian Startups Selected For Google AI For Health Program

Adebayo Trevor 09/27/2023

South Africans can now Scan to Pay with Crypto

Ester Adams 09/30/2023

STARTUP

TECHNOLOGY

BUSINESS

FUNDING

Revio Closes $5.2m Investment Led by QED Ventures

Mohammed Mane 09/29/2023

Venture Capital Firm, Enza Capital Secures $58m Across Two Funds

Musa Suleiman 09/29/2023

South Africa’s Root Raises $1.5m to Accelerate Expansion Plans

Ester Adams 09/29/2023

Nigerian investment platform, Risevest Acquires Chaka

Mohammed Mane 09/27/2023

Lupiya, a Zambian Neobank, Gets $8.25m Series A Round Led by Alitheia Capital

Ester Adams 09/21/2023

Cryptocurrency

Nestcoin Raises $1.9m to Fuel Onboard Wallet’s Growth

Adebayo Trevor 09/08/2023

Funding

Rentoza Secures $6 Million Funding to Accelerate Growth and Expansion

Musa Suleiman 09/08/2023

Funding

Iyin’s Itana Secures $2m Pre-seed Funding to Launch Africa’s First Digital Free Zone

Musa Suleiman 09/07/2023

Cryptocurrency

Kenyan Crypto-fintech Startup, Kotani Pay Secures $2m Pre-Seed Investment

Mohammed Mane 09/07/2023

Feature

5 Ways Google is Improving Search in Africa

Musa Suleiman 09/07/2023

Appointment

Google Appoints Alex Okosi as New Managing Director for Africa

Musa Suleiman 09/06/2023

Venture Capital

The Catalyst Fund Marks Major Milestone with First Close of Target $40M Fund

Adebayo Trevor 09/06/2023

Acquisition

₿trust Acquires Qala Africa To Build the Next Generation of Open-Source Bitcoin Developers

Ester Adams 09/06/2023

Fintech

Nigerian Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) Startup, Anchor Invests $2.4m Seed Led by Goat Capital

Ester Adams 09/04/2023

Acquisition

Asaak Acquires FlexClub Mexico, Expands into Latin America

Musa Suleiman 08/31/2023

Ride-hailing

Uber Launches Electric Bike Fleet in Kenya

Oluwasegun 08/31/2023

Startup

APPLY: Irish Tech Challenge South Africa 2023

Musa Suleiman 08/31/2023

Fintech

How Ukheshe is Elevating Fintech Via Partnerships That Drive Innovation and Growth

Adebayo Trevor 08/31/2023

Product Launch

Apple Set to Launch iPhone 15 on September 12

Musa Suleiman 08/30/2023

Funding

Tunisia’s SeekMake Secures $539k From Lafayette Group

Ester Adams 08/30/2023

Competition

APPLY: 2023 MEST Africa Challenge

Mohammed Mane 08/30/2023

Automobile

How to Find a Reputable Car Shipping Company in California

Ester Adams 08/29/2023

Funding

LemFi Secures $33m Series A Investment to Back Global Expansion

Musa Suleiman 08/25/2023

Acquisition

Moniepoint Gets Regulatory Approval to Acquire Kenyan’s Kopo Kopo

Musa Suleiman 08/23/2023

Fintech

Kenyan Fintech Startup, Zanifu Raises $11.2m Pre-Series A Funding Round

Ester Adams 08/22/2023

Accelerator

Google Unveils AI First Accelerator for African Startups

Adebayo Trevor 08/22/2023

Clean Energy

Apply: Green Entrepreneurship Programme Powered By TEF

Musa Suleiman 08/21/2023

Smartphones

The Ultimate Guide to the Many Possibilities of Your Smartphone

Mohammed Mane 08/18/2023

Partnership

Ukheshe Partners With Diamond Trust Bank to Deliver BaaS in East Africa

Oluwasegun 08/17/2023

Five Things To Do Before Selling Your Smartphone
Whether you are using an Android or iOS device, you may someday decide that you have enough of the phone
Taxify Joins #$1Billion Gang As It Secures $175M Investment From Daimler
Mercedes-Benz-owner Daimler has taken a stake in Taxify in a funding round that values the ride-booking group at more than
Meet The 10 Startups That Are Disrupting Agriculture In Africa
Gone are the days when you have to physically go to the farm before you can call yourself a farmer.
Piggybank.ng Secures $1.1M Capital Led by LeadPath
Funds has always been a huge problem when starting a business. However, you a business can only attract the attention
Jumia Nigeria to Reward Football Fans for Supporting the Super Eagles
Nigeria’s no.1 online shopping platform, Jumia has concluded plans to launch a series of exciting activities around the 2018 FIFA World
Scramble For African Startups By Venture Capitalists: Good or Bad?
Like the scramble for Africa that saw European powers invading, occupying and colonizing African territories without their consent, venture capitalists seem to
Nigeria’s Publiseer Selected For Startup Istanbul Challenge 2018
This year seem to be going well for Nigeria’s digital publishing startup, Publiseer. It recently declared a profit of 3
GitHub Is Now Own By Microsoft As Later Buys Former For $7.5B
Microsoft has acquired code sharing website, GitHub, for $7.5 billion. The all-stock deal is expected to be sealed by the end of
Biggest Announcements From Apple’s WWDC 2018
Apple’s big WWDC 2018 keynote is a wrap! Millions of Apple fans around the world tuned in to Apple’s live
Apply For The AppsAfrica Innovation Awards 2018
AppsAfrica has opened application for the 2018 AppsAfrica Innovation Awards set to be held on 12 November in Cape Town. Applications close 7

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