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Amazon Web Services

Apply: Amazon Web Services (AWS) Fintech Africa Accelerator

Ester Adams 03/27/2023

Rwazi Secures $4m Investment Led by Bonfire Ventures

Mohammed Mane 03/23/2023

Factor[e] Ventures Launches Delta40, a New Venture Studio to Transform African Startup Ecosystem

Mohammed Mane 03/23/2023

Autochek Appoints Robert Granados to its Board of Directors

Mohammed Mane 03/22/2023

Volvo Delivers First Electric Truck to Morocco

Musa Suleiman 03/21/2023

Oxfam Novob Partners With Goodwell Investments in €20m Fund to Support East African SMEs

By Musa Suleiman / 04/01/2023

Oxfam Novib and Goodwell Investments have announced a new €20 million fund dubbed Pepea. The fund will support early-stage growth companies...

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Oxfam Novob Partners With Goodwell Investments in €20m Fund to Support East African SMEs

Payday Secures $3M Seed Round to Power the Future of Work for Africa

By Musa Suleiman / 03/31/2023

Payday, an African neobank issuing global accounts to Africans, has raised a $3M seed round led by Moniepoint Inc. The...

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Payday Secures $3M Seed Round to Power the Future of Work for Africa

Shola Akinlade of Paystack Takes 55% Stake in Danish Club Aarhus Fremad

By Ester Adams / 03/28/2023

Shola Akinlade, the founder and CEO of Paystack, has acquired a 55% stake in Danish Club Aarhus Frenad. Founded in...

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Shola Akinlade of Paystack Takes 55% Stake in Danish Club Aarhus Fremad

Fez Delivery, Techstars-backed Logistics Startup Announces Seed Raise of $1m Led by Ventures Platform

By Mohammed Mane / 03/28/2023

Fez Delivery, a logistics and delivery company, has raised a $1 million seed led by Ventures Platform, with participation from...

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Fez Delivery, Techstars-backed Logistics Startup Announces Seed Raise of $1m Led by Ventures Platform

UK-Nigeria Tech Hub, Google Partner to Support Women Startups

By Ester Adams / 03/27/2023

The UK-Nigeria Tech Hub has announced a partnership with Google for Startups Africa to award $3 million in Google Cloud...

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UK-Nigeria Tech Hub, Google Partner to Support Women Startups

Apply: Amazon Web Services (AWS) Fintech Africa Accelerator

By Ester Adams / 03/27/2023

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched AWS Fintech Africa Accelerator for African fintech companies. The equity-free program supports early-stage startups...

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Apply: Amazon Web Services (AWS) Fintech Africa Accelerator

Rwazi Secures $4m Investment Led by Bonfire Ventures

By Mohammed Mane / 03/23/2023

Rwazi, a market intelligence startup, has secured $4 million in funding led by Bonfire Ventures and saw participation from Newfund...

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Rwazi Secures $4m Investment Led by Bonfire Ventures

Factor[e] Ventures Launches Delta40, a New Venture Studio to Transform African Startup Ecosystem

By Mohammed Mane / 03/23/2023

Factor[e] Ventures has announced the launch of Delta40, a new venture studio that aims to increase incomes and tackle climate...

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Factor[e] Ventures Launches Delta40, a New Venture Studio to Transform African Startup Ecosystem

Autochek Appoints Robert Granados to its Board of Directors

By Mohammed Mane / 03/22/2023

Autochek, the automotive technology company making car ownership more accessible and affordable across Africa, has appointed US automotive industry leader...

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Autochek Appoints Robert Granados to its Board of Directors

Volvo Delivers First Electric Truck to Morocco

By Musa Suleiman / 03/21/2023

Volvo Trucks has delivered its first heavy electric truck to refuse collection company Arma in Morocco. This is the first...

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Volvo Delivers First Electric Truck to Morocco

TRENDING POSTS

Payday Secures $3M Seed Round to Power the Future of Work for Africa

Musa Suleiman 03/31/2023

Amazon Web Services

Apply: Amazon Web Services (AWS) Fintech Africa Accelerator

Ester Adams 03/27/2023

Goodwell Investments

Oxfam Novob Partners With Goodwell Investments in €20m Fund to Support East African SMEs

Musa Suleiman 04/01/2023

Shola Akinlade of Paystack Takes 55% Stake in Danish Club Aarhus Fremad

Ester Adams 03/28/2023

Fez Delivery, Techstars-backed Logistics Startup Announces Seed Raise of $1m Led by Ventures Platform

Mohammed Mane 03/28/2023

STARTUP

Fez Delivery, Techstars-backed Logistics Startup Announces Seed Raise of $1m Led by Ventures Platform

Mohammed Mane 03/28/2023

UK-Nigeria Tech Hub,

UK-Nigeria Tech Hub, Google Partner to Support Women Startups

Ester Adams 03/27/2023

Meet 15 Female-led Startups Selected for Google Africa Accelerator

Mohammed Mane 03/09/2023

Apply for the Google for Startups Black Founders Fund 2023

Mohammed Mane 03/01/2023

Egypt’s Gameball Secures $3.5M to Boost its CRM Platform

Ester Adams 02/07/2023

TECHNOLOGY

Kenyan Construction Technology Platform, Jumba Secures $4.5m Seed Funding

Mohammed Mane 02/20/2023

Google Launches Nigeria Elections Trends Hub As 2023 Polls Draw Near

Ester Adams 01/13/2023

Qualcomm Announces Africa Innovation Platform

Musa Suleiman 12/20/2022

Google Unveils Nigeria’s 2022 Year in Search Lists

Ester Adams 12/07/2022

Liquid Intelligent

Liquid Intelligent Officially Launches in Nigeria

Musa Suleiman 11/28/2022

BUSINESS

How Small Businesses Can Go Digital – and Why They Have no Choice

Ester Adams 02/06/2023

BMCI Partners With KIFAL Auto to Simplify Financing for Used Cars in Morocco

Musa Suleiman 01/19/2023

Equinix Launches in South Africa with US$160M Data Center Investment in Johannesburg

Ester Adams 12/16/2022

Kapu, a Kenyan Social Commerce Startup Secures $8m Funding

Mohammed Mane 12/05/2022

Bolt Launches Ride-hailing Inter-city Trip to Increase Quality of Inter-city Travel

Musa Suleiman 11/17/2022

FUNDING

Goodwell Investments

Oxfam Novob Partners With Goodwell Investments in €20m Fund to Support East African SMEs

Musa Suleiman 04/01/2023

Shola Akinlade of Paystack Takes 55% Stake in Danish Club Aarhus Fremad

Ester Adams 03/28/2023

Fez Delivery, Techstars-backed Logistics Startup Announces Seed Raise of $1m Led by Ventures Platform

Mohammed Mane 03/28/2023

Rwazi Secures $4m Investment Led by Bonfire Ventures

Mohammed Mane 03/23/2023

Factor[e] Ventures Launches Delta40, a New Venture Studio to Transform African Startup Ecosystem

Mohammed Mane 03/23/2023

Andela

Acquisition

Andela Acquires Qualified to Identify, Qualify and Certify Engineers

Mohammed Mane 03/09/2023

Google

Accelerator

Meet 15 Female-led Startups Selected for Google Africa Accelerator

Mohammed Mane 03/09/2023

Shortcodes

Telecom

Nigerian Telcos Begin Implementation of Integrate Shortcodes

Oluwasegun 03/08/2023

Cross Switch Ghana

Fintech

Cross Switch Ghana Receives Approval to Operate as an Enhanced Payment Service Provider

Ester Adams 03/08/2023

Scam

Cyber security

The Anatomy of a Scam: Psychological Tricks Payment Fraudsters Use to Get Their Way

Mohammed Mane 03/07/2023

Yellow Card

Cryptocurrency

Yellow Card Adds New Digital Assets to the App

Musa Suleiman 03/07/2023

YMO

Payment

YMO, Guinean Fintech Startup, Secures €3m in Seed to Accelerate Financial Inclusion in West Africa

Oluwasegun 03/06/2023

Financial Services

Sofri Rewards Customers With 1 Million Naira

Mohammed Mane 03/06/2023

Flutterwave

News

Flutterwave Dismisses Reports of Losing 2.9bn to Hackers

Mohammed Mane 03/06/2023

Africa’s Business Heroes Prize

Africa

Applications Open for 2023 Africa’s Business Heroes Prize Competition

Mohammed Mane 03/06/2023

Stitch

Payment

Stitch Launches CashPay For Cash Payments in South Africa

Oluwasegun 03/02/2023

Fawry

Partnership

Fawry Announces Partnership With Syrve to Provide a One-stop Restaurant Management Solution in Egypt

Ester Adams 03/02/2023

Google

Startup

Apply for the Google for Startups Black Founders Fund 2023

Mohammed Mane 03/01/2023

Releaf

AgricTech

Releaf, a Nigerian Agritech Startup Receives a $250k Investment From Plesion Capital

Mohammed Mane 02/28/2023

Edtech

Accelerator

Apply for the Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship Program

Ester Adams 02/28/2023

Envisionit Deep AI

Funding

South Africa Envisionit Deep AI Secures $1.65mn Investment to Accelerate Access to Healthcare Across Africa

Mohammed Mane 02/27/2023

Consumers

Ecommerce

Shopping For Sustainability: Online Stores and e-commerce Merchants Answer Growing Consumer Demand

Mohammed Mane 02/27/2023

DLM Capital

Investment

DLM Capital Group Raises N5.304bn In 106% Oversubscribed Commercial Paper Issue

Ester Adams 02/24/2023

PAM Africa

Clean Energy

PAM Africa Launches First Ever Net Zero Village in Africa

Mohammed Mane 02/23/2023

Fawry

Partnership

MSI, Fawry Launch Joint Initiative to Support Startups

Ester Adams 02/23/2023

Planet42

Funding

South Africa’s Planet42 Raises US$100m to Accelerate Global Expansion

Mohammed Mane 02/22/2023

Netflix

Africa

GOBELINS and Netflix Offers New Scholarship Opportunities for African Animators

Ester Adams 02/22/2023

Workpay

Funding

Kenyan Payroll HR Startup, Workpay Secures $2.7m to Fund African Expansion

Mohammed Mane 02/21/2023

Jumba

Funding

Kenyan Construction Technology Platform, Jumba Secures $4.5m Seed Funding

Mohammed Mane 02/20/2023