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Milken-Motsepe Prize in FinTech Announces 10 Semifinalists

Musa Suleiman 10/16/2024

Rabbit Mobility nets $1.3m to Expand Across North Africa

Oluwasegun 10/16/2024

PAM Africa Hosted Inaugural PAMDAY Event Showcasing Innovations in Renewable Energy

Oluwasegun 10/15/2024

Mobile Network Startup Has Enabled Millions of Ethiopians to Access Internet

Ester Adams 10/15/2024

ThriveAgric Partners with Visa to Expand into Kenya

Mohammed Mane 10/15/2024

Jumia Exits South Africa and Tunisia

By Ester Adams / 10/21/2024

Jumia, the African e-commerce startup, will shut down its South African online fashion retailer Zando and its Tunisian operations by...

SouthAfrica’s GoMetro Selected For Freight Innovation Fund

By Musa Suleiman / 10/17/2024

GoMetro, a South African-founded B2B software-as-a-service fleet management company, has been selected as a recipient of a £147,000 grant from...

SouthAfrica’s GoMetro Selected For Freight Innovation Fund

Sistema.bio Secures $15m in Additional Financing to Accelerate Global Expansion

By Adebayo Trevor / 10/17/2024

Sistema.bio, a biogas technology firm, announces it has secured a package of US$15 million in financing to fuel its global...

Sistema.bio Secures $15m in Additional Financing to Accelerate Global Expansion

Klasha Raises $2m to Further Ease Crossborder B2B Payments in Africa

By Adebayo Trevor / 10/17/2024

Klasha, the Nigerian B2B fintech startup, has raised an additional $2 million in funding to provide cross-border payment services for...

Klasha Raises $2m to Further Ease Crossborder B2B Payments in Africa

Yellow Card Closes US$33M Series C Funding Round to Drive Expansion

By Mohammed Mane / 10/17/2024

Yellow Card, the African licensed Stablecoin on/off ramp, has closed $33 million Series C financing led by Blockchain Capital, with...

Yellow Card Closes US$33M Series C Funding Round to Drive Expansion

Milken-Motsepe Prize in FinTech Announces 10 Semifinalists

By Musa Suleiman / 10/16/2024

The Milken Institute and the Motsepe Foundation announced the 10 teams advancing to the Semifinalist Round of the Milken-Motsepe Prize in FinTech, with...

Milken-Motsepe Prize in FinTech Announces 10 Semifinalists

Rabbit Mobility nets $1.3m to Expand Across North Africa

By Oluwasegun / 10/16/2024

Rabbit Mobility has announced a $1.3 million investment round to fuel rapid growth of its micromobility platform across Egypt and other...

Rabbit Mobility nets $1.3m to Expand Across North Africa

PAM Africa Hosted Inaugural PAMDAY Event Showcasing Innovations in Renewable Energy

By Oluwasegun / 10/15/2024

In a significant step towards addressing the continent's energy needs, PAM Africa recently hosted its inaugural PAMDAY event at the PAM Centre....

PAM Africa Hosted Inaugural PAMDAY Event Showcasing Innovations in Renewable Energy

Mobile Network Startup Has Enabled Millions of Ethiopians to Access Internet

By Ester Adams / 10/15/2024

New report highlights positive impact of liberalisation of mobile market in Africa’s second largest country A new report published today...

Mobile Network Startup Has Enabled Millions of Ethiopians to Access Internet

ThriveAgric Partners with Visa to Expand into Kenya

By Mohammed Mane / 10/15/2024

ThriveAgric, a Nigerian Agritech startup, has partnered Visa, a world leader in digital payments; to support their expansion into Kenya....

ThriveAgric Partners with Visa to Expand into Kenya

Rabbit Mobility nets $1.3m to Expand Across North Africa

Oluwasegun 10/16/2024

Sistema.bio Secures $15m in Additional Financing to Accelerate Global Expansion

Adebayo Trevor 10/17/2024

ThriveAgric Partners with Visa to Expand into Kenya

Mohammed Mane 10/15/2024

Klasha Raises $2m to Further Ease Crossborder B2B Payments in Africa

Adebayo Trevor 10/17/2024

Mobile Network Startup Has Enabled Millions of Ethiopians to Access Internet

Ester Adams 10/15/2024

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Yellow Card Closes US$33M Series C Funding Round to Drive Expansion

Mohammed Mane 10/17/2024

Field Raises $11m to Tackle Maternal Mortality Crisis in Africa

Mohammed Mane 10/01/2024

Regfyl Raises $1.1m to Tackle Africa’s AML Compliance Crisis

Ester Adams 09/21/2024

Uncap launches €30m Fund to Provide Revenue-Based Financing for African SMEs

Adebayo Trevor 09/21/2024

Egyptian B2B Payment Startup SETTLE Raises $2m Pre-seed Funding

Adebayo Trevor 09/20/2024

Cryptocurrency

Tether Invests $1.5m in Sorted Wallet to Enhance Financial Inclusion

Ester Adams 09/20/2024

Funding

Goodwell Enters Ugandan Market Agent Banking Company Investment

Musa Suleiman 09/20/2024

Feature

Creating Customer-obsessed Experiences in B2B

Ester Adams 09/13/2024

Event

DLM Asset Management and Your Study Path Present “School is an Asset” Webinar

Mohammed Mane 09/13/2024

Funding

Talk360 Secures $1.4m Pre-Series A To Double Down on Connecting Africans

Musa Suleiman 09/13/2024

News

Paymob Raises Additional $22m Series B Round

Musa Suleiman 09/11/2024

News

Video: In Three Minutes What Need to Know About Latest iPhone 16

Mohammed Mane 09/11/2024

Venture Capital

Launch Africa Ventures Unveils Mezzanine Impact Fund

Ester Adams 09/11/2024

Fintech

Omnisient Wins Finovate’s 2024 Excellence in Financial Inclusion Award

Mohammed Mane 09/11/2024

Women

TLcom Announces Africa Tech Female Founder Summit 2024

Oluwasegun 09/11/2024

Ecommerce

Transforming Online Shopping: The Rising Importance of eCommerce Development Services

Musa Suleiman 09/09/2024

Funding

Wattnow Secures Funding Led by Lateral Frontiers, 216 Capital and Satgana

Mohammed Mane 09/06/2024

News

APPLY: HERCCELERATE For Women-led Tech Startups

Adebayo Trevor 09/04/2024

Fintech

Digital Financial Services Platform, Fido Secures $30m in Debt & Equity Funding

Musa Suleiman 09/04/2024

Apps

How to Use FaceTime on iPhone

Mohammed Mane 09/02/2024

Ecommerce

Kenyan E-commerce Startup, Chpter Secures $1.2m to Empower Businesses to Sell More Via Social Platforms

Musa Suleiman 09/02/2024

Product Launch

Rubyx Launches ‘Lending as a Service’ For African Microfinance Startups With Proparco Support

Oluwasegun 08/31/2024

Cryptocurrency

Quidax, Busha Receive Licenses As Virtual Asset Service Provider From SEC

Musa Suleiman 08/31/2024

Fintech

Kredete Raises $2.25M to Help African Immigrants Build Credit and Send Money Home

Adebayo Trevor 08/30/2024

Fintech

South African Fintech Omnisient Secures $7.5m Investment From Arise

Ester Adams 08/29/2024

News

Flutterwave Acquires Payment Systems License in Uganda

Mohammed Mane 08/29/2024

News

Applications Now Open for the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) Africa Challenge 2024

Ester Adams 08/28/2024

Clean Energy

Solarise Africa Secures $8.9m Investment to Expand Renewable Energy Projects in South Africa

Musa Suleiman 08/21/2024

Appointment

Venture Platform’s Kola Aina Joins EFInA Board

Mohammed Mane 08/20/2024

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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