NoOnes
Appointment

NoOnes Appoints Ray Youssef as CEO

NoOnes, the financial communication super app connecting people of the Global South to the world’s financial systems, has announced its

African School of Economics
Edtech

Pan-African University, The African School of Economics Expands to Zanzibar

The African School of Economics (ASE), the Pan-African university developing the frontier of Africa’s next generation of scholars, researchers, policymakers and

Leapfrog Ventures
Funding Investment Venture Capital

LeapFrog Investments Plans to Hold Final Close of its $1bn Fund in Feb 2024

LeapFrog Investments, the Profit with Purpose firm, has raised a significant share of its Emerging Consumer Fund IV targeting $1

Moove
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Moove Raises $76m Funding From Mubadala and BlackRock

Moove, the mobility fintech firm, has secured $76m in new funding, consisting of $28m in equity from new and existing

Qualcomm
Innovation Technology

Qualcomm Announces Africa Innovation Platform

Qualcomm Incorporated has announced the launch of the Africa Innovation Platform, a suite of mentorship, education, and training programs created

Twitter
News

Twitter Unveils Verified Accounts in 3 Different Colours

Twitter has finally launched the new Twitter Blue subscription and the first thing that can be noticed are the Gold

Kapu
Business Funding Startup Venture Capital

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

Kapu, a social commerce startup, has raised $8 million in seed funding to help reduce the burden of buying food

Badili
Funding Venture Capital

Kenyan Smartphone ReCommerce Platform, Badili Secures $2.1m Pre-seed Funding

Badili, a Kenyan smartphone re-commerce startup, has raised $2.1 million in pre-seed funding to scale its operations within Africa. The

Moove
Mobility Venture Capital

Mobility Fintech Moove Raises £15m to Scale its UK Fleet of 100% EV’s

Moove, a Nigerian-founded mobility fintech and Uber’s vehicle supply partner in EMEA, has raised £15 million in financing from Emso

Julaya
Fintech Funding Investment Payment Venture Capital

West African Fintech Julaya Closes $5m Extension Round to Expand its Operations

Julaya , a fintech based in Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, and France, has raised a $5 million extension round led by European