Jumia Food
Business Health Press Release SMEs

Jumia Food Adds So Fresh to its Platform to Promote Healthy Living

Jumia Food Nigeria has added So Fresh, Nigeria’s leading fresh food chain, to its ever-growing catalogue of restaurants on its

Lulalend
Entrepreneurship Fintech Funding Investment SMEs Venture Capital

Lulalend, a South African Digital Lender Has Raised $6.5m

Lulalend, a South African digital lender has raised a $6.5 million Series A round co-led by IFC and Quona Capital. The

Womenpreneur Pitch-A-Ton
Accelerator Banking Entrepreneurship SMEs Women

5 Million Naira up For Grabs in Acess Bank Powered Womenpreneur Pitch-A-Ton Programme

As part of efforts to provide financial and business skills to female entrepreneurs, Access Bank Plc has announced the launch

Arnergy
Africa Energy Entrepreneurship Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian Renewable Energy Solutions Platform Arnergy Raises $9m Series A Investment

Arnergy, a Nigerian distributed utility company, today announced it has raised $9 Million in a Series A round of funding led

Catalyst Fund
Africa Fintech Funding Payment Technology Venture Capital

3 Africa-Focused Fintechs Selected For Catalyst Fund’s 2019 Cohort

The Catalyst Fund, a JP Morgan Chase and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-backed accelerator that provides mentorship and non-equity funding

MDaaS
Africa Entrepreneurship Funding Health Investment Social Entrepreneurship

MDaaS Global Set to Launch 100 Additional Centres After Raising $1m

MDaaS Global, which is building a network of tech-enabled diagnostic facilities in Nigeria, has closed a seed funding totaling US$1

PwC Innovation Experience Centre
Entrepreneurship Event Innovation Hub Technology

PwC Innovation Experience Centre Launches to Support Entrepreneurs

Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) as part of efforts to support enterprise development and technological advancement in Nigeria has launched the PwC

Naspers
Funding Investment Startup

Naspers Buys $2.1m Stake in South Africa Online Cleaning Service SweepSouth

Naspers has made the first investment through its new Naspers Foundry startup fund, buying a stake in Internet-based domestic cleaning

Africa’s Business Heroes
Africa Business Funding Investment Transport Venture Capital

MAX.ng Raises $7m to Scale Moto-taxi Transportation in Africa

MAX.ng, the pioneering Nigerian mobility startup, announced today that it has raised $7 million from an elite group of strategic

Kuda
Business Entrepreneurship Fintech Payment

Kudimoney Becomes Kuda After Securing CBN License

Kudimoney, a leading Nigeria Fintech company has metamorphosed into Kuda after being granted a license by the Central Bank of