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Tyme Secures New International Investors in Latest Capital Raise

Adebayo Trevor 05/25/2023

Dawi Clinics Raises $6.5m to Fund its Expansion in Egypt

Ester Adams 05/23/2023

JumiaPay and Trove Finance Partner to Provide Convenient Ways to Manage Investments

Musa Suleiman 05/22/2023

A Better Way to Prioritise Vulnerability Management

Adebayo Trevor 05/22/2023

Nigeria’s SEC Grants Volition Cap License to Kickstart Fund Management

Musa Suleiman 05/18/2023

Communication as a Service Startup, Termii Secures $3.65 to Support Expansion to Francophone Africa

By Mohammed Mane / 06/09/2023

Termii, an African communications-as-a-service startup, has secured a $3.65 million investment to support its expansion into Francophone Africa starting with...

Communication as a Service Startup, Termii Secures $3.65 to Support Expansion to Francophone Africa

Haul247 Secures $3m Seed Funding Led by Alitheia Cpaital

By Oluwasegun / 06/08/2023

Haul247, an end-to-end logistics tech platform, has raised $3 million in a seed funding round to boost its market share...

Haul247 Secures $3m Seed Funding Led by Alitheia Cpaital

Flutterwave, Token.io Partner to Provide Pay By Bank Transfer to Users in UK and EU

By Ester Adams / 06/07/2023

Flutterwave, the African payments technology company, has partnered with Token.io to power Pay By Bank transfer capabilities for Flutterwave’s platform....

Flutterwave, Token.io Partner to Provide Pay By Bank Transfer to Users in UK and EU

CcHUB Announces its 2023 Nigerian Cohort for the Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship Program

By Mohammed Mane / 06/06/2023

Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB) has announced 12 startups that will make up the first cohort of its Mastercard Foundation Ed-Tech Fellowship Program in Nigeria....

CcHUB Announces its 2023 Nigerian Cohort for the Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship Program

Nigeria’ss Helium Health Secures $30m Funding From AXA

By Adebayo Trevor / 06/05/2023

Helium Health has raised $30 million in a Series B funding round led by AXA IM Alts. The latest investments...

Nigeria’ss Helium Health Secures $30m Funding From AXA

Fawry Partners With Infobip to Enhance Electronic Payment Services

By Musa Suleiman / 06/03/2023

Fawry, Egypt's payments and fintech company, has partnered with Infobip, a global cloud communications platform, to enable payments through META...

Fawry Partners With Infobip to Enhance Electronic Payment Services

Zofi Cash Closes $1m Pre-Seed Investment From Advancly

By Musa Suleiman / 05/31/2023

Zofi Cash, the Ugandan digital financial startup, has secured pre-seed funding of $1 million from Advancly. This was announced in a...

Zofi Cash Closes $1m Pre-Seed Investment From Advancly

WhatsApp Allows Users to Edit Messages

By Musa Suleiman / 05/27/2023

WhatsApp, the global messaging platform, will now allow users to edit sent messages. Despite this, there is a caveat-users can...

AWS Selects 25 Startups For Its First ‘Fintech In Africa’ Accelerator

By Adebayo Trevor / 05/27/2023

Twenty-five African fintech startups have been selected for the first Amazon Web Services (AWS) FinTech Africa Accelerator cohort. This inaugural...

AWS Selects 25 Startups For Its First ‘Fintech In Africa’ Accelerator

Ukheshe Labs to Focus on Digital Payment Innovation

By Mohammed Mane / 05/25/2023

Ukheshe, the Banking as a Service (BaaS) and embedded finance enabler, has recently launched a new innovation hub, Ukheshe Labs,...

Ukheshe Labs to Focus on Digital Payment Innovation

Nigeria’ss Helium Health Secures $30m Funding From AXA

Adebayo Trevor 06/05/2023

Flutterwave, Token.io Partner to Provide Pay By Bank Transfer to Users in UK and EU

Ester Adams 06/07/2023

Haul247 Secures $3m Seed Funding Led by Alitheia Cpaital

Oluwasegun 06/08/2023

Communication as a Service Startup, Termii Secures $3.65 to Support Expansion to Francophone Africa

Mohammed Mane 06/09/2023

Fawry Partners With Infobip to Enhance Electronic Payment Services

Musa Suleiman 06/03/2023

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Communication as a Service Startup, Termii Secures $3.65 to Support Expansion to Francophone Africa

Mohammed Mane 06/09/2023

Haul247 Secures $3m Seed Funding Led by Alitheia Cpaital

Oluwasegun 06/08/2023

Nigeria’ss Helium Health Secures $30m Funding From AXA

Adebayo Trevor 06/05/2023

Zofi Cash Closes $1m Pre-Seed Investment From Advancly

Musa Suleiman 05/31/2023

Tyme Secures New International Investors in Latest Capital Raise

Adebayo Trevor 05/25/2023

Accelerator

Jobtech Alliance Announces its First Cohort of Inclusive Jobtech Platforms

Mohammed Mane 04/17/2023

Venture Capital

Opportunik Launches African and Diasporan-Focused Investment Fund

Musa Suleiman 04/17/2023

Business

Bolt Food Increases Presence in Lagos

Mohammed Mane 04/16/2023

Insurtech

ETAP Launches Takaful, a Digital Car Insurance Product For Wealth Reredistribution

Ester Adams 04/14/2023

Accelerator

SME Growth Lab, Shecluded Partner to Empower Female Entrepreneurs in Africa

Adebayo Trevor 04/11/2023

Crowdfunding

P2P Crypto Marketplace, Paxful Shuts Down

Adebayo Trevor 04/06/2023

Accelerator

APPLY: Startup Wise Guys SaaS Accelerator Program: Africa 2023

Mohammed Mane 04/05/2023

Funding

South Africa’s Peach Payments Raises $31m Series A Funding to Maximise Financial Inclusion in Africa

Oluwasegun 04/05/2023

Cyber security

Cybersecurity budgets: The Delicate Balance of Spending Money to Save Money

Musa Suleiman 04/05/2023

Funding

Nigerian Shared Mobility Startup, Shuttlers Secures $4m Funding Led by VKAV

Mohammed Mane 04/05/2023

Product Launch

Moni unveils new community-powered business loans to drive growth for African SMEs

Mohammed Mane 04/05/2023

Funding

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

Musa Suleiman 04/01/2023

News

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

Musa Suleiman 03/31/2023

Acquisition

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

Ester Adams 03/28/2023

Funding

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

Mohammed Mane 03/28/2023

Startup

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

Ester Adams 03/27/2023

Accelerator

Apply: Amazon Web Services (AWS) Fintech Africa Accelerator

Ester Adams 03/27/2023

Funding

Rwazi Secures $4m Investment Led by Bonfire Ventures

Mohammed Mane 03/23/2023

Venture Capital

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

Mohammed Mane 03/23/2023

Appointment

Autochek Appoints Robert Granados to its Board of Directors

Mohammed Mane 03/22/2023

Electric Vehicle

Volvo Delivers First Electric Truck to Morocco

Musa Suleiman 03/21/2023

Acquisition

South Africa’s Fin Acquires Thuthukani

Mohammed Mane 03/21/2023

Venture Capital

Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures Raises $43m to Focus on Emerging Growth Stage Companies

Musa Suleiman 03/21/2023

Blockchain

Ejara Gets Backing From Adaverse to Democratise Finance in Francophone Africa

Ester Adams 03/20/2023

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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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