Bujeti
Fintech Funding Investment Startup

Bujeti Secures $2m Funding to Support Growth & Increase Market Share

Bujeti, the Nigerian fintech startup, has raised a $2 million seed round led by Y Combinator (YC). The round was

MEST Africa
Startup

Meet 2023 MEST Africa Challenge Regional Finalists

MEST Africa, a pan-African software and entrepreneurship training program, seed fund, and incubator, has selected 45 technology startups to advance

Competition Health

Founder of WellaHealth Named 2023 Winner of Africa’s Business Heroes Prize Competition

Ikpeme Neto, the founder of WellaHealth, a Nigerian digital health insurance company, has been named winner of Africa’s Business Heroes

Social Innovation Driven Entreprenuership
Entrepreneurship

APPLY: Social Innovation Driven Entreprenuership (SIDE) Project

The UK-Nigeria Tech Hub has partnered with NINE, to launch an impact accelerator, ‘Social Innovation Driven Entrepreneurship’ for social impact

Payment

Why Scan to Pay Quick Response Beats Cash, Cards and Transfers

Quick response (QR) codes have become part of everyday life in recent years. From leaflets and billboards to menus and

Shekel Mobility
Funding Investment Mobility Startup

Shekel Mobility Secures $7m Led By Ventures Platform And MaC VC

Shekel Mobility, a Nigerian B2B mobility startup, has raised $7 million in investment co-led by Ventures Platform and MaC Ventures. The

Smartphones

6 Essential Tips for the Photography Newbie

Are you new to photography and looking to take outstanding photos right from the start? As the world turns into

Almouneer
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Almouneer, an Egyptian Healthtech Startup, Secures $3.6m Funding

Almouneer, the Egyptian healthtech startup, has raised $3.6 million seed round led by Dubai-based Global Ventures, with participation from other

AgricTech Funding Investment Venture Capital

BII Commits $26.5m to AFEX to Address Food Security in Nigeria, Kenya and Uganda

British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution (DFI) and impact investor, announced a US$26.5 million commitment to AFEX,

COVA AFRICA
Fintech

COVA AFRICA Named Winner of Sixth Edition of CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa – Togo Edition!

From 16 to 20 October 2023, representatives of ten African fintechs traveled to Togo, in Lomé, to take part in the