54gene
Africa Entrepreneurship Funding Health Interview

We’re Planning to Collect 40,000 Data Samples by End of 2019-CEO 54gene

The African genome is the most genetically diverse in the world. However, until now, the global scientific community has largely

54gene
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Nigeria’s 54gene Secures $4.5 million to Establish World’s First African DNA Biobank

54gene, a Nigerian Genomic startup, has secured a $4.5 million from YCombinator, Fifty Years, Better Ventures, KdT Ventures, Hack VC

Logistics
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World Bank’s IFC Invest  $6m in Nigeria’s Logistics Startup, Kobo360 

The IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has announced a $6-million equity investment in Nigerian tech startup Kobo360. The startup’s

Paystack
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Video: Helping African Businesses Get Paid, Shola Akinlade of Paystack

Shola Akinlade is CEO and co-founder of Paystack. Paystack helps businesses in Africa get paid online and offline. They’re based in Lagos,

Accelerator Entrepreneurship Startup

The Pros and Cons of Joining a Startup Accelerator

Over the past few years, awareness of startup accelerator programs like Y-Combinator and 500 Startups among others has skyrocketed. Typically, startup accelerators periodically select

Accelerator Entrepreneurship Funding Investment Startup Transport Venture Capital

Nigeria logistics Startup Kobo360 Secures $1.2 million Pre-seed Funding

Nigeria logistics firm Kobo360 has been accepted into YCombinator’s 2018 class and secured some working capital in the form of

Y Combinator
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Apply To Y Combinator Winter 2019 Funding cycle

Y Combinator is accepting applications from startups for the Winter 2019 funding cycle. It will take place in Mountain View, CA from January–March 2019. What you

Africa Business Funding Investment Startup

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