Smile Identity
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Smile Identity Raises $7m Series A Funding to Simplify KYC For Africans

Smile Identity, the provider of ID verification, document verification, and digital KYC compliance solutions inĀ Africa, has secured a $7 million

HiiL
Legal Startup

Seven South African Legal Startups to Pitch For EUR 10,000 Grant

The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL) kicked off its annual global Innovating Justice Challenge in search of the

Cellulant
Money Transfer Partnership Payment

Pipit Global Partners With Cellulant to Power Low-Cost Remittances in Africa

Pipit Global has announced a partnership with Cellulant, a Pan-African fintech firm, to enable consumers in Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania,

Publiseer
Digital Press Release

Publiseer Ventures Into Music Licensing For African Creatives

Publiseer, the digital content distribution company, has launched its music licensing services to musicians on its platform, including future ones

Tix.Africa
Funding Investment

Tix Africa Closes Six-figure Pre-seed Investment to Scale Events Products

Tix.Africa, a self-service ticketing platform for event creators in Nigeria, has secured six-figure pre-seed funding. The funding round was led

Daystar Power
Funding Renewable Energy

West African Solar Startup, Daystar Power Secures $20m Funding From IFC

Daystar Power, a provider of hybrid solar power solutions to businesses in West Africa, has announced the closing of a

Event Startup

Global Startup Ecosystem (GSE) Announces Free Access to Annual Global Investment Summit To Connect Founders to Investors

The Global Investment Summit is an international program for expert-led debate between global leaders, investors and innovators with the power

Internet Partnership Technology

SoftBank and Smart Africa Partner to Provide Affordable Broadband Solutions

SoftBank and Smart Africa have announced that they entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on innovative solutions towards

Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
Entrepreneurship

Nigeria’s Social Lender, Three Others Emerge Finalists of Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation 2021

Nigerian startup, Social Lender, and three others have been selected as finalists for the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation 2021.

Zeepay
Fintech Partnership

Ghanaian Fintech Startup, Zeepay Selects Paygilant to Prevent Fraud and Enhance Customer Experience

Zeepay, aĀ Ghanaian fintech startup, has announced today that it has chosenĀ PaygilantĀ to secure its global operation acrossĀ AfricaĀ and UK. Paygilant will safeguard