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Turaco Acquires MicroEnsure Ghana to Deepen Affordable Insurance Coverage Across Africa

Ester Adams 09/21/2023

Google Experts Answer Your Top Most Searched Questions on AI

Musa Suleiman 09/21/2023

Emata, a Ugandan Startup Offering Loans to Farmers in East Africa, Raises $2.4m

Mohammed Mane 09/15/2023

Nigeria’s Mecho Autotech Raises $2.4 Million Pre-Series A Funding

Ester Adams 09/14/2023

WhoGoHost Acquires Cloud-based Communication Startup, SendChamp, to Deepen Value Offering

Ester Adams 09/14/2023

South Africans can now Scan to Pay with Crypto

By Ester Adams / 09/30/2023

Scan to Pay, Powered by Ukheshe, has partnered with Xion Global to offer crypto payments on the Scan to Pay app. Scan to Pay, powered by Ukheshe,...

South Africans can now Scan to Pay with Crypto

Revio Closes $5.2m Investment Led by QED Ventures

By Mohammed Mane / 09/29/2023

‍Revio, the payment orchestration platform helping merchants optimize their order to cash lifecycle, announced a seed investment round of $5.2...

Revio Closes $5.2m Investment Led by QED Ventures

Venture Capital Firm, Enza Capital Secures $58m Across Two Funds

By Musa Suleiman / 09/29/2023

Enza Capital, a Kenyan-based venture capital firm, has closed two funds totalling $58 million, to support innovation and growth in...

Venture Capital Firm, Enza Capital Secures $58m Across Two Funds

South Africa’s Root Raises $1.5m to Accelerate Expansion Plans

By Ester Adams / 09/29/2023

Root Platform (Root), the low-code, API-first, end-to-end insurance technology platform provider, has announced that South Africa-based Invenfin, the venture and...

South Africa’s Root Raises $1.5m to Accelerate Expansion Plans

Google Opens Applications for ₦75 Million Hustle Academy Fund to Empower Nigerian SMBs

By Ester Adams / 09/28/2023

Google today announced the opening of applications for the Hustle Academy SMB Fund, a ₦75 Million equity-free fund dedicated to...

How Smartwatches Revolutionize Workouts: Your Ultimate Fitness Companion

By Ester Adams / 09/27/2023

In today's fast-paced world, staying fit and healthy is essential, and technology has paved the way for innovative solutions. Smartwatches,...

How Smartwatches Revolutionize Workouts: Your Ultimate Fitness Companion

Two Nigerian Startups Selected For Google AI For Health Program

By Adebayo Trevor / 09/27/2023

Two Nigerian startups are among the 30 companies selected to participate in the Google Artificial Intelligence for Health programme. The...

Nigerian investment platform, Risevest Acquires Chaka

By Mohammed Mane / 09/27/2023

Risevest, a Nigerian investment platform, has acquired digital trading startup Chaka. A report by TechCabal states that Tosin Osinbodu, Chaka’s...

Nigerian investment platform, Risevest Acquires Chaka

Microsoft-backed FAST Accelerator Announces 12 African Startups Selected For AI Program

By Mohammed Mane / 09/26/2023

Flapmax, a data and AI technology company, announced the twelve companies selected for the second cohort of the FAST Accelerator startup program,...

Microsoft-backed FAST Accelerator Announces 12 African Startups Selected For AI Program

Moniepoint, Nithub UNILAG Partner For Tech Talent Development

By Ester Adams / 09/26/2023

Nithub University of Lagos in partnership with Moniepoint Inc., a digital financial services provider, has announced the graduation of the pioneer cohort...

Moniepoint, Nithub UNILAG Partner For Tech Talent Development

How Smartwatches Revolutionize Workouts: Your Ultimate Fitness Companion

Ester Adams 09/27/2023

Moniepoint, Nithub UNILAG Partner For Tech Talent Development

Ester Adams 09/26/2023

Venture Capital Firm, Enza Capital Secures $58m Across Two Funds

Musa Suleiman 09/29/2023

Revio Closes $5.2m Investment Led by QED Ventures

Mohammed Mane 09/29/2023

Google Opens Applications for ₦75 Million Hustle Academy Fund to Empower Nigerian SMBs

Ester Adams 09/28/2023

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Revio Closes $5.2m Investment Led by QED Ventures

Mohammed Mane 09/29/2023

Venture Capital Firm, Enza Capital Secures $58m Across Two Funds

Musa Suleiman 09/29/2023

South Africa’s Root Raises $1.5m to Accelerate Expansion Plans

Ester Adams 09/29/2023

Nigerian investment platform, Risevest Acquires Chaka

Mohammed Mane 09/27/2023

Lupiya, a Zambian Neobank, Gets $8.25m Series A Round Led by Alitheia Capital

Ester Adams 09/21/2023

Messaging

Meta Set to Take on Twitter As it launches Threads

Adebayo Trevor 07/06/2023

Funding

Mobility Fintech, Moove Secures $8m Funding to Expand its Ghanaian Operations

Musa Suleiman 07/06/2023

Funding

Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures Invests $1.5M in Chari to Support its Growth Plans

Mohammed Mane 07/05/2023

Women

Access Bank Unveils Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton Season 5

Adebayo Trevor 06/30/2023

Funding

Berry Health Raises $1.6m Pre-seed Funding Co-led by Lightspeed and General Catalyst

Mohammed Mane 06/30/2023

Event

DLM Asset Managerment Announces techniques To Grow Cash and Finish Strong

Musa Suleiman 06/30/2023

Funding

Shopzetu Raises $1.0m in Pre-seed Funding to Revolutionise Africa’s Fashion and Lifestyle ecommerce Landscape

Ester Adams 06/29/2023

News

Flutterwave Partners with Audiomack to Expand Access and Monetisation Opportunities for African Artists

Adebayo Trevor 06/28/2023

Partnership

African Securities Exchanges Association, SecondSTAX Partner to Accelerate Integration of Africa’s Capital Markets

Musa Suleiman 06/28/2023

Funding

Black Founders Fund Cohort III: Google Awards $4m to 25 African Startups

Oluwasegun 06/20/2023

Clean Energy

Yellow, an African PayGo Solar Startup Secures $14m to scale in Africa

Mohammed Mane 06/20/2023

Funding

Seedstars and Fondation Botnar Launch $20M Youth Wellbeing Fund

Ester Adams 06/20/2023

Funding

Kenyan Automotive Marketplace, Peach Cars Raises $5m Seed Round

Oluwasegun 06/16/2023

Fintech

APPLY: Ecobank Fintech Challenge 2023

Mohammed Mane 06/16/2023

Event

Norfund Strengthens Footprint in Nigeria to Drive Sustainable Economic Growth

Adebayo Trevor 06/16/2023

Funding

Eze Secures $3.7m Seed Funding to Build Marketplace for Electronics Wholesaling

Musa Suleiman 06/16/2023

Funding

Aruwa Capital Management Invests in OmniRetail

Adebayo Trevor 06/15/2023

Acquisition

Talstack Launches With $850k Pre-seed Funding to Upskill Africa’s Workforce

Ester Adams 06/15/2023

Venture Capital

Acasia Ventures Opens Office in Lagos

Mohammed Mane 06/15/2023

Accelerator

Visa Announces Launch of Africa Fintech Accelerator Program

Ester Adams 06/14/2023

Investment

Nigeria’s Messenger Raises Pre-Seed Funding Led by Nama Ventures

Adebayo Trevor 06/13/2023

AgricTech

ThriveAgric Supports 500,000 Smallholder Farmers to Boost Food Production in Africa

Musa Suleiman 06/13/2023

Funding

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

Mohammed Mane 06/09/2023

Funding

Haul247 Secures $3m Seed Funding Led by Alitheia Cpaital

Oluwasegun 06/08/2023

Five Things To Do Before Selling Your Smartphone
Whether you are using an Android or iOS device, you may someday decide that you have enough of the phone
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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