Celo Foundation
Partnership

Unicorn Growth Capital and EchoVC Join the Celo Foundation’s Efforts To Strengthen Celo’s Africa Ecosystem

Unicorn Growth Capital, an Africa-focused venture fund investing at the intersection of traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi), and EchoVC,

Bitmama
Cryptocurrency

Bitmama, an African Blockchain $2m Pre-seed to Grow its Operation in New Markets 

Bitmama, a the US and African-based blockchain payments startup, has raised an additional $1.65 million, bringing its total pre-seed round to

Apple
iPhone Smartphones

Launched! Apple iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max

Apple has announced iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, the most advanced Pro lineup ever, featuring the Dynamic Island —

Omnibiz
Ecommerce Funding Investment Startup

Omnibiz, a Nigerian B2B eCommerce Startup, Secures $15 pre-Series A Funding

Omnibiz, a Nigerian B2B e-commerce company, has recently secured a $15 million pre-Series A investment led by Timon Capital. The raise is

Catapult: Inclusion Africa
Fintech Startup

Catapult: Inclusion Africa Programme: Open For Applications 

Building on the success of the previous editions since 2018, LHoFT is thrilled to launch the 5th edition, CATAPULT: Inclusion

Healthtracka
Health

Healthtracka Secures $1.5m to Provide Nigeria with At-Home Lab Testing

Healthtracka, a Nigerian startup that offers convenient at-home lab tests, has raised $1.5 million in pre-seed funding.   This round

Autochek
Partnership

Autochek, Pezesha Partner to Provide Asset Financing to SMEs

Autochek, the automotive technology company, has launched a new partnership with Pezesha to enable SMEs in Kenya to access asset

Instagram
Instagram Social Media

Instagram Adds Amber Alert Feature to Help Find Missing Children

Instagram has announced that it is adding a new feature named AMBER alerts on users’ feeds to allow people to see

Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian Shipping Startup, Topship Secures $2.5m Investment

Topship, a Nigerian shipping startup, has raised a $2.5 million seed round led by Flexport. Also participating in the round

Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian Cashback App Lucky Gets $25m to Increase its Market Leadership in MENA

Lucky, an Egyptian app for credit product and cashback, has raised $25 million Series A investment led by Nclude by