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Egyptian Fintech Super App Khazna Raises $16M in Funding

Musa Suleiman 02/04/2025

5 Things to Know About Deepseek

Ester Adams 02/04/2025

Deloitte and AFIS unveil the 4th edition of the African Financial Industry Barometer

Ester Adams 02/04/2025

Warner Music Group, Audiomack Expand Licensing Deal

Adebayo Trevor 02/04/2025

i3 Shifts Focus to Growth-Stage African Healthtechs for its 3rd Cohort

Ester Adams 02/04/2025

MPower Ventures Secures $2.7m to Expand Solar Solutions Across Africa

By Oluwasegun / 03/18/2025

MPower Ventures, a Swiss-based climate fintech company, has raised $2.7 million in funding to accelerate the expansion of its solar...

MPower Ventures Secures $2.7m to Expand Solar Solutions Across Africa

Alterra Africa Accelerator Fund Gets $20m From BII

By Ester Adams / 03/17/2025

British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution, has committed $20 million to the Alterra Africa Accelerator Fund (AAA...

Alterra Africa Accelerator Fund Gets $20m From BII

Winners of Africa’s Business Heroes Competition Announced

By Mohammed Mane / 03/17/2025

The winners of the Africa's Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition, an initiative backed by the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba...

Winners of Africa’s Business Heroes Competition Announced

Equator Secures $55M to Boost Climate Tech Startups in Africa

By Musa Suleiman / 03/11/2025

Equator, a venture capital firm with operations in Kenya and the UK, has closed a $55 million fund to support...

Equator Secures $55M to Boost Climate Tech Startups in Africa

APPLY: Wema Bank Hackaholics 6.0

By Ester Adams / 03/10/2025

Wema Bank has unveiled the sixth edition of its flagship innovation initiative, Hackaholics 6.0, themed "Beyond Algorithms: Engineering Disruptive Innovation."...

5 Amazing Things You Can Do with Apple Intelligence

By Mohammed Mane / 03/10/2025

Apple has officially stepped into the AI game with Apple Intelligence, a set of powerful AI-driven features designed to enhance...

5 Amazing Things You Can Do with Apple Intelligence

How to Start a Successful T-Shirt Printing Business?

By Musa Suleiman / 03/08/2025

There are certain pieces of clothing that are at times in fashion, but then they quickly lose their spotlight due...

How to Start a Successful T-Shirt Printing Business?

5 Tech Gadgets to Enhance Your Ramadan Experience

By Adebayo Trevor / 03/06/2025

Ramadan is a time of reflection, devotion, and self-discipline. While traditional practices remain at the heart of the holy month,...

5 Tech Gadgets to Enhance Your Ramadan Experience

LoftyInc Capital Secures $43m First Close for New Fund

By Ester Adams / 03/06/2025

LoftyInc Capital Management has announced the first close of $43 million for its LoftyInc Alpha Fund, a late-seed investment vehicle...

LoftyInc Capital Secures $43m First Close for New Fund

Gozem Raises $30m for Vehicle Financing and Digital Banking

By Oluwasegun / 02/27/2025

Gozem, a francophone Africa super app, secured $30 million in Series B funding to enhance its vehicle financing and digital...

Gozem Raises $30m for Vehicle Financing and Digital Banking

Alterra Africa Accelerator Fund Gets $20m From BII

Ester Adams 03/17/2025

MPower Ventures Secures $2.7m to Expand Solar Solutions Across Africa

Oluwasegun 03/18/2025

Winners of Africa’s Business Heroes Competition Announced

Mohammed Mane 03/17/2025

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Alterra Africa Accelerator Fund Gets $20m From BII

Ester Adams 03/17/2025

Equator Secures $55M to Boost Climate Tech Startups in Africa

Musa Suleiman 03/11/2025

LoftyInc Capital Secures $43m First Close for New Fund

Ester Adams 03/06/2025

Dream VC Opens Applications for 2025 Venture Capital Programs

Ester Adams 02/27/2025

Meet Startups That Just Received $200,000 Each From Madica

Mohammed Mane 02/13/2025

News

APPLY: FirstBank Fintech Innovators Pitch Programme

Ester Adams 10/22/2024

Clean Energy

Grid Africa Secures $2.8m Equity Investment

Mohammed Mane 10/22/2024

Ecommerce

Jumia Exits South Africa and Tunisia

Ester Adams 10/21/2024

Innovation

SouthAfrica’s GoMetro Selected For Freight Innovation Fund

Musa Suleiman 10/17/2024

Funding

Sistema.bio Secures $15m in Additional Financing to Accelerate Global Expansion

Adebayo Trevor 10/17/2024

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Klasha Raises $2m to Further Ease Crossborder B2B Payments in Africa

Adebayo Trevor 10/17/2024

Cryptocurrency

Yellow Card Closes US$33M Series C Funding Round to Drive Expansion

Mohammed Mane 10/17/2024

Fintech

Milken-Motsepe Prize in FinTech Announces 10 Semifinalists

Musa Suleiman 10/16/2024

News

Rabbit Mobility nets $1.3m to Expand Across North Africa

Oluwasegun 10/16/2024

News

PAM Africa Hosted Inaugural PAMDAY Event Showcasing Innovations in Renewable Energy

Oluwasegun 10/15/2024

Report

Mobile Network Startup Has Enabled Millions of Ethiopians to Access Internet

Ester Adams 10/15/2024

News

ThriveAgric Partners with Visa to Expand into Kenya

Mohammed Mane 10/15/2024

Feature

How Corporate Lending Firms are Shaping Asset Financing in Nigeria

Oluwasegun 10/10/2024

News

IFC Invests in Equator Africa Fund I to Support African Climate Sector Tech Businesses

Musa Suleiman 10/08/2024

News

Lesaka Completes Acquisition of Adumo

Ester Adams 10/08/2024

Music Streaming

MTN Nigeria Expands Digital Offerings with Audiomack+ Music Subscription

Ester Adams 10/05/2024

News

ESET Reveals Top Cyber Threats of 2024 thus far: Global Trends and Local Risks Exposed

Musa Suleiman 10/02/2024

Entrepreneurship

Who Is Shoshanna Raven?

Oluwasegun 10/02/2024

News

Mastercard and Amazon Payment Services to Enable Digital Payment Acceptance Across MEA

Oluwasegun 10/01/2024

Funding

Field Raises $11m to Tackle Maternal Mortality Crisis in Africa

Mohammed Mane 10/01/2024

Partnership

Carry1st, Audiomack Partner to Streamline Payments for Music Streaming

Ester Adams 10/01/2024

Accelerator

Daba Finance Named Winner of 2024 Ecobank Fintech Challenge

Adebayo Trevor 09/30/2024

Business

AFC, Itana Partner For Creation of Africa’s First Digital Economic Zone

Musa Suleiman 09/30/2024

Fintech

Regfyl Raises $1.1m to Tackle Africa’s AML Compliance Crisis

Ester Adams 09/21/2024

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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