Launch Africa
Venture Capital

Interview: Launch Africa Ventures’ Approach to Investing in Startups

Launch Africa Ventures is a pan-African venture capital fund that has backed over 100 early-stage startups in more than 20

ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator
Appointment

ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator Appoints Oyin Solebo as Managing Director

ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator has appointed Oyin Solebo as its pioneer managing director. Oyin Solebo is an entrepreneurial leader

NOMU
Merger

Egypt’s Appetito Merges with Saudi-based Jumlaty to Form a New Entity, NOMU

Appetito, an Egyptian food tech startup and Saudi-Arabia food tech, Jumlaty, have announced their merger into a new entity, NOMU

MEST
Accelerator

MEST Africa Opens Applications For Class of 2024

Applications are open for the 2024 cohort of the MEST Training Program; a twelve-month program hosted physically in Accra and

DAAYTA
Competition

APPLY: Deji Alli Young Talent Award (DAAYTA) 2023

ARM in partnership with TechnoVision (TVC) announces that the 2023 edition of the Deji Alli ARM Young Talent Award (DAAYTA)

Zone
Startup

Appzone Rebrands to Zone, a Blockchain Payment Infrastructure Company

Appzone, an African Fintech Software Provider, has rebranded to “Zone”, a regulated blockchain Payment Infrastructure company. Zone will now enable

Acquisition

Apple to Buy Manchester United?

Manchester United is one of the biggest clubs in world. So, when it is up for sale, you expect the

Djamo
Funding Investment Payment Venture Capital

Djamo Raises $14m to Build Personal Finance App For Francophone Africa

Djamo, a Y Combinator-backed fintech building a personal finance company in Francophone Africa, has raised $14 million in an equity

Zenith Bank
Banking Startup

APPLY: Zenith Bank Pitch Competition

Zenith Bank has launched a pitch competition to identify, reward, and provide mentorship support for scalable Nigerian startups whose business

Fawry
Product Launch

Fawry Microfinance Launches Tamweelak Fawry Mobile App

Fawry, Egypt’s leading e-payments solutions provider, announced today that its subsidiary Fawry Microfinance has launched the Tamweelak Fawry mobile app.  Tamweelak Fawry is a digital