GoGettaz
Competition

APPLY: $100,000 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition

The Gogettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition has now opened Applications for its fifth edition which will culminate in a final pitch contest

Autochek
Acquisition

Autochek Acquires Majority Stake in Egypt’s AutoTager to Strengthen Pan-African Footprint

Autochek, the automotive technology company, has acquired a majority stake in AutoTager, an Egyptian automotive technology company that makes it

ARM Labs Techstars
Accelerator

ARM Labs Techstars Program Unveils 12 Startups For its Inaugural Cohort 

The ARM Labs Techstars Accelerator program has unveiled its inaugural cohort of 12 startups – 10 Nigerian and 2 Kenyan.

Fintech
Fintech

Nigerian Fintech Companies Raise $1.2bn in 2022

Nigerian Fintech companies secured a venture capital funding of $1.2 billion in 2022, followed by Kenyan fintech firms which raised

LoftyInc Capital
Venture Capital

LoftyInc Capital Closes Third Fund at $14.3 million

LoftyInc Capital Management, an early-stage African-focused Venture Capital firm, has announced the final close of its third fund – LoftyInc

Bluesky Social
Social Media

Jack Dorsey Launches New Social Media Platform, Bluesky Social

Jack Dorsey, the former Twitter founder, has launched the Bluesky Social app and it is now accepting users for beta testing, and

TikTok
Social Media TikTok

Staying Safe on TikTok: How to Avoid Being Scammed or Hacked

Launched in 2016, TikTok has 6.44 million active users currently in South Africa above the age of 18, which is no small

Bumpa
Social Commerce

Nigeria’s Bumpa, Raises $4m in Seed Funding to Help Underserved SMEs Grow and Manage Their Business 

Bumpa, an emerging e-commerce startup, has announced a $4 million raise in its just-completed seed funding round.  This round was

MoKo
Funding Investment Marketplace Startup

MoKo, a Home Furniture Startup, Secures $6.5m Funding to Grow its Kenyan Presence

MoKo Home + Living, a Kenya-based home furniture manufacturer, and omnichannel retailer, has secured a $6.5 million Series B debt-equity

HelpMum
Health Startup

HelpMum Awarded $250k to Deploy its AI Vaccine Intervention

HelpMum, Nigeria’s maternal and infant mortality social health-tech startup, has been awarded a $250,000 grant by the United States’ Patrick J.