Nigeria's Top 10 Startups on LinkedIn

LinkedIn Shines the Spotlight on top 10 Nigerian Startups that are still waxing strong in 2022.

A list of 10 promising Nigerian startups that are overcoming the current obstacles and garnering attention in 2022 has been released by the world’s largest professional networking site, LinkedIn. This list’s main objective is to be a resource for job searchers who are willing to work for a cutting-edge startup, make a major contribution to…

Trella

Trella, Egyptian Logistics Startup Raises Huge Debt Facility to Facilitate Expansion

The top non-banking financial services provider in Egypt, Contact Financial Holding, has agreed to provide Trella with a sizeable financing facility so it can develop its business in a number of ways. Trella, a transportation marketplace and B2B technology platform, links shippers and carriers in real-time. The firm, which operates across the Middle East and…

Knife Capital
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Knife Capital Raises USD50 Million for Pan-African Expansion

Standard Bank and the SA SME Fund have backed venture capital firm Knife Capital’s new USD50 million African Series B expansion fund, Knife Fund III, along with other respectable investors. The Fund’s mission is to close a crucial funding gap for follow-on projects while investing in the growth of African businesses that are driven by…

O-Farms

O-Farms is Inviting Kenyan Agri-circularity Startups to Apply for its Accelerator Programme

Kenyan agri-circularity firms are encouraged to apply to participate in the second O-Farms accelerator program, which will provide milestone-based grant funding of up to EUR25,000 (US$24,000) to two peer-selected companies. O-Farms was established in 2021 as Africa’s first agri-circularity-focused accelerator program, led by Bopinc and Village Capital, and administered by E4Impact Accelerator, with the intention…

KuCoin
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KuCoin Celebrates 5th Anniversary, Announces Expansion Plans and Commemorative Events

Global cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin is celebrating its fifth anniversary and announcing commemorative events while outlining its strategy for the coming years. 5-year highlights Since its founding in 2017, KuCoin has expanded from its original seven co-founders to a highly effective team of over 1,000 people across the globe, scaling 142 times. The exchange currently serves 20…

Sendy

Sendy Collaborates with Meta to Equip Business Owners in Kenya, Nigeria

Through a partnership with Meta and the Innovation Growth Hub (IGHub), Sendy, a technology startup that creates simple tech solutions that help businesses sell, move items, and acquire financing, is providing free training for SMEs on how to expand their enterprises. Through the Meta Boost training program, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), business owners, and…

Orodata Science
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Orodata Science Announces its Second Cohort for the ADH Community Journalism Fellowship

Lagos, Nigeria, 23rd September 2022 – Orodata Science is thrilled to announce recipients and the start of the second cohort of the ADH Community Journalism Fellowship programme. The 3-month program’s objective is to improve media capacity to advance news coverage of under-reported issues in local communities across Nigeria using technology, focusing on potential solutions with lasting impact…

Bootcamp to Boardroom

Application is now Open for the Bootcamp to Boardroom Entrepreneurship Programme

Startups from Cape Town are welcome to apply for Bootcamp to Boardroom’s nine-month entrepreneurship program, which is currently in its second year of operation. Bootcamp to Boardroom is a program sponsored by the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) and Over The Rainbow Foundation that aims to mentor and assist emerging start-ups. It is organized in collaboration with…

Baobab Network

The Baobab Network, a Nairobi-based Accelerator Supports Four African Start-ups With $200,000

Four new startups have been selected for the latest cohort of The Baobab Network (TBN), a Nairobi-based accelerator that funds and supports the growth of early-stage internet companies throughout Africa. Startups from Nigeria, Ethiopia, and two South African companies make up the cohort. Oval Interactive, a Nigerian interactive martech platform, offers businesses the chance to…

Bamboo

Nigerian Foremost Online Brokerage Firm, Bamboo Expands into Ghana

Bamboo, one of the top online brokerage companies in Nigeria, has entered Ghana, making it the first transnational brokerage app in west Africa. The more than 50,000 people on Bamboo Ghana’s waitlist will now be able to purchase and invest in stocks from US businesses like Apple Inc. and Tesla thanks to a collaboration with…

GIG Logistics

GIG Logistics, African Tech-powered Logistics Company Opens Office in China

GIG Logistics (GIGL), Africa’s leading tech-driven delivery company, has expanded its services to China. This brings the total number of countries in which it is currently active to four. GIGL has already established branches in Ghana, the United States, and the United Kingdom, in addition to Nigeria. GIGL, through this expansion, will help to fix…

technology solutions

How to get true sustainability gains from technology solutions

Organisations’ commitment to improving their sustainability is at a high, but the rising price of renewable energy and carbon offsetting is forcing a rethink of how to reduce carbon emissions. Many organisations are moving on from the ‘simple’ decisions to change energy supplier or to outsource carbon offsetting and are looking at what technology can…

tech career

The Prospects for Tech Career in the Future

Technology’s capacity to foster growth and development is more apparent than ever. In that, the influence of technology cannot be overstated, from streamlining routine tasks to creating ground-breaking solutions.  Technology has been extensively adopted throughout generations and that there is still an expectancy for it to meet future needs. A growing demand for qualified technologists exists…

L-R: Youcef Oudjidane (founding partner, Byld Ventures), Kehinde Dabiri (CEO, Ceviant), Kieran Gibbs (venture partner, Byld Ventures), Idris Saliu (co-founder, Ceviant), Andy Yiadom (LP, Byld Ventures) and Khalid Al Saud (associate, Byld Ventures).

Byld Ventures, a $15 Million Fund is Supporting Early-stage African Fintechs

Youcef Oudjidane was the managing partner and head of EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) at Class 5 Global, a San Francisco-based venture fund with a keen interest in emerging markets, two years before co-founding Sudanese fintech Bloom after failing to find startups tackling currency depreciation in Africa to invest in. However, Class 5 was…

jumia

Jumia Unveils new Warehouse and Logistics Facility in Kenya

Jumia is a tech company that is constantly in the news. From diversifying into Q-commerce to expanding into other tech fields, the company’s accomplishments explain why it is the leading e-commerce platform in the African countries in which it operates. Jumia has now launched an integrated warehouse and logistics network facility in Nairobi, Kenya’s technological…

Binance

Binance Announces Blockchain Education Meetup Tour Across Francophone Africa

Binance, a leading blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, has launched a crypto education tour in five French-speaking African countries as part of its mission to drive blockchain adoption and increase financial accessibility in the region. Participants in the meet-ups learn the fundamentals of blockchain, discover how others are using crypto in their daily lives,…

Windows 11

Microsoft to Release Windows 11 2022 Update Today

According to Microsoft, the Windows 11 2022 update is now available for download and will be distributed in more than 190 nations worldwide. The business claims that it is prioritizing innovation in four critical areas: simplicity of use, productivity, connection, and security. This is the first significant upgrade to Windows 11. Along with updating and…

Women Who Build Africa

Women Who Build Africa Launches in Africa

Women Who Build Africa (WWBA), an inclusive group of women and non-binary individuals working in or near the ICT industry, has started operating and hosting events. Thea Sokolowski, head of marketing at Stitch, and Gwera Kiwana, crypto founder in residence at MFS Africa, founded WWBA, which has chapters in several African regions. The objective of…

Eyowo
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Eyowo, Nigerian Digital Bank Collaborates With MasterCard to Launch Digital First Debit Card

An online bank in Nigeria named Eyowo has announced the introduction of the “e Better Card,” a digital-first debit card. The Eyowo debit card is a numberless Mastercard that allows cardholders access to a secure and smooth payment experience by safely keeping their payment information in the Eyowo X mobile app. This eliminates the possibility…

Curbon

South African Startup, Curbon to Offer Carbon-neutral Online Shopping Experience

With the debut of the nation’s first plugin made to aid in the battle against climate change, South African startup Curbon will enable carbon-neutral online purchasing with the aim of reducing carbon emissions. With every online purchase, customers can take direct, significant climate action thanks to Curbon’s innovative solution. The startup’s flagship product calculates the…

Digital Academy

National Digital Academy is Live in Côte d’Ivoire

The Smart Africa Digital Academy (SADA), the capacity-building arm of Smart Africa, continues to grow its presence in Africa, with Côte d’Ivoire being the newest nation to gain from the program for developing digital skills. The program, which was started in collaboration with the Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy, will provide digital skills to…

Villgro Africa

Innovative e-Health Solutions can now Apply for Villgro Africa Support, Funding

Villgro Africa has asked innovative ideas that address the shortage of access to high-quality, reasonably priced healthcare in Africa to apply for financing and support. With the opening of Villgro Kenya, an early-stage business incubator and impact investor that provides mentoring, funding, and access to networks to startups in the healthcare and life sciences sector…

Art of Technology
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The Art of Technology Lagos, 4.0

Art of Technology Lagos is an annual tech conference curated by Eko Innovation Centre, one of the leading tech hubs in Nigeria, curators of events like MarkHack, Lagos Smart Meter Hackathon, EkoClimathon, Security Hackathon amongst others, in collaboration with the Lagos State Government – the economic and technology epicentre of Nigeria. The conference brings together technology…

Adobe and Figma
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Adobe is Set to Acquire Figma for $20 Billion

Adobe is reportedly closing a deal to acquire Figma, a startup based in the United States that creates online design collaboration tools. According to reports, the transaction could be completed for around $20 billion, as Adobe seeks to expand its portfolio of collaboration-focused platforms geared for the hybrid-work era. The leading software company is increasingly…

ICT Skills Registry

ICT Skills Registry Opens Office in South Africa

The Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA), in collaboration with the Wireless Access Providers Association of South Africa (WAPA) and the Wireless Application Service Provider Association (WASPA), announces the launch of phase one of the ICT Skills Registry, a searchable database containing the profiles and skill sets of candidates interested in a career in the ICT…

Boye Dare, the President of NGSTQB
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TestNigeria Conference 1.0: NGSTQB Announces Theme, Agenda for First Software Testing Conference in Nigeria

ABUJA; 16.09.2022: Nigerian Software Testing Qualification Board (NGSTQB) has disclosed plans to host the first Software Testing Conference in Nigeria dubbed ‘TestNigeria Conference 1.0’. NGSTQB is a member of the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB); the world’s leading organization for Certification of Professionals in Software Testing. NGSTQB was officially registered as a Board with the Corporate Affairs…

Grindstone

Grindstone Joins Forces With EnterpriseSG to Grant Singapore Tech Startups Access to South Africa

Grindstone, a South African accelerator, and Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG) have announced a pilot program that would allow Singaporean tech start-ups to enter the South African market. The program will be administered by the Global Innovation Alliance (GIA), a network of Singapore and foreign partners in significant innovation hubs in 15 cities worldwide, according to a…

EBANX

Brazilian FinTech Company, EBANX Goes Live in Africa

For the first time outside of Latin America, EBANX, a worldwide fintech company, intends to expand its payment gateway solution and business operations to Africa. The 10-year-old unicorn, which operates in 15 Latin American nations and has processed over $1 billion in payments, wants to concentrate initially on mobile money in Africa. The CEO and…

technology
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Technology as a leveller: How technology can address various inequalities.

Kenya, often referred to as Africa’s “Silicon Savannah,” is among the countries at the forefront of technological innovations in the region. The government has invested heavily in the information, communication, and technology (ICT) sector, recognising it as a key contributor to the country’s GDP.  Despite these seemingly positive strides, we still live in a world…