The nine startups chosen for the Fintech Incubation Programme have been announced by Nigeria’s technology innovation center Co-creation Hub (CcHUB),…
With the introduction of a community fund, Reddit is giving new life to the dreams of several projects and creators….
The Kenyan electric vehicle company Opibus has rebranded as ROAM, following a strategic shift in the company’s vision as a…
Farmerline, a Ghanaian startup that bills itself as “Amazon for African farmers,” has received a US$6.4 million pre-Series A investment…
Afriex, a Nigerian payment platform that allows users to send and receive money for free to and from Africa, has…
Techstars, a global investment firm that provides early-stage entrepreneurs with access to capital, one-on-one mentorship, and customized programming, has launched…
Insecta Studios, a creative company based in Nigeria that uses storytelling and design to connect brands and people, has launched…
Stitch, a South African fintech firm, has introduced LinkPay, a service that allows customers in South Africa and Nigeria to…
The Central African Republic, a landlocked country roughly in the middle of Africa, has become the first African government to…
WhatsApp is working on providing additional premium capabilities to business accounts through a subscription plan. More features that WhatsApp is…
Zenda, a business based in the United Arab Emirates, has received $9.4 million in seed funding to help improve school…
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, is the sole owner and operator of Twitter at the time of…
In light of recent developments and the resulting circumstance posed by the pandemic in 2020, many schools and institutions are…
The FBI has issued a warning about the BlackCat ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS), which it claims has victimized at least 60 entities…
Gravity Sketch, a London-based startup, has taken that concept into 3D, leveraging tools such as virtual reality headsets to let…
ArK Kapital, based in Stockholm, has secured a €150 million senior secured debt facility from Pollen Street Capital after raising…
Syarpa, a Nigerian fintech startup, has raised US$500,000 in pre-seed funding to help it expand across Europe and Africa. Syarpa,…
Tofino Capital has announced the first close of its $10 million funding round, with a goal of completing the round…
Recur Technologies PTE, a Singapore-based financing platform, announced a $30 million equity and debt fundraising round from a group of…
Unicorn Group, an investment firm, has launched its fourth entrepreneur incubation program, which is open to startups from a variety…
The idea of networking contributes to the growth and relevance of a startup. We are often familiar with the saying “no man…
Trace and the Mastercard Foundation have collaborated to launch Trace Academia, a free, interactive, mobile-based learning application designed to help…
The Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) prize competition has announced a new Community Lead and ScaleUp Program to provide ABH applicants…
A month after its first African landing in Togo, Google’s Equiano mega subsea cable has arrived in Lagos, Nigeria. The…
In the daily rush for digital gold, more people are attempting to make money from cryptocurrencies. As a result of…
Time is the one commodity we don’t have a lot of in our fast-paced lives. And, as the pandemic has…
Paymob, an Egyptian digital payments company, has expanded its operations into Pakistan, with the goal of providing online, POS, and…
African startups raised approximately $5 billion in 2021, nearly tripling the amount raised in 2020. While the ecosystem has received…
IFC, a World Bank Group member, will invest $15 million in Algebra Ventures’ second fund, which will support the growth…
Neural Labs, a Kenyan startup, uses AI-enabled medical imaging to aid in the real-time diagnosis of various respiratory, heart, and…