News Releaf collaborates with IITA to improve growth and sustainability in oil palm production The partnership will enable the startup and the award-winning research-for-development organisation to explore ways to increase oil palm yields and deploy the best intercropping mechanisms.
News Jise raises $100,000 angel funding, commences food delivery in Lagos Nigeria’s first food-only delivery platform, Jise has raised $100,000 angel investment from notable investors including, Backroom Capital — Nigeria, Winston Capital — Ireland, Jonny Enagwolor, Co-Founder Treepz Inc amongst others.
News Autochek secures $13.1m seed fund to scale its technology and accelerate expansion The capital will be deployed to bolster its core auto loan processing platform and deepen its footprint in West Africa, starting with its recent entry into Cote d’Ivoire.
Fundall Emerging Africa Group acquires majority stake in Fundall to build Africa's first financial Super-app Fundall is building Africa’s first financial super app, to help individuals & businesses spend smartly, manage money & grow money — from living their best lives every day to planning for the future.
Opinion What impact could Risevest court ruling have on Nigeria's tech ecosystem The Federal High Court in Abuja has made a ruling in favour of Risevest, what impact could this have on Nigeria's tech ecosystem?
Opinion How fintech is disrupting traditional banking in Africa Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the African fintech ecosystem has remained prime to investors and several African entrepreneurs are joining the buzz of creating convenient solutions for the continent’s increasingly populous consumers.
Newsletter BD Insider, Letter 84: eNaira, MFS in Nigeria, Autochek Launched in Kenya This is a blog copy of the 84th version of our weekly newsletter, BD Insider. Subscribers get to read it first and can take action based on it.
Tech Word For The Week Business To Consumers (B2C) A business-to-consumers company sells directly to the final users - consumers. They focus on individual clients and serve them in units.
News Brass Secures $1.7m Financing Round; to deliver affordable premium banking services for African SMEs Africa’s new bank for startups and SMEs' set to expand to South Africa & Kenya following funding.
News MFS Africa expands into Nigeria: set to acquire leading super-agent network Baxi MFS Africa will build Baxi into a key node on its digital payment network, allowing customers to make regional and global payments to and from Nigeria.
Newsletter BD Insider, Letter 83: Africa's investment destination, Zero to Scale This is a blog copy of the 83rd version of our weekly newsletter, BD Insider. Subscribers get to read it first and can take action based on it.
News ILLA obtains $2m investment round to expand and diversify its offering ILLA aims to optimize post-production supply chain activities for FMCG brands, starting with middle-mile delivery services and being the most fragmented part of the value chain.
Startups 5 legal issues you should consider before launching your startup Laws and regulations if ignored can hinder the growth of any company. Here are five legal questions every startup should ask before launching.
News Nigeria's Sendbox raises $1.8 Million to enable deliveries for SMEs in Africa With the goal to provide logistics and e-commerce fulfilment for merchants in Africa, Sendbox announced the completion 0f its $1.8 million seed round.
News Autochek Starts Operations in Kenya Leading African automotive technology company, Autochek has begun its operations in Kenya. Bilhah Muriithi was appointed to lead its operation as the Country Manager.
Spotlight Toju joins the race to "Bank the Unbanked" Toju is making it easier for unbanked Africans to access financial services without breaking the existing layer of trust
News Payday becomes the first Rwandan company to join Techstars Toronto Accelerator Payday becomes the first Rwandan company in history to join the prestigious 3-months Accelerator program that provides entrepreneurs with invaluable skills, resources, and connections to a large pool of global talent and investors.
News AVPA and Investor Flow to promote impact investments in Africa Pan-African network for social investors, African Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA) and Investor Flow announced a strategic partnership to further promote impact investing across Africa.
Tech Word For The Week Tech Word For The Week: Growth Hacking It’s the use of cost-effective digital marketing strategies and frameworks to expand your customer base, sell products, and gain exposure.
Zero To Scale Zero To Scale: Ayodeji Balogun—CTO and Co-founder of Terragon Group In this edition of Zero To Scale, we speak with Ayodeji Balogun, CTO, about the challenges of pivoting from a digital agency to a tech-first company.
News Eden Life Announces $1.4m Seed Round to Build Africa’s First Home Services App The recently raised capital will be used to build Eden Life’s in-house technology, and develop world-class kitchens and operations hubs.
News Klasha launches in Ghana to facilitate cross border payments and e-commerce Klasha, a startup that simplifies borderless payments for commerce in Africa is now in Ghana
News OurPass is Redefining Online Commerce with its Checkout solution Ourpass app is created to enhance and improve the success rates of online business sales in Africa's digital marketplace.
Newsletter BD Insider 82nd: the gender digital divide, the Nigeria Startup Bill, Digital Quality of Life ranking In the 82nd issue of the BD Insider, we examined the theme for the 2021 international day of the girl child, the Nigeria startup bill, digital quality of life ranking and other issues.
News How Fixit45 is redefining auto aftermarket experience across Nigeria Fixit45 wants to make repair services affordable for car owners and organisations. This will help meet the rising demand for quality automotive repair and maintenance services.
