News Nigerian digital bank, Sparkle, signs with Network International for virtual and physical payment cards Sparkle has partnered with Network International, the leading enabler of digital commerce across Africa and the Middle East, to power its recently launched payment card offering.
News Pula raises $6 million to scale agricultural insurance for farmers across Africa Pula, an African InsureTech service provider startup that specialises in digital and agricultural insurance to derisk millions of smallholder farmers across Africa, has closed a $6 million Series A fundraise.
Spotlight The protracted history of internet shutdowns in Africa Internet shutdowns have become a motif in Africa. African leaders restrict internet access for the flimsiest motives. It could be to prevent exam malpractice, disperse protests, or mitigate against misinformation.
News 54gene unveils world-class scientific research laboratory in Lagos State, Nigeria 54gene has unveiled its new lab in Lagos State, Nigeria, capable of human whole-genome sequencing and a variety of other scientific investigations.
News Echelon Capital to invest $1 million in early-stage startups, calls for applications. Echelon Capital is looking to invest millions of dollars in African tech and non-tech startups, beginning with a $1 million rolling fund.
News Autochek expands into Ghana by opening Accra office Autochek, the Nigerian Automotive start-up aims to increase footprint in Ghana as it enhances the buying and selling experience across Africa
News Silicon Valley VC strategies don't work in Africa - Kinyungu Ventures Research East African venture advisory firm, Kinyungu Ventures has published a white paper that reveals the continues wide misalignment between traditional venture capital models and the African market.
News Ghana’s OZÉ raises $700,000 seed round to foster expansion OZÉ, a Ghana-based fintech startup that focuses on scaling small African businesses through digitized operations and affordable capital closed a $700,000 seed round from Anorak Ventures, Matuca Sarl, Rising Tide Africa, and existing investors Ingressive Capital and MEST.
News uLesson, a Nigerian edTech startup, has raised $7.5million in Series A funding uLesson, the African learning technology platform, has closed a $7.5mn Series A round led by Owl Ventures, with inclusion from existing investors, TLcom Capital and Founder Collective and participation from new investor LocalGlobe.
News Tizeti rolls out N4000/month high-speed 4G LTE in Edo Tizeti has rolled out its 4G LTE network in Edo State as part of its commitment to ensuring access to affordable broadband connectivity in Africa's underserved populations.
Opinion Top ten Ghanaian startups to watch in 2021 In this article, we will be looking at the top ten Ghanaian startups to watch in 2021. The list contains old-timers who have gained a strong footing in the game and new companies looking to change how Ghanaians live and do business.
Spotlight Selar: From Tony Elumelu's TEF $10,000 grant to ₦100 million in revenue At the heart of it, Selar is an e-commerce store builder that allows creators to sell digital products and services like; e-books, music, courses, and training, etc., across borders.
News Opportunity for Nigerian Software Engineers: Apply to Enye Cohort 5 Enye is now accepting applications into its fifth software engineering cohort. The cohort will see facilitators teach cutting-edge tech, like; React, Redux, Redux-Saga, Firebase, GraphQL, Jest, Git, and Node, at no upfront cost.
News AppsFlyer increases Africa footprint with Nedbank partnership AppsFlyer, today announced a partnership with leading Pan-African bank, Nedbank to improve and measure the effectiveness of the bank’s mobile marketing campaigns and enhance user engagement on its apps
News Kaspersky: Economic uncertainty to shape 2021 cybercrime agenda in Africa Kaspersky experts expect growing economic turbulence along with the impact of COVID-19 to contribute to an increase in cybercrime across South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria this year.
Spotlight Inside Jobberman’s partnership with Coursera and its plan to train 5 million Nigerians Unemployment in Nigeria is a well-documented and multifaceted issue. Stories like the 2014 stampede in the Abuja National Stadium have come to define the unemployment story in the country.
News TeamApt announces new consumer focus and West & North Africa expansion plans for 2021 TeamApt has announced that it will be shifting its focus from delivering financial services products to banks to delivering products for consumers and businesses.
News TradeDepot highlights smaller packs and increased food spending as top trends that will shape Nigeria’s retail sector in 2021 According to TradeDepot, the impact of the pandemic, rising inflation, border closures, and other issues drove significant changes in behaviour for retailers, distributors, and manufacturers in 2020.
News Taxmingo launches to make tax filing easy for small businesses Taxmingo hopes to leverage its cloud-based tax management solution to help SMEs meet tax obligations and allow the SME operators to focus their energies on growing their businesses.
Spotlight Shodipo Ayomide, a Nigerian that got into Stack Overflow—a global tech firm Shodipo Ayomide's education and career journey has been exhilarating. Read my account of his story, after listening to him for over 3 hours.
News Ventures Platform Foundation launches applications for Gov Labs Ventures Platform Foundation (VPF), the social impact arm of Ventures Platform Hub, has launched a call for applications for its latest incubation programme, Gov Labs..
Spotlight BitSika: From side project to multimillion-dollar startup BitSika is a payment app that helps people send money instantly across countries. It is popularly known as the CashApp of Africa.
Spotlight Highlight of fundraises by Nigerian tech startups in 2020 In this article, we will be taking a look at how much funding Nigerian startups have received in 2020 and where the money went.
Startup Watch 5 Nigerian startups to watch from Q4 2020 As the final quarter of 2020 winds down, it’s time again to take a look at the most impressive startups from the last three months. Startup Watch is a quarterly column where
News Mondia launches on-demand entertainment platform, Monsooq, in Nigeria Monsooq’s unique time-based model allows consumers to buy entertainment time just as they would mobile airtime and use that time to consume any content.
