News Cowrywise enlists six ARM mutual funds, increasing its total to 19 mutual funds Cowrywise has enlisted six mutual funds managed by ARM Investment Managers, increasing the total number of mutual funds on its platform to 19.
Spotlight As Nigeria's inflation spirals, TradeDepot's CEO says small retailers will matter more than ever. The latest figures from the NBS show that Nigeria’s inflation rate has increased to 14.23%, driven by rising food prices.
News Foodlocker, Baby Grubz & Releaf receive $70,000 from AfDB's AgriPitch competition Foodlocker, Releaf, and Baby Grubz have emerged winners and runner-up, respectively, from the African Development Bank's (AfDB) AgriPitch competition, receiving a total of $70,000.
Events DevFest 2020: A recap of the first virtual Developer's festival in Nigeria In line with covid-19 restrictions and health regulations, this year's edition of Devfest was hosted online — a deviation from the norm.
Opinion Seven early-stage startup investors in Nigeria you should know These individuals are on a mission to actively support the next generation of African innovators and every entrepreneur in Africa should know them.
News How Ingressive For Good is impacting the lives of African youths In the last three months, I4G has aided the training of over 20,000 African youth, built a community of over 17,000 youths, provided tech tools and resources for over 10,000, and placed over 100 in jobs.
News Ingressive For Good partners with DataCamp to provide free data skills training Ingressive For Good (I4G) has partnered with DataCamp, the leading interactive learning platform for data science and analytics, to close data skill gaps and provide access to high-quality data training for Africans for free.
News Ingressive for Good upskills 5,000+ African youths in tech in partnership with Coursera Ingressive for Good has partnered with Coursera to offer scholarships to 5,000+ African youth in tech as part of its commitment to upskill and increase the earning power of youth in tech.
News Printivo launches Promostack, e-commerce platform for gifts and promotional items Printivo launches Promostack, an e-commerce platform for gifts and promotional items, in Nigeria and South Africa
News Farmcrowdy unveils six business units, including Farmcrowdy Foods and Trader Farmcrowdy has launched six sub-divisions, including agro-trading and e-commerce platforms, insurance, marketing, tech and data, and structured finance.
News Accelerex Holdings receives $20 million investment from Africa Capital Alliance Accelerex Holdings has received $20 million investment from Africa Capital Alliance and acquired SLS Microfinance Bank
News Afriktrip launches online marketplace for African tours with book now, pay later feature Afriktrip has launched an online marketplace to connect travellers with tour guides and operators across Africa. It also has an array of activities to do to explore Africa. And a book now, pay later feature.
News Autochek secures $3.4 million pre-seed funding to deliver technology for African automotive industry Autochek's pre-seed round was co-led by TLcom and 4DX Ventures to accelerate product development for Ghana and Nigeria.
Opinion How to adapt your management style for remote teams Even for companies that had remote workers before the pandemic, they have to rejig their management style to accommodate the new normal.
News TalentQL raises $300,000 in a pre-seed round led by Zedcrest Capital TalentQL has raised $300,000 (₦114.3 million) in a pre-seed round led by Zedcrest Capital. TalentQL is a talent outsourcing and incubator company. But how is it different?
News Plentywaka expands its ride-hailing service into Delta State Plentywaka has launched WakaCab, a new car-hailing service with fully-trained drivers for commuters within and around Delta State.
News Ingressive for Good partners with Facebook to empower African youth with digital skills Ingressive For Good has unveiled a digital skills training programme in partnership with Facebook to help African youth leverage digital tools to move their brands and career forward.
Opinion Five work-from-home habits killing your productivity Working from home, or remote work has advantages. However, if you're not careful and disciplined, you can jeopardize your productivity.
Spotlight WiiCreate is shaping the onboarding culture for African startups WiiCreate has launched Merch Box, a branded merchandise solution that would help to improve the onboarding culture of African startups.
News Enyata to support 50 Nigerians with Macbooks and six-month Pluralsight subscription Enyata has launched Project BuildUp, an initiative aimed to empower 10,000 Africans over the next five years with the resources they need to grow in the tech industry.
News Internet economy to contribute $180 billion to Africa's economy The report estimates that Africa's Internet economy has the potential to reach 5.2% of the continent's gross domestic product (GDP) by 2025, contributing nearly $180 billion to its economy. The projected potential contribution could reach $712 billion by 2050.
News Future Africa invests $1 million in 9 African startups Venture firm Future Africa has announced its investments in 9 startups in the 3rd quarter of 2020. The fund invested $1million across these startups.
News Kuda Bank raises $10M in seed funding. Kuda Bank has raised $10 million in a seed round, which is possibly the largest seed funding any African startup has received. And it plans to raise a bigger Series A.
News Kwaba, a rental financing startup raises pre-seed round from Ingressive Capital and ARM Kwaba, a rental financing startup, has raised an undisclosed amount in a pre-seed round from Ingressive Capital and ARM. The pre-seed investment is estimated to be north of $200,000.
News AfDB shortlists 25 startups as finalists of its AgriPitch competition African Development Bank (AfDB) has shortlisted 25 startups for the next round of the AgriPitch competition. Six of the finalists are Nigerian startups.
