Spotlight Thrive Agric pauses crowdfunding, doubles down on building tech to support agriculture. Agritech platform, Thrive Agric, has stopped crowdfunding from retail investors, as it focuses on building technology solutions for its agriculture business
News Bodds support launches new customer-centric website for individuals, businesses and schools Customers can easily start a repair, track repair status and chat with a support agent from the new Bodds support website.
Announcement We launched our first series called "Under The Hoodie" With our Under The Hoodie series, we are shining the spotlight on everyday tech talents who are high-flyers in their fields.
Spotlight Lemonade Finance, a fintech startup easing cross-border transactions for Africans Cross-border payments are a source of pain for Africans. Lemonade wants to solve the usage restrictions, long transaction completion time and high fees.
Events Derek Distenfield: Silicon Valley Investor building bridges to Nigerian Startups #GoGlobal Derek Distenfield is an entrepreneur, co-founder and COO of GSD Venture Studios, a Silicon Valley-based investment and venture building firm. GSD Venture Studios (GSDVS) travels the world investing in resilient teams with an
News Ingressive for Good partners HNG Internship, launches tech-related scholarships for 50,000 African Youths "We are looking to empower more Africans to become the next Christabel", says Director of Communications, Ingressive For Good.
Press release Flutterwave announces Series C funding of $170 million, attains Unicorn status Today, Flutterwave announced the close of its Series C funding round of $170 million which crowns it with Unicorn status, as valuation soars past $1 billion
Spotlight Spotify's expansion and the short history of music distribution in Nigeria Spotify is expanding to Nigeria. This piece shines a light on the history of music distribution and the advent of streaming platforms in Nigeria.
Spotlight [Exclusive] Interview with veteran Nigerian investor, Olumide Soyombo Olumide Soyombo is one of Nigeria's leading angel investors. He has invested in over 26 companies that are still active including Paystack which was acquire by stripe.
Newsletter BD Insider, Letter 67 on CBN crypto ban, Providus, Rubies, Disha and more... A deep dive into CBN's crypto ban, Providus bank virtual account services withdrawal, Rubies Issue with NIBSS, Disha's proposed shutdown and more.
News Connected Analytics (parent of ThankUCash) announces 7-figure seed round After $320,000 pre-Seed round, ThankUCash's parent company, Connected Analytics has announced its Seed raise with eyes set on Series A for April/May 2021.
News Risevest's Head of Marketing exits startup, amidst COVID-19 and WFH concerns Risevest's Head of Marketing, Efe Uduigwomen, has resigned. And a snafu ensued, compelling Rise CEO Eke Eleanya to write a rejoinder.
Spotlight Sahil Lavingia is looking to invest in more African startups "My plan is to invest millions of dollars into Africa over the coming years. I believe it is the future", says Sahil Lavingia in a chat with Benjamin Dada.
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.
SantaBen SantaBen Giveaway for Tech Talents in Nigeria 2020 SantaBen Giveaway is an initiative aimed and improving the quality of tech talents (Product Managers, Designers and Developers) in Nigeria, started by Benjamin Dada in 2019. It receives donation from friends and others
News Umba, an Africa-focused digital bank raises $2M from Ex-Stripe employee, Lachy Groom and Ludlow Ventures Umba announces seed funding of $2 million from Lachy Groom, Ludlow Ventures, Frontline Ventures, Wave and Act Venture Capital.
Enyata Enyata announces the 50 winners from Project Buildup Enyata announces 50 winners to win MacBook and free Pluralsight subscription from its Project Buildup initiative.
Spotlight Exclusive: How WeMove grew 7x in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic As 2019 drew to an end, the WeMove team sat for what would be a crucial meeting. Business had been unimpressive as the company had failed to meet its target.
Twitter Twitter is down Yes, Twitter is also down in Nigeria. But it's not because the Federal Government of Nigeria shut down the internet due to the viral #endSARS protest.
News Autochek acquires Cheki Nigeria and Ghana from ROAM Africa Autochek, founded by former Cars45 CEO Etop Ikpe has acquired Cheki Nigeria and Cheki Ghana from their parent company, ROAM Africa.
News Everything that has happened in the Trump-TikTok saga See how events have unfolded in the Trump ban on popular Chinese apps. How did TikTok get here? And which American company is most likely to buy TikTok?
gomoney REVIEW: First impression of gomoney Digital Bank App gomoney app is a new age digital bank that is offering its users a smart way to organise their money. This article contains my early impressions of the app.
Tech Event UPSIDE: A recap of TEDxLagos 2020 At TEDxLagos 2020 tagged "Upside", Nigerian serial entrepreneur and investor, Chika Nwobi describes Nigeria as an economy rescued by startups.
Opinion Keepwork WFH-300 product review by Benjamin Dada Benjamin Dada's review of Keepwork WFH-300. Keepwork is a power bank that has the capacity to charge laptops and phones multiple times before dying.
uLesson uLesson partners MultiChoice Africa, owners of DStv and GOtv, to bring fun educational content to Africa uLesson has partnered with MultiChoice to show educational content to African Families on DStv channel 154 and GOtv channel 2, every weekday from 4 to 5 PM.
