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.
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 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 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?
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 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.
Spotlight InvestSika is making investing accessible to all Africans, starting with Ghanaians InvestSika is on a mission to make investing accessible to all Africans. With a mobile money account and smartphone, you can start trading and investing in the stock market with as little as GH₵60 ($10 or ₦3,820).
News Jumia to provide logistics service to third-party businesses across Africa Jumia Group, the leading e-commerce company in Africa that operates an online marketplace, logistics and payment services, is opening its logistics to third parties.
News SeamlessHR raises seed round from Lateral, Consonance, Ingressive, and Enza Capital SeamlessHR, a Nigerian startup providing all-in-one human resource management service, has closed a seed round from four local and foreign investors for expansion across Africa.
News CcHUB acquires Kenyan edtech company eLimu, hires Abiola Olaniran as CTO CcHUB has acquired eLimu, a leading Kenyan edtech company and digital educational content provider. And hired CEO of Gamesole Abiola Olaniran as eLimu's new CTO.
News Flutterwave partners LSETF, donates ₦5 million to MSME Recovery Fund Flutterwave has donated ₦5 million to help businesses affected by the recent unrest in Lagos. And it has partnered with LSETF and Endeavor Entrepreneurs to crowdfund more money.
News Ant Group is raising $34.5 billion in the world's biggest IPO at $315 billion valuation Ant Group is raising $34.5 billion through an IPO in Shanghai and Hong Kong at $313 billion valuations, making it the world's biggest IPO. Jack Ma to become the 11th richest person in the world
News Ayoba partners AppsFlyer to become Africa's largest instant messaging app Ayoba, the instant messaging app launched by MTN Group in April 2019, has partnered with AppsFlyer to become the largest digital platform in Africa.
News All you need to know about Paystack, the biggest Nigerian startup acquisition Here is all you need to know about Paystack, the biggest Nigerian startup acquisition and Stripe's biggest acquisition yet. The deal is reportedly worth over $200 million (₦76.6 billion).
News Lagos State declares a 24-hour curfew as hoodlums hijack protests The Lagos State government has announced a 24-hour curfew across the state beginning at 4 PM today, October 20, 2020.
News Catalyst Fund to launch $4.3 million Inclusive Digital Commerce Accelerator Catalyst Fund to launch $4.3 million Inclusive Digital Commerce Accelerator. It would be launched in partnership with Mastercard Foundation and MEST.
News Apps and platforms built to support the fight against police brutality There has been a lot of support for the protests from the tech industry as techies have been one of the most targeted groups in instances of police harassment and extortion.
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 BuyCoins extends Sendcash service to Ghana, six months after launch BuyCoins — a leading Nigerian cryptocurrency trading platform — has launched Sendcash in Ghana, six months after it was launched in Nigeria
News What really happened to Flutterwave #EndSARS Fund donation link? The Flutterwave #EndSARS Fund donation link was deactivated on Tuesday, reportedly due to pressure from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). But Flutterwave says it was routine maintenance.
News How Nigerian tech companies are supporting #EndSARSProtest Police brutality and COVID-19: two viruses currently killing Nigerians. But the former is more deadly, it has killed more Nigerian youths than COVID-19.
Spotlight #GirlChildDay: Meet Ikram "Code Quinn" Babs-Lawal, a 12-year-old front-end developer Meet Ikram "Code Quinn" Babs-Lawal, a 12-year-old front-end developer.
News ColdHubs to participate in FoodBytes! Pitch 2020 as the only African startup ColdHubs, the Nigerian startup that provides solar-powered cold storage, has been selected as the only African startup to participate in FoodBytes! Pitch 2020.
