News Klasha is building borderless payments for commerce in Africa Klasha simplifies borderless payments for commerce in Africa. The company recently launched in Nigeria to deepen its reach.
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.
Spotlight Learn at Home Student Ambassador Victory Yinka-Banjo wins 19 scholarship offers from top universities in the world Miss Victory Yinka-Banjo, a 17-year-old teenager who serves as the student ambassador and content creator on the Learn at Home audio e-learning platform, has won 19 scholarship offers worth over $5 million from top schools in the US and Canada.
Events Bitnob to teach crypto investing in weekly webinars Bitnob has started weekly webinars as part of its commitment to help everyday people grow wealth by simplifying access to blockchain technology and investments.
Opinion Five things to know before relocating to Rwanda Relocating to a new country can be difficult and Rwanda is no exception. Depending on whether you are relocating here for a job...
News Kenya's e-commerce to grow by 94% by the end of 2021, says PayU Here are insights from PayU's report on e-commerce in Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa.
News Stalkerware affects 1 in 100 mobile users in Kenya and Nigeria Unlike malware, stalkerware is a more personal crime that has life and death consequences for the individual affected.
News Afrikrea wants to power African e-commerce with ANKA Ivorian marketplace startup, Afrikrea, will leverage its new platform ANKA to disrupt e-commerce in Africa and across the globe.
News Ajua Acquires WayaWaya for an undisclosed sum Ajua, a customer experience platform, accquired WayaWaya, a Kenya-based digital service that enables borderless banking and payments for an undisclosed sum.
News Audiomack partners MTN Nigeria to enable music lovers stream at zero data cost Audiomack and MTN Nigeria have unveiled the Audiomack+MTN Data Bundle program. The program will offer MTN subscribers music streaming at zero data cost.
News Okra raises $3.5 million to scale its Open Finance operations This comes just under a year after Okra closed its $1m pre-Seed round with only TLcom Capital participating in the round. It brings Okra’s total funding at seed to $4.5m.
News Egyptian grocery delivery startup, Appetito raises $450,000 seed round Appetito, a grocery delivery startup has raised $450,000 in an Ahmed Al Alola seed round.
News Andela announces engineering talent expansion to 37 countries Andela announced the expansion of its global engineering talent. The expansion will allow their clients to tap into regional expertise.
News Piggvest and uduX to democratize investment in Musician's project Music streaming app, uduX launched PopRev to allow fans invest and make profit in musician's project.
News Nigerian Fintech Platform, Appzone, raises $10 million Series A Funding The round was led by CardinalStone Capital Advisers alongside V8 Capital, Lateral Investment Partners, Constant Capital, and Itanna Capital Ventures,
Spotlight Lagos Nigeria —The Rise of the African Tech Hub Silicon Valley investor, Derek Distenfield writes about his visit to Lagos and his thoughts on Africa's fastest-growing tech hub
News UmojaHack Africa hackathon connects 1000 African students on Zindi UmojaHack Africa 2021, a machine learning hackathon has ended with over 1000 African students participating in the hackathon via Zindi.
News Jobberman partners eTrade Alliance to grow Nigeria's e-commerce sector Jobberman is partnering the USAID funded Alliance for eTrade Development II (eTrade Alliance) to help develop Nigeria's thriving e-commerce industry.
News Savyt, new digital savings and investment app comes out of beta Savyt is a digital savings and investment app that wants to help Nigerians earn better returns on their savings and investments.
News Tugende raises $9.9 million Series A funding through Verdent Capital Tugende, a Ugandan technology-based asset finance company, has raised $9.9 million Series A funding through investment banking franchise Verdent Capital.
News ScholarX secures support from the GSMA Innovation Fund to launch LearnAM, in partnership with Airtel Nigerian edtech startup, ScholarX has announced a strategic partnership with Airtel Nigeria to launch LearnAM with support from GSMA Innovation Fund.
News Sparkle Business wants to help SMEs in Nigeria grow Digital bank, Sparkle, has launched Sparkle business to provide SMEs in Nigeria with products and services that will scale their business globally.
covid-19 Facebook and WHO Africa's new campaign tackles Covid-19 misinformation Facebook and WHO Africa have launched the ‘Together Against Covid-19 Misinformation’ campaign. The campaign will promote information about Covid-19 vaccines.
News Catalyst Fund seeks ambitious talent for portfolio companies, launches internship Internship positions are available at Lami, Indicina, Koa, Power, and Kandua in sales, data analysis, customer service, project management, engineering, and more.
Funding Curacel secures $450,000 pre-seed funding to drive insurance inclusion in Africa African Insurtech startup, Curacel has secured pre-seed funding of $450,000 led by Atlantica Ventures and Consonance.
