News Fundall, a digital banking platform raises $150,000 in pre-seed funding Led by Black Knight Capital, a pre-seed stage investor, Fundall has raised $150,000 to deepen its footprints and challenge existing digital banks.
News Donations for EndSARS protest move from fiat to Bitcoin Bitcoin and police brutality are two words you wouldn't expect to see next to one another.
News Plentywaka Partners with Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing (IVM) The Tech transport startup joins forces with Nigeria’s first indigenous vehicle manufacturer ahead of expansion to Southeastern states
News Vantage Capital invests $28.0 million in Cliniques Internationales du Maroc Group (CIM) Holding Vantage’s funding will enable the founding family to part-finance the extension of the existing clinic in Marrakech and the opening of new clinics in Tangier and Casablanca
News Lagos-Based Identity Verification Startup, Youverify Gets ISO Certifications Identity verification startup, Youverify has been awarded the ISO 27018 and 27001 certifications by the International Standards for Organisation.
News MAX issues ₦10bn ($22m) series 1 bond to scale operations and create more jobs The ₦400m Series 1 Bond is MAX’s first-ever bond issuance and the first bond issued by a mobility company in Africa.
News Orange announces the release of the cheapest 4G smartphone ever, supported by Google Orange announced the Sanza touch - an exclusive Orange smartphone and the most affordable 4G Android (Go edition) device globally. Affordability of devices remains one of the most significant barriers to smartphone adoption
News Digital Explorers launch paid traineeship in Lithuania for Nigerian female data analysts and scientists Digital Explorers has launched applications for the second cohort of the program.
News Hebron Startup Lab announces intake of founders for MicroVenture Acceleration Program Hebron Start-up Lab has announced plans to train 80 founders in the next cohort of its Micro Venture Acceleration Program (MVAP).
News Facebook set to open a new office in Lagos, Nigeria, operational in H2 2021 Facebook’s office will be home to various teams servicing the continent from across the business, including Sales, Partnerships, Policy, Communications as well as Engineers.
News Plentywaka Marks One Year Anniversary with over 190,000 journeys Plentywaka, the innovative tech-driven start-up revolutionizing transport in Nigeria, has marked its first year in operation with over 190,000+ completed trips by more than 40,000 riders. Since launching in September 2019,
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.
Press release Esusu raises $2.3m seed-extension to scale nationwide Esusu, a start-up operating in the United States co-founded by Abbey Wemimo has raised $2.3 million in a seed extension round backed by LinkedIn's Executive Chairman, Jeff Weiner.
Press release Standard Chartered and Airtel Africa form a partnership to drive financial inclusion across Africa Airtel Money’s customers will be able to make deposits and withdrawals from Standard Chartered bank accounts. And Standard Chartered's corporate client will be able to pay directly into Airtel money customers wallet.
Press release Tek Experts, Microsoft renew partnership aimed at developing Women in IT in Nigeria Tek Experts, and Microsoft are returning to develop more women in IT in Nigeria with the second cohort of the Microsoft Leap Apprenticeship Program.
ANPI Jack Ma Foundation’s Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) selects Top 50 Finalists of 2020 “Africa’s Business Heroes” Competition The 50 finalists were selected from over 22,000 applications all over Africa, representing 21 African countries.
Events NBS and Softcom to host Webinar on leveraging data for inclusive growth in Nigeria July 23, 2020—NBS and Softcom will host a webinar on how to leverage data to drive inclusive policy, revenue generation and improved governance in Nigeria.
Opinion Company Culture: Why it is important and how to build it The culture of an organisation affects not only the employees but also its overall operations. It affects the company’s brand, perception and bottom line.
News Wimbart launches the second edition of PR Office Hours for African tech startups Wimbart has partnered with Techpoint and Ventures Platform to launch the second edition of its Office Hours Programme.
Opinion Peexoo: The home of great photographers in Nigeria Peexoo Technologies has launched a one-stop-shop to cater for photographers and people’s photography needs.
Opinion How to (start and) complete online courses Starting an online course is not difficult. There are many options, both free and paid, to choose from. The painstaking task is completing the course.
News Bus-hailing startup launches delivery service, Logistics by Plentywaka Plentywaka, a bus-hailing startup, has ventured into logistics with the launch of Logistics By Plentywaka (LBP)
News Shecluded and Founders Institute to support more women entrepreneurs The Founder Institute, the world’s largest pre-seed accelerator, and She-cluded have launched a Fellowship programme that will allow people to participate in the Lagos Virtual 2020 programme for free.
News She-cluded launches Female Entrepreneur Pension with Stanbic IBTC to get more women on a pension plan She-cluded has partnered with Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers, a member of Standard Bank Group, to launch She-cluded Female Entrepreneur Pension
News Apply for VC4A Venture Showcase – Series A to raise between $500,000 and $10 million VC4A (Venture Capital for Africa) has put out a call to African startups looking to raise between $500,000 (₦193 million) and $10 million (₦3.8 billion).
