News Uber partners with Moove, a flexible car ownership company Uber has announced a partnership with Moove, an affordable car-ownership company.
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.
News FCMB and Passion Incubator launch Agritech EPIC Pitch FCMB has partnered with Passion Incubator to launch Agritech EPIC Pitch. The top two startups from the Pitch competition will receive ₦1.5 million.
News Filter Replies, a smart bot for finding the origin of trending topics on Twitter Filter Replies is a smart bot for finding the origin of trending hashtags on Twitter. It is developed by Nigerian software developer, Victor Ndu.
News Techpoint wants to become Nigeria’s Verizon Media Techpoint is that news organisation in Africa that does a lot of newsworthy stuff. Today, they partner with a leading blog in South Africa. Tomorrow, they are launching an online community. Their execution game is tight.
News A review of Apple's latest update Apple has been on an improvement streak in their operating systems. This is a review of their latest update, iOS14.
News Ingressive launches non-profit arm to train one million youths and create 5,000 jobs Ingressive LLC has launched Ingressive For Good to empower African youths with micro-scholarships and technical training.
News Carbon reports ₦112.6 million PAT and 2.2 million active customers Carbon reported a profit after tax of ₦112.6 million in its 2019 financial result. Carbon also revealed that it has 2,272,997 active customers.
News Andela is hiring senior engineers from all African countries to double its talent pool Andela, a leading global talent company, will now accept senior engineer applications from all African countries. This is part of efforts to double its talent pool since becoming a remote-first company.
News MainOne, West Africa’s internet backbone, celebrates 10-year milestone MainOne is 10 years old. In the last decade, it has invested over $400 million in broadband infrastructure across West Africa.
News Certificate of Incorporation will now have Tax Identification Number, says CAC Business owners will no longer need to apply to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to get their tax identification number (TIN). They would now get it with their certificate of incorporation from the CAC.
News Ingressive Capital is now a $10M fund, sets to cut $400K cheques for 10% equity Ingressive Capital has raised an additional $5 million from new investors to become a $10 million fund. It would be investing between $200,000 and $400,000 in early-stage startups at $2 million valuations for 10% equity.
News Leadspace and University of Arizona launch Global Campus to serve Nigerians The University of Arizona has partnered with Leadspace to launch Global Campus to serve students in Nigeria.
News Nigerian startups WellaHealth and Flex Finance join the 7th cohort of Catalyst Fund Two Nigerian startups, WellaHealth and Flex Finance, are among the seventh cohort of Catalyst Fund—a global inclusive fintech accelerator.
News Local IXPs will result in faster and cheaper internet for African countries Nigeria and Kenya are now in the second stage of internet ecosystem development, according to the Internet Society. And they are on the cusp of achieving stage three.
News Highlights of 2020 Apple Worldwide Developer Conference Apple held a virtual 2020 Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) due to the coronavirus outbreak. These are major announcements.
Twitter Twitter’s voice tweet and the rise of audio-based social media Twitter recently rolled out a new feature to a limited group of iPhone users. The new feature, voice tweet, allows users to tweet with their voice. And it is part of a growing audio-based social media trend.
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 Google for Startups Accelerator Africa Class 5 could be the last set of the Accelerator programme Google for Startups Accelerator Africa Class 5 has been announced. Rather than the usual 12 startups selected twice a year, this cohort is a combined class of 20 startups and it could be the last cohort of the programme.
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).
News Chipper Cash raises $13.8 million Series A to hire 30 new staff in Lagos, London, Nairobi, New York and San Francisco Chipper Cash, a mobile cross-border money transfer platform in Africa, has closed a $13.8 million Series A round to hire 30 new staff across its global operations.
News Softcom partners Lagos State and others to crowdfund ₦10 billion for 2 million vulnerable Lagosians HelpNow, an initiative of Softcom supported by MTN, Lagos state government and 12 other companies, is on a mission to crowdsource funds and help those in need.
News All you need to know about Uber's digital wallet, Uber Cash, launch in Africa Uber Cash, a digital wallet for Uber riders, has been launched in eight African countries, namely: CĂ´te d'Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda. Here's all you need to know.
