Startups

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  News, Startups

  Flutterwave’s COO leaves fintech giant after several other high-profile exits

  Muktar Oladunmade

  12th March 2024

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  News, Startups

  Fintech giant Interswitch eyes telecoms market with $1 million MNVO license

  Muktar Oladunmade

  12th March 2024

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  News, Startups

  Exclusive: Bilha Ndirangu sues IFC-backed Africa’s Talking over removal as director

  Kenn Abuya

  4th March 2024

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  Events, Startups

  GITEX Africa wants 100 Nigerian startups to exhibit in Morocco

  Frank Eleanya

  28th February 2024

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  Startups, Uncategorized

  OjirehPrime becomes Pryme, seeks European banking licence

  Frank Eleanya

  26th February 2024

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  News, Startups

  Kippa users demand access to data as the fintech quietly pivots

  Muktar Oladunmade

  23rd February 2024

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  Funding, Startups, Venture Capital

  Kenyan EV startup Roam secures $24m to scale production

  Frank Eleanya

  14th February 2024

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  News, Startups

  Leatherback CEO Ibrahim Ibitade wants to move on after EFCC debacle

  Joseph Olaoluwa

  8th February 2024

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  Startups

  Exclusive: Africa’s Blockchain pioneer Zone will launch remittance product in 2025

  Ganiu Oloruntade

  1st February 2024

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  Startups

  Bootstrapped hustle: how Selar grew a $4M+ creator platform with 21 employees

  Muktar Oladunmade

  24th January 2024

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  Companies, Products, Startups, The BackEnd

  Sandbox’s platform wants to connect product managers with employers

  Muhammed Akinyemi

  19th December 2023

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  Regulation, Startups

  Tanzania’s NALA wants to make Rwanda a settlement hub for East Africa

  Abraham Augustine

  18th November 2023

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  News, Startups

  Zazuu, a payment marketplace for remittance services, has shut down

  Muktar Oladunmade

  18th November 2023

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  Startups

  Exclusive: Neighbourgood acquires traveltech startup Local Knowledge for $1.5 million

  Ephraim Modise

  15th November 2023

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  EdTech, Startups

  Nigeria’s AltSchool Africa to receive support from Rwanda’s $30m tech fund

  Hannatu Asheolge

  14th November 2023

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  Business, Startups

  Eden Life is staking its future on an e-commerce marketplace in crucial rejig

  Tobi Afolabi

  13th November 2023

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  Startups

  Exclusive: IROKOtv’s user numbers show Africa’s oldest streamer is behind competition

  Ngozi Chukwu

  7th November 2023

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  Startups

  How YC-backed Chowdeck hit ₦1 billion in monthly order value

  Muktar Oladunmade

  3rd November 2023

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  Startups

  SA startup WhereIsMyTransport is shutting down, cites lack of funds

  Ephraim Modise

  26th October 2023

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  Startups

  Investors not keen on funding northern Nigerian startups, new study reveals

  Hannatu Asheolge

  26th October 2023

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  Startups

  EXCLUSIVE: IROKOtv doubles down on dollar-paying users as it denies reports of a shutdown

  Ngozi Chukwu

  23rd October 2023

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  Startups

  Exclusive: Flutterwave’s biggest revenue driver in 2023 is its enterprise segment

  Ganiu Oloruntade

  20th October 2023

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  News, Startups

  Exclusive: With three years of runway left, Kippa explains why it exited agency banking

  Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega

  19th October 2023

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  FinTech, Startups

  Exclusive: Kippa lays off 40 employees as it exits agency banking

  Ngozi Chukwu

  19th October 2023

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  Cryptocurrency, Startups

  In the wake of VIBRA’s shutdown, staff were asked to resign or face termination

  Ngozi Chukwu

  18th October 2023

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  Startups

  Kenya’s Little Logistics is now serving some of Sendy’s ex-clients

  Kenn Abuya

  17th October 2023

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  Startups

  Exclusive: Dragonfly Capital backed web3 app VIBRA shuts down in Nigeria

  Ngozi Chukwu

  17th October 2023

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  Startups

  What Kippa’s Kennedy Ekezie has learnt about building a fast-growing startup at 25

  Hannatu Asheolge

  13th October 2023

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  Startups

  Flutterwave hires ex-Chipper, Microsoft and Safaricom employees in Kenyan expansion drive

  Kenn Abuya

  10th October 2023

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  Startups, Web3

  Exclusive: Cofounders of FTX-backed Bridge Network split after power tussle

  Ngozi Chukwu

  6th October 2023

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  Startups

  Twiga confirms it’s in talks with Incentro Africa over $260k cloud bill

  Kenn Abuya

  6th October 2023

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  News, Startups

  Stears pivots into B2B market

  Muktar Oladunmade

  4th October 2023

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  News, Startups

  Exclusive: Paystack expands further into offline payments as Nigeria’s POS volume surges

  Abubakar Idris

  3rd October 2023

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  Startups

  Five key attributes of innovative startups

  Guest Author

  3rd October 2023

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  Startups

  The people who call the shots at Kuda Bank

  Joseph Olaoluwa

  29th September 2023

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  Startups

  Ivorian startup, Auto24, expands into four African countries simultaneously

  Muktar Oladunmade

  28th September 2023

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  Startups

  This Nigerian startup wants to build your dream PC

  Tobi Afolabi

  28th September 2023

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  Femtech

  South Africans can shop for contraceptives online with this femtech

  Hannatu Asheolge

  28th September 2023

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  Startups

  Exclusive: After raising $45m in two years, 54gene is shutting down

  Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega

  27th September 2023

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  Startups

  Logistics startup Sendy appoints Peter Kahi of PKF Consulting as administrator

  Kenn Abuya

  27th September 2023