Startups

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  News, Startups

  Exclusive: Logistics startup Sendy enters into administration after failing to find a buyer

  Kenn Abuya

  26th September 2023

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  Startups

  Exclusive: Why uLesson shut down its physical learning centres months after launch

  Muhammed Akinyemi

  25th September 2023

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  Femtech

  Even the most popular femtech apps are leaving African women behind

  Hannatu Asheolge

  22nd September 2023

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  Startups

  Exclusive: Flutterwave’s Olugbenga Agboola speaks on FW 3.0, IPO plans, and upgrading Barter

  Kenn Abuya

  15th September 2023

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  Ecosystem, Startups

  Your favourite tech startup wants to go public; it may make everyone involved unbelievably liquid

  Abraham Augustine

  15th September 2023

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  News, Startups

  Exclusive: How $1 million monthly burn rate forced Sendy to consider a firesale

  Kenn Abuya

  12th September 2023

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  Startups

  After completing a $5m debt raise, Lipa Later plans to raise $20m more

  Ngozi Chukwu

  12th September 2023

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  News, Startups

  Breaking: Backed by CBN, Flutterwave’s new product Swap wants to solve Nigeria’s FX problems

  Muktar Oladunmade

  11th September 2023

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  Startups

  Flutterwave partners with IndusInd Bank to expand its remittance product into India

  Muktar Oladunmade

  8th September 2023

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  Startups

  A team of tech enthusiasts are betting on entrepreneurs from northern Nigeria

  Hannatu Asheolge

  8th September 2023

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  News, Startups

  Exclusive: Leatherback denies losing funds to little-known SDQ Facilitators

  Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega

  5th September 2023

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  Startups

  Exclusive: mPharma lays off 150 employees due to tightening macroenomic conditions

  Faith Omoniyi

  4th September 2023

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  Consumer Tech, Startups

  PointsBud wants to help you order food in five minutes using AI

  Muhammed Akinyemi

  1st September 2023

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  Startups

  Exclusive: How Piggyvest paid out ₦1.1 trillion in six years

  Muktar Oladunmade

  31st August 2023

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  FinTech, Mobility, Startups

  Ugandan fintech Asaak acquires FlexClub Mexico as it expands to Latin America

  Abraham Augustine

  31st August 2023

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  Startups

  Chargel expands into Cote d’Ivoire

  Muktar Oladunmade

  30th August 2023

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  Features, Startups

  Francophone’s startup ecosystems wish to rival Africa’s Big Four

  Muktar Oladunmade

  30th August 2023

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  Startups

  The 7 Nigerian startups selected for TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield

  Faith Omoniyi

  30th August 2023

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  Startups

  Despite legal issues, Flutterwave moves closer to securing Kenyan operating licence

  Kenn Abuya

  28th August 2023

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  FinTech, Funding, News, Startups

  LemFi raises $33 million to bring free remittance payments for global migrants

  Abraham Augustine

  24th August 2023

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  News, Startups

  Exclusive: Cellulant to lay off 20% of its employees in organisational restructuring

  Kenn Abuya

  23rd August 2023

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  Startups

  Moniepoint Inc gets the regulatory approval to acquire Kenyan credit startup Kopo Kopo

  Kenn Abuya

  22nd August 2023

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  News, Startups

  Exclusive: Twiga lays off 283 employees citing tough business environment

  Kenn Abuya

  20th August 2023

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  News, Startups

  Exclusive: Moniepoint moves into retail banking space

  Muktar Oladunmade

  17th August 2023

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  News, Startups

  Founders Factory raises $114 million to fund African startups

  Muktar Oladunmade

  14th August 2023

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  Startups

  Inside ChowCentral: Y Combinator’s latest food delivery bet in Africa

  Faith Omoniyi

  11th August 2023

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  Startups

  Olu Akanmu steps down as Opay Nigeria boss after two years

  Ganiu Oloruntade

  31st July 2023

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  Startups

  Etornam Fianoo-Vidza is making language learning more accessible to Africans, one speaker at a time

  Hannatu Asheolge

  28th July 2023

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  Ecosystem, Startups

  SING is building an ecosystem from scratch in Gabon

  Muktar Oladunmade

  20th July 2023

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  Features, Startups

  Nigeria’s agent banking association will move ahead with price hike as fintechs consider legal action

  Muktar Oladunmade

  17th July 2023

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  News, Startups

  Pharmarun wins $10,000 at Pitch2Win 2023. Here is what we know about the startup

  Ngozi Chukwu

  15th July 2023

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  Ecosystem, Startups

  For francophone startups playing catch-up, imitation is the cheat code

  Muktar Oladunmade

  11th July 2023

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  Startups

  Exclusive: Healthtech startup, Medsaf, lays off all its full-time employees amid claims of unpaid salaries

  Ganiu Oloruntade

  7th July 2023

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  Startups

  Exclusive: Kyosk’s acquisition of KwikBasket is a bet on increasing its digital distribution

  Kenn Abuya

  4th July 2023

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  News, Startups

  e-Pharmacy startup MYDAWA closes its largest round yet at $20 million

  Kenn Abuya

  3rd July 2023

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  Startups

  Increased electricity tariff will not impact startups as hard as it will their employees, experts say

  Faith Omoniyi

  29th June 2023

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  Startups

  Smile Identity lays off eight employees as it increases its ‘focus on profitability’

  Hannatu Asheolge

  29th June 2023

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  Startups

  Meet South Africa’s Google Black Founders Fund recipients

  Faith Omoniyi

  27th June 2023

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  News, Startups

  Exclusive: Eyowo denies reports of a shutdown as it lays off 13 employees

  Ngozi Chukwu

  26th June 2023

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  Startups

  How founders plan to leverage the Google Black Founders Fund

  Muktar Oladunmade

  24th June 2023