Startups

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  Startups

  Tuma raises the largest round for a Congolese fintech startup

  Muktar Oladunmade

  22nd June 2023

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  Cryptocurrency, Startups

  One year after expanding to Nigeria, Crypto platform Pillow is exiting the country

  Ngozi Chukwu

  22nd June 2023

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  Startups

  ARTSPLIT is betting it can get you to collect, co-own, care about African art

  Ganiu Oloruntade

  22nd June 2023

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  Startups

  Ethiopian Startup Kubik raises $3.34M to build sustainable homes from recycled plastic waste

  Faith Omoniyi

  22nd June 2023

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  My Startup in 60 Seconds

  TechCabal launches second season of My Startup in 60 Seconds

  Hannatu Asheolge

  16th June 2023

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  Startups

  Here’s why Flutterwave accounts were frozen in Kenya

  Muktar Oladunmade

  15th June 2023

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  Companies, Startups

  Seni Sulyman and Kayode Oyewole partner to create a learning platform for upskilling talent

  Muktar Oladunmade

  15th June 2023

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  News, Startups

  Eyowo restores interbank transfers through partnership with Providus Bank

  Ngozi Chukwu

  14th June 2023

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  Companies, Ecosystem, News, Startups

  NIBSS cuts instant transfer fees, but banks will not lower customer transaction fees

  Muktar Oladunmade

  7th June 2023

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  News, Startups

  Shortseller Hindenburg Research calls Tingo Group an exceptionally obvious scam

  Muktar Oladunmade

  6th June 2023

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  News, Startups

  Web3 startup Mara fires its marketing department as it shifts focus from acquiring new users

  Ngozi Chukwu

  6th June 2023

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  FinTech, News, Startups

  Exclusive: Eyowo shares new timeline for resumption of interbank transfers

  Ngozi Chukwu

  2nd June 2023

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  Ecosystem, Startups

  Tech builders in Nollywood are trying to solve the industry’s production and distribution problems

  Muktar Oladunmade

  1st June 2023

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  FinTech, Startups

  While Eyowo works to get its licence back, customers are using creative ways to move money out of the app

  Ngozi Chukwu

  30th May 2023

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  Companies, Healthcare, Startups

  Intron Health is bringing AI superpowers to hospitals in Africa

  Abraham Augustine

  29th May 2023

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  Startups

  Unlocking potential: The power of equity in incentivising African tech startup teams

  Philani Mzila

  29th May 2023

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  Features, Startups, Uncategorized

  Salary delays, frustrated users and licence revocation: A picture of Eyowo’s stormy year

  Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega

  26th May 2023

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  Startups

  TurnTable is transforming Nigeria’s music industry with data and technology

  Muktar Oladunmade

  25th May 2023

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  Companies, Startups

  Izesan!: The language learning app for African languages

  Faith Omoniyi

  17th May 2023

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  Ecommerce, Funding, Startups

  Plug and Play announces its second investment in Moroccan startup Chari

  Caleb Nnamani

  16th May 2023

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  Startups

  Fin South Africa partners with NHFC to disburse housing loans to South Africans

  Ephraim Modise

  15th May 2023

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  Startups

  Gricd raises $1.5 million, rebrands as Figorr

  Muktar Oladunmade

  15th May 2023

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  Startups

  Wasoko expands operations to Southern Africa with launch in Zambia

  Muktar Oladunmade

  12th May 2023

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  Artificial Intelligence, Startups

  Nomba: from an AI chatbot to a $150 million valued company

  Muktar Oladunmade

  4th May 2023

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  News, Startups

  Topup Mama restyles itself as Caantin

  Abraham Augustine

  4th May 2023

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  Startups

  SafeBoda gets a new CEO

  Abraham Augustine

  3rd May 2023

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  Startups

  Nomba raises $30 million pre-Series B

  Muktar Oladunmade

  2nd May 2023

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  Startups

  For as low as $500, you can invest in this edtech startup

  Faith Omoniyi

  28th April 2023

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  News, Startups

  Autochek acquires majority stake in Egypt’s AutoTager

  Muktar Oladunmade

  18th April 2023

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  Startups

  UK insurtech startup YuLife expands to South Africa

  Ephraim Modise

  17th April 2023

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  Ecosystem, Startups

  Meet the OPay Mafia

  Muktar Oladunmade

  14th April 2023

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  News, Startups

  Why OurPass dumped one-click checkout for business banking

  Muktar Oladunmade

  12th April 2023

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  Funding, Startups

  Kenyan agritech Victory Farms raises $35 million Series B

  Muktar Oladunmade

  11th April 2023

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  Energy, Renewable Energy, Startups

  Green mobility startup Spiro to deploy 140,000 electric motorcycles in Uganda

  Caleb Nnamani

  4th April 2023

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  Funding, Startups

  Shuttlers raises $4 million equity round

  Muktar Oladunmade

  4th April 2023

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  Startups

  Stitch evolves into full payments services provider with new products

  Ephraim Modise

  27th March 2023

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  Funding, Startups

  Rwazi raises $4m to help global brands understand customers in emerging markets

  Caleb Nnamani

  24th March 2023

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  Startups, Venture Capital

  Factor[e] Ventures launches Africa-focused venture studio

  Muktar Oladunmade

  22nd March 2023

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  News, Startups

  Credable, an infrastructural digital banking platform, raises $2.5 million to scale products

  Caleb Nnamani

  21st March 2023

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  Funding, Startups

  Onepipe closes $4.8 million deal with TLG Capital to offer embedded finance services

  Caleb Nnamani

  17th March 2023