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Satya Capital And TPG Growth Partner To Invest Over $1 billion in African Startups

Lulu Fadoju

23rd June 2015
Developers, Ecosystem, Events, Startups, Venture Capital

VCs. Angels. And The 4 Startups That Pitched at iDea’s First Ever Demo Day

Gbenga Onalaja

21st June 2015
Developers, Ecosystem, Products, Startups, Venture Capital

Why Do People Misunderstand Incubation Spaces in Africa?

Guest Author

19th June 2015
Developers, Press Room, Venture Capital

Apply To iDEA’s Accelerator Program

iDEA Nigeria

18th June 2015
Ecosystem, Startups, Venture Capital

Fundz.co: You can call us Kickstarter for African startups

Bankole Oluwafemi

18th June 2015
Developers, Ecosystem, Events, News, People, Products, Startups, Venture Capital

Swiss Accelerator Programme, FinTech Fusion Is Accepting Entries From Everywhere in the World

Olumuyiwa Coker

18th May 2015
News, Startups, Venture Capital

Synergy Capital Makes Multi-Million Dollar Investment In E-Business Firm, Netplus Advisory

Bankole Oluwafemi

19th February 2015
News, Startups, Venture Capital

DealDey Has Just Raised A $5 Million Series B From Kinnevik

Bankole Oluwafemi

19th February 2015
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African Courier Express Has Just Raised $2.6 Million Funding From Interswitch, Other Investors

Lulu Fadoju

16th February 2015
Ecosystem, Events, News, Policy, Venture Capital

African Leadership Academy Wins $150,000 Blackstone Monetary Grant

Olumuyiwa Coker

16th February 2015
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Hypercube Hub Will Host Entrepreneurship Day in Zimbabwe

Olumuyiwa Coker

13th February 2015
Apps, Developers, Events, News, People, Social Media, Startups, Venture Capital

African Techies and Innovators Will Speak at Black Tech Week in Miami

Olumuyiwa Coker

13th February 2015
News, Venture Capital

Fenix International Raises $12.6 Million For Its ReadyPay Solar Project

Lulu Fadoju

28th January 2015
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FinTech And Agric Focused Accelerator Now Accepting Startup Applications From East Africa

Gbenga Onalaja

20th January 2015
Jobs, Startups, Venture Capital

Start-Up Companies To Get Investment From Centum Foundation

Olumuyiwa Coker

16th January 2015
Ecosystem, Jobs, Products, Startups, Venture Capital

Devio Arts Center Win Ghana’s StartUp Cup Competition

Olumuyiwa Coker

8th January 2015
News, Startups, Venture Capital

Westwing Group Receives EUR 25 Million In Follow-on Funding From Investors

Bolade Popoola

7th January 2015
Ecosystem, News, Research, Venture Capital

VC4Africa Releases An Upbeat Report On Venture Finance In Africa For 2015

Yemi Olutoye

5th January 2015
Cabal, Ecosystem, Startups, Venture Capital

How I Would Run An African Technology Incubator

Oo Nwoye

2nd December 2014
Cabal, Venture Capital

Getting Into The Mind Of A Venture Capitalist

Manasseh Egedegbe

1st December 2014
Cabal, Venture Capital

Venture Or Vulture Capital? And Other Candid Questions About Safaricom’s Million Dollar Startup Fund

Rebecca Wanjiku

27th November 2014
News, Venture Capital

Jumia Picks Up $150 Million In Series C, Now Valued At Half A Billion Dollars

Bankole Oluwafemi

26th November 2014
Cabal, Events, Venture Capital

Key Observations About Jumia And Nigerian Ecommerce From Rocket Internet’s Proven Winners Report

Feyi Fawehinmi

18th November 2014
News, Venture Capital

Rocket Internet Releases 2014 Key Financials For 12 Proven Winners, Including Jumia

Bankole Oluwafemi

17th November 2014
Cabal, Ecosystem, Venture Capital

Startup Funding Is Harder In Nigeria Than Anywhere Else, But…

Juwon Osobu

13th November 2014
Cabal, Ecosystem, Venture Capital

The Strategic Laziness Of VCs, And What Startups Can Do About It

Opeyemi Awoyemi

9th November 2014
Ecosystem, People, Venture Capital

Venture Capitalists Are Strategically Lazy – A Tweetstorm By Opeyemi Awoyemi

Bankole Oluwafemi

9th November 2014
Events, News, Startups, Venture Capital

ALN Ventures Guarantees $20k In Seed Capital To Qualifying Startups

Bankole Oluwafemi

13th October 2014
News, Startups, Venture Capital

E-Pump Picks Up $20k-plus Seed Investment From Lofty Inc

Bankole Oluwafemi

8th October 2014
News, Startups, Venture Capital

Konga Has Just Raised Over $40 Million More To Fund Another Bout Of Insane Expansion

Bankole Oluwafemi

8th October 2014
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An Accelerator Program For Green-Focused Startups Takes Off In Kenya And South Africa

Bankole Oluwafemi

12th September 2014
Ecosystem, Features, News, Startups, Venture Capital

The CcHub Is Officially An Accelerator, Will Take 7 Percent Equity In Startups

Bankole Oluwafemi

2nd September 2014
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Here Are The Six Startups That Made It Into Leadpath’s First Accelerator Cohort

Bankole Oluwafemi

1st September 2014
News, Startups, Venture Capital

Why Is MTN Advertising Jumia’s Kitchenware?

Bankole Oluwafemi

1st September 2014
News, Venture Capital

The Co-Creation Hub Announces A $500k Seed Investment Programme For Its Startups

Bankole Oluwafemi

31st August 2014
Developers, News, People, Startups, Venture Capital

Tayo Oviosu, Others Are First Investors In ChopUP, A Mobile Gaming Platform

Bankole Oluwafemi

29th August 2014
News, Startups, Venture Capital

African Entrepreneur? Fred Swaniker’s ALN Ventures Wants You

Bankole Oluwafemi

22nd August 2014
News, Venture Capital

VC4Africa Is Hosting A Summit To Discuss The Future Of Angel Investing In Africa

Bankole Oluwafemi

21st August 2014
Cabal, Ecosystem, Venture Capital

Sean Obedih: The State Of Angel Investing In Africa 2014

Guest Author

15th August 2014
Ecosystem, News, Venture Capital

Eleven Nigerian Entrepreneurs Get Accepted Into Ghanaian MEST

Bankole Oluwafemi

11th August 2014