funding

Funding, Startups

Micro-lending In Africa: Which Model Is Going To Succeed?

Marieme Diop

5th Nov, 2018
Blog

Government-backed Tech Funding Opportunities In South Africa

Akindare Okunola

11th Jun, 2018
News

South Africa’s Zebra Cabs has raised $21.5 million from Futuregrowth to expand its metered cab service

Mobisola Atolagbe

29th Nov, 2016
News

Cactus Capital has invested an undisclosed amount in Flutterwave and e-factor

Mobisola Atolagbe

15th Nov, 2016
News

Drone delivery startup, Zipline, has raised $25 million to expand its operations in Africa

Mobisola Atolagbe

10th Nov, 2016
News

Kosmos Energy has Invested In TroTro Tractor and Ghalani

Loretta Adamu

12th Oct, 2016
News

ToLet.com.ng has raised $1.2 million from Frontier Digital Ventures

Tola Agunbiade

20th Sep, 2016
Startups

An unconventional guide to building your Nigerian startup

Guest Author

10th Aug, 2016
Ecosystem

Jobberman’s Opeyemi Awoyemi has started a fund for Nigerian startup founders still in school

Bankole Oluwafemi

23rd May, 2016
Cabal, Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital

What ~~women~~ VCs want

Lexi Novitske

28th Apr, 2016
People

Since 2012, only 11 black, female founders have raised more than $1 million in funding

Osarumen Osamuyi

18th Apr, 2016
Ecosystem, Funding

Kenya’s iHub is taking on investment in a push towards financial sustainability

Eric Mugendi

14th Mar, 2016
Apps, Startups

Traffic information app Ma3Route has raised US$25,000 to diversify and expand beyond Nairobi

Eric Mugendi

9th Mar, 2016
Funding, News, Startups

Africa Business Angel Forum scales up investment in African ventures by $60M

Sean Obedih

7th Mar, 2016
Funding, Internet, News, Venture Capital

Rocket’s AIG just raised more than 300 million euro from Goldman Sachs, existing investors

Bankole Oluwafemi

3rd Mar, 2016
Cabal, Venture Capital

Nine things Nigerian startups need to understand while they search for funding

Guest Author

9th Feb, 2016
Entrepreneurship, News, Startups

EchoVC and the Federal Government want to create 35,000 jobs with a ₦300 billion innovation fund

David Adeleke

28th Jan, 2016
News, Venture Capital

iROKOtv Just Raised $19 Million, Total Funding Now At $40 Million

Bankole Oluwafemi

25th Jan, 2016
News, Venture Capital

Silvertree Internet Holdings has earmarked $10 million for African startups in 2016

Bankole Oluwafemi

12th Jan, 2016
Funding, News

BRCK Closes US$ 3 Million Funding Round

Eric Mugendi

8th Jan, 2016
Funding, News

OkHi Raises $750k Funding In A Seed Round Led By Garage Capital

Eric Mugendi

17th Dec, 2015
Hardware, News, Startups

Gearbox Launches Incubation Programme For Hardware Startups

Eric Mugendi

11th Dec, 2015
Apps, News, Startups, Venture Capital

Bitcoin Startup, BitX, Has Raised Additional Funding from Venturra Capital

David Adeleke

8th Dec, 2015
News, Startups

WeChat Plans To Invest $3.5 million in African Tech Startups From January 2016

David Adeleke

2nd Dec, 2015
Ecosystem, News, Research, Startups

Zimbabwe’s Hypercube Is Shutting Down. What Does This Mean For Africa’s Tech Hubs?

Eric Mugendi

2nd Dec, 2015
News, Startups, Venture Capital

Health tech startup, Medismarts, gets seed funding from Sasware

Bankole Oluwafemi

1st Dec, 2015
Ecosystem, News, Venture Capital

Showroom.ng just raised an undisclosed amount of seed funding from local investors

Gbenga Onalaja

25th Nov, 2015
News, Startups, Venture Capital

Asoko Insight secures $1.3 million in seed funding round

Ibukun Taiwo

19th Nov, 2015
Ecosystem, Features, Startups

Failing forward: What startups can learn from running out of money

Francis Onwumere

18th Nov, 2015
Internet

Microsoft Launches Fund for Companies to Provide Affordable Internet Access in Underserved Markets

David Adeleke

17th Nov, 2015
News, Startups

Udacity Joins the Unicorn Club

David Adeleke

13th Nov, 2015
Ecosystem, News, Venture Capital

SlimTrader receives million-dollar funding from Interswitch to expand operations in hospitality sector

Ibukun Taiwo

20th Oct, 2015
News

Thursday Roundup: Printivo!

Gbenga Onalaja

15th Oct, 2015
News

Abraaj raises $375 million private equity fund for North Africa

Lulu Fadoju

25th Aug, 2015
News, Startups

Ireland is taking applications for its Competitive Start Fund from startups all over the world

Lulu Fadoju

14th Jul, 2015
News

Andela Raises Series A Round of Funding From Spark Capital and Others

Lulu Fadoju

25th Jun, 2015
Ecosystem, Startups, Venture Capital

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

Bankole Oluwafemi

18th Jun, 2015
Cabal, Ecosystem, Features, Startups

Say Hello To Nigeria’s Newest Angel Investor: Sim Shagaya

Bankole Oluwafemi

10th Jun, 2015
Events

Mark Essien Just Raised a Million Dollars, Ask Him Anything

Lulu Fadoju

26th May, 2015
Features, News, People

After New Funding, Hotels.ng Could Be Worth Up To $4 million

Bankole Oluwafemi

26th May, 2015