funding

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
News, Startups, Venture Capital

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

Bankole Oluwafemi

19th Feb, 2015
News

Liquid Telecom Secures $150 Million for Further African Expansion

Deola Adebiyi

18th Feb, 2015
News, Startups, Venture Capital

African Courier Express Has Just Raised $2.6 Million Funding From Interswitch, Other Investors

Lulu Fadoju

16th Feb, 2015
News

France’s Orange Initiates $23m Funding Vehicle to Finance Startups

Olumuyiwa Coker

28th Jan, 2015
News, Startups, Venture Capital

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

Bolade Popoola

7th Jan, 2015
Cabal, Venture Capital

Getting Into The Mind Of A Venture Capitalist

Manasseh Egedegbe

1st Dec, 2014
News, Venture Capital

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

Bankole Oluwafemi

26th Nov, 2014
Cabal, Ecosystem, Venture Capital

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

Juwon Osobu

13th Nov, 2014
Ecosystem, People, Venture Capital

Venture Capitalists Are Strategically Lazy – A Tweetstorm By Opeyemi Awoyemi

Bankole Oluwafemi

9th Nov, 2014
Cabal, Developers, Ecosystem

Is It A Startup Or A Business?

Seye Kuyinu

4th Nov, 2014
Cabal, Developers, Ecosystem

Will The Real Startups Please Stand Up?

Ademola Morebise

24th Oct, 2014