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Nigeria’s Suregifts is Expanding Operations to Ghana and South Africa

ecosystem, News

29th June 2015

Lagos-based gifting network, Suregifts, will soon extend its operations to Ghana and South Africa, the two countries where the companys says it has had a significant user engagement since its launch last year.

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Temie Giwa-Tubosun: “LifeBank’s niche is underestimated, but we are thriving.”

Building from Ground Up

Daniel Adeyemi

27th November 2020

LifeBank isn’t a cool startup and unlike other startups, it doesn’t care about announcing funding rounds. But yet this Nigerian health-tech startup has had tremendous impact on society. It’s present in 8 Nigerian states and Kenya, and has saved over 10,000 lives. In the third episode of Building From Ground Up, an event in partnership […]

The BackEnd: Direct debits that “bounce” are a problem, but what’s a fair penalty?

The BackEnd

Alexander O. Onukwue

26th November 2020

The BackEnd explores the product development process in African tech. We take you into the minds of those who conceived, designed and built the product; highlighting product uniqueness, user behaviour assumptions and challenges during the product cycle. — Yewande issues a standing order for her bank to transfer ₦26,000 (it can vary) to a third […]

#EndSARS: What has gone on since 20.10.20?

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Kay Ugwuede

26th November 2020

In a video that surfaces after the incident, military officers arrive at the Lekki Toll Gate on the Lagos island, stand for a moment in front of a group of protesters separated by a line of road barricades sitting and singing the national anthem in the darkness that envelopes an ordinarily lit location, and begin […]

Hannah Subayi on angel investing and bridging the Anglophone-Francophone startup gap

My Life In Tech, people

Kay Ugwuede

25th November 2020

My Life In Tech is putting human faces to some of the innovative startups, investments, and policy formations driving the technology sector across Africa. This week, Hannah Subayi, private equity, and angel investor shares her experiences with angel investing across Francophone and Anglophone Africa. This edition has nuggets for new entrepreneurs as well as investors […]

What’s Bolt doing about the increasing harassment complaints?

ecosystem, Features, Mobility, Ridesharing, startups, Technology

Daniel Adeyemi

25th November 2020

He had picked her up from the motor park, she was coming in from another state. On getting to her destination her potential host who was supposed to pay the fare was not available. She offered to take him to a hotel and pay in kind. The Lagos-based Bolt driver narrating this experience told me […]

Shola Akinlade: Paystack’s maturity relied on a community of hard and smart workers

Building from Ground Up

Alexander O. Onukwue

25th November 2020

At Paystack, triggers and nudges for product creativity and stunning user interfaces come from team members’ expectations of how they want the world to look and feel. The call, if you will, to work at the company is an opportunity to do something about your complaints. To take the matter of changing the world into […]

With $1million in Q3, Future Africa marches on “mission-driven” seed stage funding

Venture Capital

Alexander O. Onukwue

24th November 2020

In this year’s third quarter, Tambua Health, Releaf and Evolve Credit joined a host of other startups on the portfolio of the Future Africa fund. The Nigerian early stage investment firm formalised and announced deals in 9 startups within the period, spending $1million. They expect to do just as much business in Q4, according to […]

The Next Wave: Moving money across Africa

The Next Wave

Victor Ekwealor

23rd November 2020

How to think about consumer innovation in Africa NOVEMBER 22, 2020 This newsletter is a weekly in-depth analysis of tech and innovation in Africa that will serve as a post-pandemic guide. Subscribe here to get it directly in your inbox every Sunday at 3 pm WAT Hello, I was reminiscing on a phone call that […]

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