During his four-day visit to Nigeria, Patrick Brown, Mayor of Brampton, Canada will be meeting key traditional leaders in Nigeria as well as stakeholders of the Nigerian tech community…
An insight into how the Ventures Platform Fund works
Ventures Platform fund has invested in at least 28 startups and the pioneering founder, Kola Aina, gives insight on how the fund works…
“Transportation is beyond moving people and goods” — Celestine Ezeokoye, CEO transportation-as-a-service startup, WeMove
Transportation is often perceived only as the movement of people and goods from point A to B, but Celestine Ezeokoye of WeMove believes there’s more to it and shares his thoughts with Techpoint …
How Chaka is simplifying access to global and local stock markets for Nigerians
In our first startup of the month feature for the year we bring you Chaka.ng, the company that is helping Nigerian (both people and companies) invest in global and local stock markets…
Apply for Pitch Storm for a chance to win $10,000 for your startup
After hosting two editions of Pitch Storm at Techpoint Build, we are happy to announce the 2020 edition. A winner from either of the six participating countries across West Africa walks away with $10,…
Visa, Mastercard and an ongoing battle for Nigeria’s electronic payments space
Both Mastercard and Visa have participated in separate funding rounds in Nigerian fintech company, Flutterwave, signalling a long-time rivalry and what seems to be a battle for Nigeria’s card and onli…
Nigerian startups considering a merger or acquisition should worry about the integration phase
Merger and acquisition news can be exciting for startups. But what is not often discussed is that the integration phase can be equally challenging…
Techpoint Africa to host Peter Salovey, President of Yale University, in Lagos
Join Techpoint in hosting the President of Yale University, Peter Salovey, and other senior Yale University officials at a town hall meeting this Thursday, 16th of January 2020. The interactive discus…
Founder of defunct OyaPay is now co-founder of a new startup, Voyance, after leaving Paystack
Following a dispute with a family-tied investor, Abdulhamid Hassan shut down OyaPay earlier in the year and joined Paystack. But he is now making the journey back into entrepreneurship with Voyance. W…
In 2019 alone, this Africa-focused accelerator has invested in 7 sub-Saharan Africa startups
Giving its activities as an accelerator, we make The Baobab Network share some insights on how they invest.…
Understanding Nigeria’s digital skill development space, a discussion with Eyitayo Ogunmola
This discussion with Eyitayo Ogunmola, founder of skills development platform, Utiva, clarifies the state of the digital skill development space in Nigeria, the challenges, and how to grow the industr…
Nigerian web hosting company, GigaLayer, acquires Russian web hosting company, HUB8
It is not often you hear about a Nigerian startup acquiring a foreign-owned company. But Nigerian web hosting company, GigaLayer has acquired Russian-owned HUB8, a leading global web hosting company.…
OPay, PalmPay and a long line of Chinese investor interests in Africa
There is a competition brewing between OPay and PalmPay, and this thinking is down to the strong investor network of both sides. But how deep does the investor tie really go?…
Interswitch worth a billion dollars, but this London-based investor owns more than half of the company
Nigerian fintech giant, Interswitch is finally worth over $1bn. But one London-based, Africa-focused investment group continues to own more than half of the company.…
TECNO parent company, Transsion Holdings enters African mobile payments with PalmPay
Transsion Holdings, the company behind the TECNO, Infinix and Itel brands, may have finally entered the African mobile payment market with PalmPay. Could this signal a competition with Opera’s OPay?…
OPay transaction fee hike is aimed at keeping users within its ecosystem
OPay recently reviewed the transfer bank charges fee on its platform. The implication is that users no longer have the luxury of paying ₦10 for bank transfers on the platform. But the payment platform…
Common red flags in dealing with investors, according to Nigerian startup founders
We sampled opinions from different founders who spoke on anonymity about red flags that could make them end discussions with potential Nigerian investors. Find their responses in this article…
Digital platform, REACH is helping businesses and individuals keep track of their money
Today, many internet-based platforms promise users convenient savings. But REACH is one platform going against the usual practice with a service focused mainly on expenditure. Read to find out how…
Delta State still prioritises industrialisation over ICT development and it has good reasons to
There’s a battle of priorities in Delta state, Nigeria between maintaining an industrialised or an ICT-driven economy. But the state government chooses the former, and for good reasons.…
Introducing Techpoint Startup School, Enrol Now!!!
Between the 2nd and 6th of December, Techpoint will run the first edition of its startup school, a platform to educate business owners from Nigeria and Africa on how to build scalable businesses…