The last couple of days have seen many Nigerian startups adopt remote work as a precaution to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, there have been massive job cuts, disruptions to b…
Talent and location might be the key to unlocking the Abuja technology ecosystem
Even with a tech ecosystem, it’s hard to tell from a business standpoint what drives innovation in Abuja. This piece takes a holistic view of the opportunities and challenges of the Abuja techno…
How bike-hailing startup, 1st Ride, is gaining first-mover advantage in the delivery and logistics space
1st Ride has integrated with GIGL in the wake of the recent okada ban in Lagos. But given that delivery and logistics is the next logical route for bike-hailing startups is there more to the move?…
Early-stage startup? Apply for the upcoming Techpoint Startup School in March
The next edition of the Techpoint Startup School, coming up in March 2020, is focused on early-stage startups. If your business is at its early stage, you should hurry up and apply…
The future of Nigeria’s finance is edging towards decentralisation
With fintech startups, finance has evolved from analogue to digital. The next stage is decentralisation, enabled by the blockchain technology, and tech startups are gradually positioning themselves…
Techpoint and Pettysave to host Patrick Brown, mayor of Brampton, Canada
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?…