On the 1st of June 2019, over 3000 technology enthusiasts, innovators, entrepreneurs and experts convened at the Pistis Conference Centre Lagos, Nigeria to make history. This was no ordinary technolog…
Why Microsoft is committing $100m over 4 years to hiring 500 engineers resident in Africa
Microsoft has officially opened its Africa Development Centre through which it plans to invest $100 million, over the course of 4 years, into recruiting world-class African engineering talent. But wha…
From software reseller to producer: How John Obaro built a multi-million dollar company in SystemSpecs
John Obaro is the founder and CEO of SystemSpecs, the indigenous software company most famous for the Remita e-payment solution which powers Nigeria’s Treasury Single Account policy. He recently…
Bants about Ants: How the ‘Ant Wey’ trendsetter enchanted Nigerian and Ghanaian Twitter
Over the past 48 hours, the “Ant Wey” trend has taken Nigerian and Ghanaian Twitter by storm. To find out how it all started, Techpoint chatted with Amen-Omoregie Osamudiamen, the personal…
Nigerian payments startup, Kudi has raised $5.8m in what appears to be a Series A round
According to a U.S. SEC filing, Kudi, a pioneering conversational online payments startup, has raised $5.8m in a funding round led by the Partech Africa Fund.…
Paylater’s parent company, OneFi acquires Amplify for ‘undisclosed fee’
One Finance and Investment Limited (OneFi), the company behind consumer lending app, Paylater recently announced its acquisition of Amplified Payments Limited for an ‘undisclosed fee’, bar…
New Samsung Galaxy Fold is both a phone and tablet, and it costs only $1,980
Yesterday, Samsung announced the Samsung Galaxy Fold which, depending on how you see it, is either a 7.3-inch tablet or a 4.6-inch smartphone.…
Twitter apparently suspended some Nigerian ‘influencers’ in preparation for Nigeria’s general elections
Just before midnight on the 15th of February, barely 24 hours to Nigeria’s general elections, news broke of the suspension of at least 12 well-followed Nigerian Twitter users, popular referred t…
Thank you for helping Techpoint host the largest startup and SME event in West Africa
On the 26th of January, 2019, Techpoint made history by convening over 5000 startup founders, business owners, seasoned entrepreneurs, corporates and tech enthusiasts at Techpoint Build West Africa 20…
Econet founder, Strive Masiyiwa announces $100m fund for rural entrepreneurs in Zimbabwe
Strive Masiyiwa, founder and chairman of Econet Wireless has, along with his wife, announced the Masiyiwa Rural Challenge fund, a $100 million fund, specifically targeted at rural entrepreneurs in Zim…
Estate Intel wins $10,000 during Pitch Storm at Techpoint Build 2019
Estate Intel, an online platform that provides data, news and research for commercial real estate investors, has emerged the top startup at Pitch Storm 2019, thus winning $10,000 in equity-free prize …
Facebook is taking strict measures to curb foreign interference in Nigeria’s upcoming elections
In a bid to curb foreign interference during upcoming elections in 2019, Facebook has extended its new political advertising policy — which it originally enforced in the US, UK, Brazil and, later, Ire…
Apply now for a shot at $50,000 in equity investment from MEST Africa Challenge 2019
The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) has opened applications for the 2019 edition of its MEST Africa Challenge, where the top startup will win $50,000 in equity investment…
Ghanaian-based health logistics startup, mPharma just closed a $9.7m Series B round
mPharma, a Ghanaian-based startup that streamlines last-mile delivery of prescription drugs in under-served markets, recently raised $9.7m in Series B funding.…
Why Terragon Group CEO, Elo Umeh waited 8 years before raising funding for his startup
Elo Umeh is the CEO and founder of Terragon Group, an enterprise software company with a range of data and marketing technology products that focus on the African market. He shares his entrepreneurial…
South African transportation data startup, WhereIsMyTransport raises $1.85m to expand globally
South African public transport data and technology startup, WhereIsMyTransport recently secured $1.85m in a Series A funding led by Liil Ventures and supported by long-time Paga investor, Goodwell Inv…
36 African non-profits and social enterprises win $6m in total grants from Google
Google has announced the winners of the first Google Impact Challenge in Africa at simultaneous events held in Lagos, Nairobi and Johannesburg. 36 non-profits and social enterprises were awarded a sha…
With an ambition to become the ‘Google Images of Africa’, Iwaria offers high quality African stock photography for free
If you have ever struggled with having to include “black” in online image search queries and still not getting satisfactory results, you would certainly relate with the problem Iwaria is attempting to…
MTN’s $25 “smart feature phone” will bring arguably 3rd most popular mobile OS to Africa
Riding on the resurgence of feature phones South African-based mobile network is working to bring reasonably priced feature phones with smartphone abilities to the continent. And it won’t have t…
Techpoint Innovation Tour 2018 Days 1 and 2: Hello Akure
After touring the North, South-East and South-South in previous editions, it was finally time for the Techpoint Innovation Tour to come closer to base — South-West Nigeria. Here are highlights f…