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…
We need your help to make Techpoint better
We are currently restructuring our editorial outlook and overall website design, in a bid to make Techpoint better. We believe it would be insensitive not to involve you in the process this time.…
Mastercard invests in Flutterwave, as Iyin Aboyeji bows out as CEO
Amidst confirmed rumours of Iyin Aboyeji’s stepping down from his CEO role at Flutterwave, the fast-rising fintech startup recently secured investment from global payments company Mastercard and…
Calling on guest contributors from all across Africa
Techpoint is always on the look out for unique perspectives, opinions and thought pieces on how technology affects the everyday African. Here is how you can be a guest contributor…
Confirmed: Zoto has shut down operations in Nigeria
Mobile payments platform, Zoto has been off the radar for quite a while now. We have reliable confirmation that the startup has shut down operations in Nigeria.…
Mines secures $13m to expand its digital credit platform within and outside Africa
Mines, a credit-as-a-service digital platform focused on emerging markets has announced closing a Series A funding round of $13 million led by The Rise Fund, a global fund managed by TPG Growth.…
Uber could be launching a bike-sharing service in Lagos soon
Uber Bike, an electric bike sharing service by Uber, is currently only available in 6 US cities — San Francisco, Sacramento, Santa Cruz, Washington DC, Chicago, and Austin — but it could b…
How I processed my Nigerian Driver’s License renewal in less than 30 minutes
Every three to five years, the average driver in Nigeria experiences the all too familiar anxiety that is associated with renewing their driver’s license. This was my state of mind a few weeks b…
The Nigerian government wants to spend ₦100m on a ‘National Broadband Penetration’ hub
We took a closer look at the 2018 Budget and Nigeria’s ICT Minister, Adebayo Shittu has some explaining to do, especially about a ‘National Broadband Penetration’ hub, that has been …