Founded by three @MESTAfrica graduates, @Vesicash, a Nigerian escrow startup, launched in 2019 and backed by @IngressiveCap, offers bespoke payment security services to users across every sector…
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Egyptian healthtech startup, Shezlong, is offering Africans and the world on-demand mental healthcare services
Egyptian-founded healthtech startup, Shezlong, initially focused on Egypt and Arabic-speaking nations, is spreading its influence across Africa and the world to make access to mental healthcare seamle…
“I am more than my work.” – Titi Akinsanmi on attracting more women to tech
In this conversation with @titiakinsanmi, a data policy expert, we explore how she wears many hats — her role at Google one of them — and plans to open up a new side to inspire more women in tech.…
How Nigerian bus-hailing platform, Hubryde is offering premium mass commuting services to Lagos residents
Nigerian bus-hailing startup, Hubryde is helping bus owners optimise their assets while offering commuters a premium mass transit experience. Soon, corporate workers can plan their monthly commute bud…
Connected Analytics, parent company of ThankUCash, raises seven-digit pre-Series A to expand operations
Nigerian retail-tech/analytics startup, Connected Analytics, has secured a seven-digit pre-Series A funding. This follows previous investments of up to $410k from notable investors, and a year after j…
How Nigerian-founded CribMD evolved to become a telemedicine healthtech startup
With a $100k backing and $1m seed fund in the works, seven-month-old healthtech startup, CribMD is working to bridge the gap in health insurance with telemedicine after evolving from a conventional he…
How serial entrepreneur, Etop Ikpe built 5 tech businesses in 15 years
Etop Ikpe is one of the most successful serial tech entrepreneurs in Nigeria. Here, he shares his journey building five tech businesses, exiting two, and what it feels like to be a serial entrepreneur…
Nigerian freelance startup, TERAWORK is providing growth opportunities for African offline professionals
Three years ago, Femi Taiwo founded an online freelance startup, TERAWORK, after an unpleasant experience with a gig worker. The platform has evolved to now focus on digital and non-digital profession…
With 17k users and $270k in revenue, Selar wants to build the passion economy of Africa
Selar is a Nigerian eCommerce tool that lets creatives and entrepreneurs sell their content. Founder and CEO, Douglas Kendyson tells us about the startup’s journey and how it is building Africa’s pass…
An insight into how Lagos and US-based VC, GreenHouse Capital invests in African startups
A spin-off from Venture Garden Group, Nigerian fintech conglomerate, GreenHouse Capital launched as an investment firm in 2014. With startups like CredPal and Flutterwave in its portfolio, here’s how …
“I want to solve problems, save the world, and make money while at it.” – Damilola Olokesusi, Co-founder and CEO of Shuttlers
Damilola Olokesusi is the Co-founder and CEO of tech transport startup, Shuttlers. In this interview, she shares her entrepreneurial journey, and highlights her struggles and opportunities as a female…
5 months after expanding to South Africa, Nigeria’s Kiakiaprint goes to the US and Canada
Following its expansion to South Africa, Kiakiaprint, a Nigerian print-on-demand startup, is now live in the North American countries of Canada and the US. Here’s what you need to know about the expan…
Meet the Nigerian behind Sons of Mystery, a social media-based comic series
In January 2020, Robert B. Matuluko, a Lagos-based artist, began posting ‘Sons of Mystery’, his free comic series based on Yoruba mythology, solely on Instagram Stories and other social me…
With $950k pre-seed, OnePipe is building a super aggregator for every financial service API in Nigeria
OnePipe aggregates APIs from banks and fintechs into a unified gateway that makes partnerships seamless. Here’s why the Techstars-backed startup raised $950k in pre-seed investment and its plans to fo…
How I Work: Charles Isidi, Strategy and Partnerships Lead at Triift Africa and Cirkle Labs
The How I Work series asks heroes, experts, and all-around productive people to share their shortcuts, workspaces, routines, and more.…
How Lady Buckit and the Motley Mopsters, Nollywood’s first feature-length animated film, was made
Nigeria’s first feature-length animated movie, Lady Buckit and the Motley Mopsters made its official outing to the big screens on December 11, 2020. Here’s how it was made…
How I Work: Musty Mustapha, Kuda Co-founder and CTO
On this week’s How I Work, Kuda CTO, Musty Mustapha talks about his experiences and achievements over the years, what being a bank’s CTO entails, and how he finds balance and stays productive…
Inside the agritech conglomerate Farmcrowdy is building
In 2016, Farmcrowdy launched as an agro crowdfunding platform. Four years later, it’s making a full pivot to a digital agriculture platform serving six businesses to different stakeholders in the agri…
Ivorian startup, Afrikrea, is building the online infrastructure for African culture commerce
Kadry Diallo, Luc B. Perussault Diallo, and Moulaye Taboure founded fashion eCommerce startup, Afrikrea, in 2016. With over 7,000 sellers and active commerce in 150 countries, here’s what you ne…
Edtech startup, M-Lugha wants to help every Kenyan child learn in their native language
This Kenyan telecoms engineer and information technologist is building interactive digital apps to help rural children learn in over 20 local languages asides Swahili, Kenyan’s official and dominant i…
