The $47.5 million investment in Cellulant not only surpasses that of Flutterwave but has now become the largest involving a Fintech company operating in Africa.…
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Planet NEST is an emerging tech talent accelerator based in Akure
The eventual goal for all students after secondary school is to gain admission into a tertiary institution. But this did not play well for Aboluwarin Kitan-David and Banjo Mofesola Paul who failed uni…
Lagos state government to convert Sabo Industrial Estate to an ICT Hub
The framework has already been laid down by the Lagos state government, as the structure for the hub would be ready within the next 18 months.…
Port Harcourt-based startup, Touchabl raises $20,000 funding from Genesys Tech Hub
Port Harcourt based startup, Touchabl finally puts pen on paper to an agreement that allows it secure seed funding of $20,000 from Hubly, formerly Genesys Tech Hub.…
TREP, an Akure-based startup run by FUTA undergrads, wins Microsoft Imagine Cup Nigeria 2018
Akure TechUp innovation challenge winner, TREP which is run by two undergraduate students (Taofeek Afeez and Alayande Abiola) of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), emerged as this yea…
4 ways to grow your small brand using the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Here are some ways brands can still leverage on the massive audience of the forth-coming FIFA World Cup in Russia to grow their brand.…
nHub expands operations to include an outsourcing centre
the decision to expand the outsourcing centre aspect of its operation, according to Oluwadaser David, nHub founder, is premised on the increasing uptake in request for its remote developers…
Easyshop Easycook secures seed financing to help drive food safety in Nigeria
The fund, which is estimated between $500,000 and $1 million, will further enable Easyshop Easycook to optimize its online platform and existing farm-to-last-mile supply chain…
Lagos-based startup, TradeDepot raises $3 million in first external seed funding
TradeDepot has reportedly received $3 million in funding from Partech, a venture capital firm specializing in information and communication technologies, and operating in Europe, Paris, Berlin, as wel…
VP Osinbajo’s recent tour of Lagos startup community could have been more productive
Last week, Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, visited Lagos on a personal tour of its tech community. But his visit his visit was disappointing as what follows is a list of matters that w…
Lagos-based SMEs are embracing the remote work culture and it’s working
This article was published in 2017. “Won’t you go to work today?” If you have to answer this question or a different version of it frequently, especially with the suspicious glare that it typica…
MAX Go, an on-demand motorcycle transportation service, launches to take on Lagos traffic
Lagos residents are all too familiar with the unpredictable mess that is Lagos traffic. Whether it’s that important meeting on the Island or the movie screening you’re running late for, La…
5 things to consider before going into business with your friend
Partnership with the wrong person could spell doom for your business. Here are 5 things to consider before going into business with your friend.…
Kudi AI is putting a human feel to online payments in Nigeria
Kudi is changing the status quo by utilising machine learning to change the way people make payments online…
MAX acqui-hires Easyappetite to kick off food delivery chain
This article was published in 2016. According to the reports reaching us, hyper-local logistics startup, Metro Africa Express (MAX) has acqui-hired Easyappetite to launch a food delivery arm. By so do…
11 signs that you work at a startup
So, you’ve joined a startup. You’ve said goodbye to the trusty old multinational and are riding high on the startup wave. Here’s when you know it. You think corporates are evil One of the reasons you …
Inside the iHub, Kenya’s widely acclaimed “Tech Headquarters”
This article is over 4 years old Unofficially known as the ‘Kenyan tech headquarters’, the Innovation hub — abbreviated as iHub — has been in existence for more than 5 years now. This title is well be…
Meet Simeon Ononobi, the man behind SimplePay; Nigeria’s answer to PayPal
Simeon Ononobi is Founder & CEO of SimplePay, an innovative payments platform that allows users with an e-mail address and a bank account to securely and conveniently send and receive payments onl…
The Africa Angels Network is a startup that invests in Startups — Pule Taukobong
The Africa Angels Network (AAN) is a network of angel investors that invests in Africa-focused startups, primarily in the tech sector. Founded in July 2013 by Pule Taukobong – a former software …
We need more angel networks like the Africa Angels Network
A pretty common investment trend right now, is one where the rich and established commit part of their portfolio into startups; it’s called Angel Investing (I wrote a think-piece about it a while back…