Creating jobs and connecting communities with digital content while using solar energy is a feat most entrepreneurs can only dream of. However, Rwandan entrepreneur, Henri Nyakarundi started ARED to d…
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CBN’s revised guidelines and the surface narrative of a threat to Nigerian fintech platforms
In a bid to deepen financial inclusion, CBN revised bank charges to a seemingly tolerable extent, but a lot is left to be desired when compared to what is offered by various fintech platforms…
Early-stage startups will no longer have to pay tax, if Nigeria’s Finance Bill is passed into law
Highlighting the provisions of the finance bill, Nigeria’s minister of finance has revealed that firms making less than $68,500 annually, do not have to pay taxes while medium-sized business will have…
Techpoint Awards 2020: Nominate your favourite startups, tech communities and companies
Techpoint Awards 2020 will focus on startups, tech communities and tech companies, operating in Nigeria, and active between January 2015 and January 2020. Nominations are now open to the public. But t…
These Nigerian startups shut down in 2019; what we can learn from them
Behind all the glamour, humongous fundraising figures and flamboyant founder personalities is the reality that running a startup is hard. Here’s what we can learn from some startups that had to …
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…
Rensource Energy secures $20 million series A led by CRE Venture Capital and Omidyar Network
Almost two years after raising $3.5 million in bridge financing, renewable energy startup, Rensource Energy, has raised $20 million in series A to expand and offer more services.…
Chipper Cash raises $6 million seed round to expand into southern African markets
After raising a seed round of $2.4 million back in May, Chipper Cash has raised an extended seed round of $6 million to expand into southern African markets.…
OPay takes another step towards becoming Africa’s WeChat with new messaging feature
OPay continues to try out different services on its mobile application with a messaging feature now added to an existing log of 15 services. We explore what this might mean for the startup’s super app…
This Lagos-based startup is making it easier for people to plan events
If you have ever had to plan an event, word is that you got a headache from all the stress. Before you try to plan another, find out how Planit can make it relatively easy for you.…
Despite numerous exits, the African classifieds market still has every prospect of success
How recent activities by Jiji and insights from its co-founder/CEO point to the fact that there are still prospects for the classifieds space in Africa.…
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.…
The Journey: Bridging the knowledge gap for African startups with Techpoint Startup School
Our founder and CEO, Adewale Yusuf shares the journey to establishing the Techpoint Startup School and plans for the future.…
Cheki Nigeria appoints ex 9mobile executive, Chimezie Okonkwo as its new CEO
Three months after the exit of ex-CEO Gbenro Dara, Cheki, the online marketplace for new and used vehicles, appoints former 9mobile executive, Chimezie Okonkwo as Chief Executive Officer.…
Cars45 launches a consumer-to-consumer marketplace as it expands to Ghana and Kenya
Consumers in Ghana and Kenya can now buy, sell, and swap their cars as the automotive trading platform expands to their countries.…
Online classifieds company, Jiji, secures $21 million in series C funding
Early this year, Jiji acquired a major competitor in OLX, now it has raised $21 million in an attempt to be Africa’s largest classifieds site…
Building the ‘SF Express of Africa’: GIG Logistics is the African eCommerce giant you don’t hear about enough
Unlike its media-savvy and VC-backed counterparts in Nigeria, GIG Logistics has maintained a relatively low profile in the online space. But it has a bigger impact on the eCommerce industry than you m…
Uber has launched in Côte d’Ivoire, its first francophone African country
As a part of its expansion into African markets with limited car ownership and public transport, Uber has officially launched its operations in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire’s capital city.…
“Our car rescue-on-demand startup, AutoSave would have survived if we had funds for marketing” — co-founder, Ifeoluwa Popoola
AutoSave, a web-based platform connecting mechanics to car owners, thrived from 2014 until mid-2017 when the founders decided to halt operations. An interview with the co-founder reveals why…
Techpoint Build alumnus, Foodlocker and 15 other startups join the UM6P accelerator in Morocco
Nearly a year after finishing as runner-up in Techpoint Build’s Pitch Storm, Foodlocker has been selected to participate in a 12-week-long accelerator program in Morocco…