Startups
In nearly a decade, hundreds of entrepreneurs have emerged with innovative startups across the African continent. We provide insights on their experiences and highlight the activities of investors who fund them.
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Fraudulent credit alerts can be bad for businesses, but @TractionApps is looking to solve that problem for you. We spoke to Co-founder Dolapo Adejuyigbe on how this works, among other things.
BDC operators in Nigeria facilitate financial transactions for individuals and businesses, but Canza Finance believes they can facilitate the adoption of cryptocurrencies.
How has Y Combinator impacted startups, investment, and job creation in Africa? We take a sneak peek behind the curtain.
How does deciding to leave your home country lead you to founding a company that matches startups with diasporans willing to invest and advise? We spoke to Larmin K Darboe, @OurBantaba’s CEO, about his journey and what he hopes to achieve.
With 95 startups and over$1.3 billion raised, what problems are Y Combinator-backed startups solving in Africa? This article takes a quick glance
Financial literacy is often associated with personal finance, but how can startups display financial literacy? Olumide Adesina and Kalu Aja provided insights on a Techpoint Africa Twitter Space.
Following the launch of Google’s product development centre, Techpoint Africa spoke to some Kenyan entrepreneurs to understand how this could affect their ability to hire talent.
USSD has remained the same for 20-years. However, it is still the preferred way for Africans to bank. Stax is bringing a long-awaited upgrade to the tech behind USSD, insisting that there could be more to USSD than banking and purchasing data.
Ever thought of hitching a ride, but rethought it because you were scared for your safety? With confirmation pins and AI, ride-sharing newcomer, Hytch says it might have some answers.
Access to credit in Africa is difficult, but Lendsqr wants to fix this by making lending a breeze.
SMEs play an essential role in the growth of a country’s economy, but in Africa, SMEs have a hard time assessing capital. Starting with Nigeria, Pivo provides financial services for SMEs in the supply chain industry.
In Africa, salary payment at the end of the month is customary. However, Cadana believes getting salaries earlier could be important to employees. So it plans to pay wages on-demand with no interest, but how does it intend to avoid risks?
Verifying a customer’s address in Nigeria usually requires human agents. OkHi’s solution does this using smartphone data, and the company has raised a $1.5 million seed extension to expand its services across Nigeria.
Ozi is a Communications as a Service startup that helps businesses send bulk messages to customers on WhatsApp and other messaging platforms. We spoke to CEO and Co-founder, Adejumo Azeez about the journey to building the platform with no-code tools.
In most low and middle-income countries, spending power is low. CDcare lets Nigerians pay for tech gadgets and home appliances in instalments.
If you’ve ever ordered something online, you’ve probably faced issues with riders delaying your delivery or not picking up their calls. Flashbike says it wants to solve that problem with its Fiverr-like model.
Providing access to primary healthcare is often overlooked in Africa, but Healthdart provides an affordable way for low to middle-income South Africans to access healthcare.
Barely three months into launch, Transtura, a Nigeria-based mobility startup, has announced its acquisition of fintech company, Wàzó, to launch a wallet system with connection to other verticals. We had a chat with its CEO, Vincent Adeoba.
Communication is important for businesses, but it’s possible to lose touch with the thousands of customers they have to relate with. Sendchamp has a solution. Find out how it works.
How does a solution created for a personal problem turn into the first iteration of a money-making business? We talked to Ridwan Egbeyemi, Tolu Adesina, and Gloria Agboifoh, the founders of fintech, Unboxd, to hear their story.