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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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.
Founded on a philosophy to promote social impact while maximising profit, Kalibotics is a Nigerian robotics startup building products for smart classrooms, precision farming, AI-powered e-waste management, and other proprietary solutions. The co-founders, Olugbenga Abejirin and Mayowa Abejirin, explain what it takes in this piece.
Given the Nigerian context, lending companies usually resort to underhanded tricks to get their money back or, in the case of banks, refuse to give out loans to the average person. Indicina wants to change that.
As the battle for senior tech talents rages on, the pipeline for entry-level talent needs to be nurtured. AltSchool Africa has raised $1 million to bolster tech talent development in Africa.
With a vision to create a borderless continent, the co-founders of Nigerian-founded regtech startup, Sidebrief, bring their loads of experience to help African startups seamlessly set up businesses and legally operate in any of the 54 African countries as well as the US.
The inability of financial institutions to adequately assess customers’ creditworthiness causes a reluctance to lend. Periculum wants to solve this problem using its proprietary technology.
What does it mean to help a startup start, build, and scale in Africa? We talked to Norebase Co-founder, Tola Onayemi, who gave the inside story of the company’s beginnings and future plays.
Today, January 22, 2022, Techpoint Build 2021 ended in grand style with the Pitchstorm 3.0 winner announcement. The Ghanaian-founded agritech startup, Worldtech Consult successfully made it through three elimination stages to win a $10,000 non-equity fund, the third winner since the competition started in 2018. Founded by Paul Siabi Senaye, the startup provides solar-powered cold…
For as little as ₦250 daily paid over one year, Nigerian real estate startup, Oxfordbuildbay wants every African to own land, irrespective of their financial status.