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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Boomplay, Africa’s fastest rising music streaming platform, recently raised $20 million in Series A funding. What does this mean for the continent’s music streaming market?
The first cohort of Facebook and CcHUB’s FbStart Accelerator recently graduated from a 6-month intensive programme. We take a surface-level look at their prospects in the Nigerian market.
Efforts by Konga, one of the leading eCommerce platforms in Nigeria, to attain profitability within the next couple of years by expanding to other West African countries.
Nigerian Startup Funding Report for Q1 2019 shows that startups raised more funds than they did in Q1 2018.
Ghana faces big threats in its waste management sector, but Jumeni, a startup founded by 3 young Ghanaians, has an interesting solution. Find out what it is
After being granted the much coveted switching license by the Central Bank of Nigeria, three year-old electronic payments company, TeamApt could have its work cut out for it
How Branch is going after Africa’s unbanked population, following its recent partnership with Visa and a successful $170m investment round.
Despite generating revenue in excess of $220,000 in 2015 alone, fashion-focused eCommerce store, Traclist shut down in 2017. In a recent chat, the founders reveal lessons learnt from their failure and the motivation for starting over with a new product called Sendbox.
A total of 75 innovation hubs, from the different geographical regions across Nigeria, have consented to becoming members of newly formed Innovation Support Network (ISN).
Ever wondered about the team that started the Jumia dream and what they’ve been up to? Here’s your answer.
A list of prominent entrepreneurs that have left the Nigerian eCommerce space and what they are doing at the moment.
Click-On Kaduna, a digital economy initiative by the Kaduna State Government, is set to institute an incubation programme (KAD-DIP) and is calling out for applications.
Find out why the website of Nigeria’s online hotel booking company, Hotels.ng has been redirecting to another website.
According to the SEC filing, MDaaS has just raised about $1.1 million in a new funding round
Following a shake-up, Gokada’s co-founder Fahim Saleh is now its new CEO. He has some interesting plans for the company
African Development Bank approves the sum of €12.5 million for Francophone West Africa on the back of the growing startup and SME activity in the region
The Lagos-based technology startup is working to make estate planning easy and seamless for individuals towards protecting their loved ones, in the event of the inevitable.
Ghanaian-based startup, mPharma to buy Kenya’s second largest pharmacy chain, Haltons for an undisclosed fee
Gokada CEO has stepped down from the company in what appears to be a shake-up amidst alleged bad blood
