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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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
Find out how Tringoo, an AI-powered photography booking platform, was borne out of a pressing conversation between 2 friends
Malian Minister of Digital Economy, Arouna Modibo Toure announces that Mali would soon enact a Startup Act
After a seemingly extended break from entrepreneurship, ex-Konga CEO Sim Shagaya returns to the Internet startup space with an ed-tech solution called uLesson. He shares his vision for the company with Techpoint
You may have noticed some motorcycles with distinctive blue branding, operating along major routes in Lagos. The company, EasyMobility is operating on an entirely different model from established players like Gokada and MAX
FarmCrowdy newly secures additional seed investment of $1 million from international investors Cox Enterprises and Techstars, along with local investor Ajayi Solutions
This Nigerian deep tech solution is looking to eliminate the global fake drugs scourge
According to a U.S. SEC filing, Kudi, a pioneering conversational online payments startup, has raised $5.8m in a funding round led by the Partech Africa Fund.
