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.
Top stories
The third instalment of the quarterly report of funding in the Nigerian Internet space sees companies raising at total of $35.5 million, which is less than what we saw in the second quarter.
Located in the suburb of Cotonou, inside a magnificent white duplex overlooking Cadjehoun Airport’s runway, is EtriLabs, one accelerator at the forefront of the silent uprising of Benin’s technology revolution.
Situé dans la banlieue de Cotonou, à l’intérieur d’un magnifique duplex blanc avec une vue donnant sur la piste de l’aéroport de Cadjéhoun, EtriLabs est un accélérateur à l’avant-garde du décollage silencieux de la révolution technologique du Bénin
In January 2016, the CcHUB Growth Capital fund (GC fund) launched with the goal of raising ₦1 billion ($2.75m) within 24 months. The timeline having elapsed this January, the fund has only garnered ₦280 million. Here’s what we know so far
When pitching to potential investors, startup founders seek out favourable terms. This article by Techpoint Publishing Partner, Babalakin and Co highlights some precautions they can take to achieve this.
Apposit is an Ethiopian-based software development company responsible for building technology systems for Nigeria’s Paga and many other businesses in Ethiopia.
WoeLab is the first technology incubation and fabrication lab in Togo. Situated in the capital city of Lomé, the lab is focused on creating sustainable technology in a local context by utilising materials from the local environment
WoeLab est le premier laboratoire d’incubation et de fabrication de technologies au Togo. Situé dans la capitale Lomé, le laboratoire se concentre sur la création de technologies durables dans un contexte local en utilisant des matériaux issus de l’environnement local
Months after unveiling the Facebook Nigeria Initiative, a product of which is the NG_HUB in Yaba, Lagos the outline for the initiative remains unclear
Leti Arts, an almost decade-old gaming development company based in Ghana, is pioneering a unique approach to interactive gaming for the whole of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Since Nigerian mobile payments company, Paga was founded in 2009, its technology has been managed and supported in Ethiopia. We reached out to Paga to find out why, here’s what they had to say.
2 years after it was announced, there are strong indications that the proposed $1.4 billion incubation hub in Ile-Ife, Osun, Nigeria will never be actualised.
NALA is allowing Tanzanians access financial services through a mobile application that requires no Internet connection.
Nigerian fintech company, Paga recently announced a new $10 million Series B funding led by the Global Innovation Fund
There is a discrepancy between mobile money platform, Paga’s 9 million unique users claim and industry figures from the Central Bank of Nigeria, as quoted by the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System.
A year after raising seed funding of $2.1 million from international investors, Tizeti has announced raising $3 million in a new series A funding round.
Estate Intel is a Nigerian-based startup that provides data on commercial properties across Africa, to enable market participants make data-driven decisions.
Investors consider different criteria before investing in startups. This article, by Techpoint Publishing Partner, Babalakin and Co highlights some of these and goes further to discuss legal and regulatory risks that can prevent investments.
A few months ago, two of the most prominent fintech startups in Nigeria, Flutterwave and Paystack began issuing Point of Sale (PoS) machines to their merchants. However, a couple of weeks ago, they suddenly stopped. We did some digging to find out why.
At the just concluded 2018 Zambezi Prize held in Nairobi, Kenya, three startups from the financial tech landscape in Africa were awarded financial rewards due to challenges they are solving within the space.