Between 2020 and 2022, four African startups have risen to become the BIG FOUR, in terms of startup funding. Nigeria, Egypt, Kenya and South Africa, have played a significant role
Microsoft, the leading software giant, announced a new program in early March this year to accelerate the growth of 10,000 African startups and fast-track investment in the continent’s
Interest in cryptocurrency, a form of digital currency has grown steadily in Africa. Some economists say it is a disruptive innovation that will blossom on the continent. Rightly so, the
The well-deserved applause Africa’s startup funding receives hides a crucial aspect of the ecosystem: the need to frequently look outside of Africa for funding. Foreign VCs describe the excitement
As the year comes to a close in the next 26 days, the African tech startup ecosystem is weathering the storm caused by the global economic downturn and inflations, with
Humans have over the years crated robots in images of themselves (they don’t all come looking like humans but they’ve usually shared certain human abilities). Overtime, robots have
The much-anticipated Nigerian Startup Act “NSA 2022” a federal piece of legislation introduced in March 2019 by the Nigerian Senate was finally signed into law by His Excellency, President Muhammadu
With 54 countries and a population of 1.216 billion people, Africa is continually getting attention these days. Investors are repeatedly investing in African Startups; multinational companies are opening continental
Every startup is a business. whether they have a special platform, tool or website where they offer 24/7 services to their users. Even when they provide a special kind
VC funding was flooding the market and vying for investment opportunities after the pandemic. Today, it’s a different story as companies’ values are declining and there is less competition.
Maybe SafeBoda didn’t have a master plan after all as it has halted its operations in Nigeria. The e-hailing startup was originally founded in 2017 when it began operations
