Ghana based healthtech startup, Redbird has raised 1.5million in Seed Round of investment with Johnson and Johnson, Newtown Partners (via the Imperial Venture Fund) and Founders Africa participating in
Afriex, a startup backed by Ycombinator has secured $1.2million in seed funding to expand its payment and remittance reach across Africa. The round was led by Pan African VC
Today, Y-Combinator is given 10 startups in its 2021 batch the opportunity to pitch their products to the world. Accelerator firms have days when they allow startups showcase their products.
Discovery Inc., a global leader in real-life entertainment and world history has announced their decision to renew its longstanding partnership with beIN Media Group across the Middle East and North
The need for cross-border payment has been increasing in Africa over the years. With the traditional banking system failing to efficiently meet this need for African merchants and freelancers, fintech
Nigerian based communications as a service (CaaS) startup, Termii has just closed a $1.4 million seed round. The round was co-led by early stage VC firm Future Africa and
Telecommunication companies have been providing various value-added services for their customers over the years. Provision of mobile money services seems to be the most profitable value added service recently. In
Overview of Insurtech
If you have an insurance company and are looking for an area where it will receive as most patronage, Africa should do. Africa is one of the
There are over 57million unbanked people in Nigeria and the battle to reach these people is fierce between banks and Fintech companies. One of the major contenders in this battle
Lagos based logistics, last mile delivery and transportation start-up has appointed Nikhil Goel as its new CEO. He was officially confirmed as CEO yesterday, after spending 8months leading the company
In Nigeria, when people have lots of places to be, they say ‘I get plenty waka’. Plentywaka has been operating in Nigeria since 2019 to manage the problems involved in
A South African based security and medical response platform, AURA has announced its plan to expand its emergency and medical response operations to Nairobi and Mombasa, Kenya.
The expansion to
