It’s always a joy to carryout a payment with ease, especially one that crosses the borders of your region. For Africans, Flutterwave has ensured that merchants and freelancers can
Ghanaian startups Boost and KudiGo have been selected for Catalyst Fund’s Inclusive Digital Commerce Accelerator programme, and have secured $120,000 to enable them better serve informal SMEs and
Without commodity exchanges, it would be difficult—if not impossible—to establish a standardized price for a commodity. Those in the commodity industry would be personally responsible for finding individual
Seed financing (also known as seed capital, seed money, or seed funding) is the earliest stage of the capital-raising process of a startup. Seed financing is a type of equity-based
We reported recently that Flutterwave has secured $170million in its series C funding, setting the African tech industry buzzing, and thereby cementing the company’s status as a unicorn. The
South African car subscription company, FlexClub has secured $5million to improve drivers’ experience in emerging markets. FlexClub is an online market place that connects customers looking for flexible access to
According to the McKinsey’s Women Matter Africa report (PDF) in 2016, only 5% of tech startup CEOs were women, while only 29% of senior managers were women. The report
A survey by Genome which featured 1,070 startups from 50 countries around the world revealed that a majority of startups are in the red zone, with less than three
Applications are open till March 15th 2021, for the Nigeria SDGs Fintech Hackaton. This hackathon will see techies build solutions for payments, enhance financial inclusion, promote accountability and credibility, security,
Egyptian fintech, Dayra has secured $3 million in a pre-seed round which is a combination of equity and debt financing.
In addition to the funding, Dayra has joined Y Combinator’
YouTube has announced that they will begin to deduct taxes from non-U.S.-based content creators on earnings generated by viewers in the United States. The new policy is expected
Koinz, an Egypt-based restaurant aggregator startup, recently raised a $4.8million seed round. The round was led by Justin Mateen who has been actively involved in investing in startups since
