Small Business

CBN fines Moniepoint and OPay ₦1 Billion each as Nigeria tightens fintech regulation

In a continuation of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) increased scrutiny of fintech startups, two of the country’s most…

2 weeks ago

Nigerian healthtech startup MDaaS begins Francophone expansion with Cameroon

MDaaS, a healthcare startup with 16 diagnostic clinics in Nigeria, has opened its first clinic in Cameroon, marking its entry…

1 month ago

GTM 120: Avoid the AI Sales Skills Atrophy Trap with Peter Kazanjy

Pete Kazanjy is a serial founder, and seasoned early stage Saas executive, advisor, and investor. He currently leads Atrium, makers of…

1 month ago

Product-Channel Fit: Finding the Right Growth Strategy for Your Product

Hello and welcome to The GTM Newsletter by GTMnow – read by 50,000+ revenue professionals weekly to stay up-to-date and…

1 month ago

PaidHR in talks for $1.5million seed round; introduces new cross-border payroll

PaidHR, a Nigerian startup that helps businesses manage their HR functions, is in talks with investors to raise a $1.5…

2 months ago

M-KOPA appoints former Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri as new board chairman

M-KOPA Holding, a Kenyan startup that offers financing for smartphones and solar systems, has appointed former Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri…

2 months ago

Chowdeck “looking at” South Africa and Kenya for possible expansion

Chowdeck, a Nigerian YC-backed food delivery platform, could consider expanding to South Africa, Kenya, and Ivory Coast.  “We are still…

2 months ago

Okra joins local cloud providers providing affordable alternatives to AWS and Azure

Okra, an open-banking startup in Nigeria, has launched Nebula, a cloud infrastructure product. It joins a growing list of homegrown…

3 months ago

Uber-backed Moove takes its search for profitability to America

Moove, the Uber-backed Nigerian startup that finances vehicles for ride-hailing companies, is expanding operations to the U.S. Since August, the…

3 months ago

Kenyan e-commerce startup Chpter raises $1.2 million in pre-seed round

Chpter was accepted into two accelerator programs before closing this pre-seed deal.  Chpter, a Kenyan e-commerce startup launched by co-founders…

4 months ago