Small Business

Moniepoint bets $7.39 million on London expansion in UK remittance push

Moniepoint’s London remittance bet has cost it $3.77 million since February 2024, according to UK regulatory filings. Moniepoint Group set…

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M-KOPA turns its first-ever profit as revenue surges 66% to $416m

After over a decade of investment and expansion across Africa, M-KOPA has finally turned a profit. The Nairobi-based asset-financing startup…

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This Nigerian startup wants your DNA to rewrite global medicine

Africa makes up less than 3% of global genome sequencing, a laboratory procedure to determine the entire genetic makeup of…

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7 African startups transforming learning, labour, lifestyles, and local trade

7 African startups reinventing healthcare, employee management, e-commerce, and education Startups On Our Radar spotlights African startups solving African challenges…

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Car washers in South Africa’s biggest cities can now receive instant digital payments

Street Wallet, a South African cashless payment fintech, has partnered with Plush Car Wash, a popular car care brand, to…

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Nigeria’s lenders have dodged credit bureau reporting for years; Lendsqr just made it free

Lendsqr, a Nigerian Lending-as-a-Service (LaaS) startup that serves banks, fintechs, and non-bank lenders, has partnered with CreditRegistry and CRC Credit…

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Mali’s OKO raises fresh capital to protect Africa’s farmers from climate shocks

OKO, a Malian climate and agritech startup that provides climate insurance for African farmers, has raised an undisclosed funding round…

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Neibar, the app fostering gifting of pre-owned items in African communities

In many parts of Africa, where hand-me-downs and second-hand markets dominate the cyclic ownership of goods, people still discard items…

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Koolboks wants to be more than a freezer: Day 1-1000 of Koolboks

For most people in Sub-Saharan Africa, electricity is unstable at best, nonexistent at worst. This leads to a variety of…

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7 African startups powering credit, crypto, creators, and capital

Startups On Our Radar spotlights African startups solving African challenges with innovation. In our previous edition , we featured 7…

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