Small Business

Wave raises $137 million in debt to expand mobile money services across Africa

Wave, one of Africa’s most valuable startups, has raised a $137 million debt round to bolster its working capital and…

1 month ago

Voice tech startup Intron launches new AI models amid broader sector expansion

Intron, a Nigerian AI company that provides speech-to-text transcription tools for healthcare workers, is introducing new speech recognition and text-to-speech…

1 month ago

“People made this happen, not me”: Day 1-1000 of Lendsqr

Lendsqr grew from a side project to four failed product launches and found product-market fit, twice. If anyone in Nigeria…

1 month ago

African startups undervalued globally due to poor storytelling, report says

Despite the growth of Africa’s tech ecosystem in the last decade, startups on the continent continue to struggle with being…

1 month ago

Clunky investment apps push retail investors into riskier territory – Report

For the first time, everyday Nigerian investors surpassed institutional investors in Q1 2024, capturing 1.1% more of capital markets investments than…

1 month ago

Which app gives South Africa’s migrant workers the best deal on sending their next $200 home?

Johannesburg is a magnet for Africa’s workforce. Migrants from Zimbabwe, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Uganda, and beyond…

1 month ago

“I don’t think I’ll ever sell to anyone”: Day 1-1000 of Auto24

In Day 1–1000, we follow founders through the raw, unfiltered journey of company-building: the early scrambles, the quiet breakthroughs, the…

2 months ago

How to Get Hired Before the Role Is Posted

Hello and welcome to The GTM Newsletter by GTMnow – read by 50,000+ to scale their companies and careers. GTMnow…

2 months ago

Uganda’s tech sector has “prepared the bride,” now it wants a dowry

In Kampala, Uganda, on June 19, just past 9 a.m., electric buses rolled through the gates of Kololo Independence Grounds,…

2 months ago

Exclusive: Chpter’s Flutterwave deal opens 11 new markets for WhatsApp-based selling

Chpter, the Kenyan software startup building infrastructure for social commerce, has expanded into 11 more African countries through a deal…

2 months ago