Small Business

AyaHQ is raising $10 million to build a Web3 talent ecosystem

AyaHQ, a pan-African Web3 talent development startup, is in talks with investors to raise $10 million, with plans to split…

1 month ago

Correction: After turbulent year, Leatherback shifts to enterprise remittance under new leadership

In June, Leatherback, the UK-headquartered cross-border fintech once mired in fraud investigations, unveiled new executives in posters styled like Marvel…

1 month ago

Cardtonic is building a super app for everything gift cards, gadgets, and payments

In Nigeria, the vibrant holiday season often comes with an unusual problem: wasted gift cards. A cousin in London might…

2 months ago

“I started out of circumstance not ambition”: Day 1-1000 of Microware Solutions

When you ask Michael Ekeagbara, CEO of Microware Solutions Limited, about the origins of his company, he describes it as…

2 months ago

Fintech apps in Nigeria with competitive interest rates on savings

Table of contents A few years ago, I kept my savings in a regular bank account. The interest was so…

2 months ago

Signvrse is pushing for real-time sign language interpretation

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Elly Savatia was running robotics workshops across Kenya. Until a visit to a high school in…

2 months ago

GTM 159: Scaling ZoomInfo to over $1B ARR, the Upmarket Playbook, and Launching CoPilot to over $200M ACV in 6 months | James Roth

The GTM Podcast is available on any major directory, including: Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube James Roth is the Chief Revenue…

2 months ago

The GTM Moat Series: In AI, Brand is the Foundation of Your Moat

Hello and welcome to The GTMnow Newsletter – the media brand of VC firm, GTMfund. This is Part 1 of…

2 months ago

Using AI, these 5 African startups make assistive tech more accessible

Assistive technology in Africa has long been expensive, hard to maintain, and poorly suited to local needs. Screen readers can…

2 months ago

“You need believers more than résumés”: Day 1-1000 of Pharmarun

I first met Teniola Adedeji, CEO and co-founder of Pharmarun, at a health tech panel discussing the early days of…

2 months ago