For the second year running, Francophone fintech Wave is the only African company listed on Y-Combinator’s top 50 earning startups in 2024. The
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Read MoreThe Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX) wants to bring about 100 Nigerian companies to Marrakech, Morocco where the second edition of the e
Read MoreFlutterwave’s chief operating officer, Bode Abifarin, has left Africa’s largest startup after six years of leading the startup’s ope
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Roam, a Kenya-based electric vehicle company has raised $24 million in equity and debt to expand local manufacturing capabilities in Kenya, scale up p
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Sandbox’s platform will allow companies to find vetted product management talent with ease across Africa. Sandbox is a talent-matching platform
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Kuda Bank has raised $90m in five years and has hit the 6 million-customer mark. Here are the executives who powered the company’s growth.
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After two years of relative inactivity, startups are gearing up to test the public markets again. Here’s what lies ahead for Africa’s IPO
Read MoreWhile GB was unclear about a timeline for an IPO for Flutterwave, he said the company’s current goal is digital market expansion. At the Kauffma
Read MoreCellulant is parting ways with 20% of its headcount as it focuses on becoming a product-driven company. Cellulant is undergoing a restructuring exerci
Read MoreSomalia’s government is betting on QR codes, but low internet and smartphone penetration make debit cards a more resonant move. Mastercard is be
Read MoreTighter funding cycles for startups are forcing them to be prudent, thus creating opportunities for solutions that promote internal fiscal discipline
Read MoreSmall and medium businesses in Africa sell to and depend on imports from suppliers in other countries to meet their local production, sales or reexpor
Read MoreThe African francophone startup ecosystem has a lot of catching up to do when compared to its anglophone counterpart. Can a copycat approach help clos
Read MoreTuma, a Congolese fintech startup, has raised the largest investment round in fintech for the Congolese tech ecosystem ever. Tuma, a fintech startup i
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Nollywood is the second largest film industry in the world and contributes 2.3% to Nigeria’s GDP, and now filmmakers are creating startups to de
Read MoreGoogle, this week, announced the starting up of two fresh initiatives to toughen African-founded startups and women-led corporations in underserved co
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Despite its significance, the diminutive substitute sector in Africa stays largely underserved by commercial banks. In Nigeria, a gargantuan share of
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Taptap Send, a cell-basically basically based remittance service that lets folks ship money to Africa and Asia for “free”, on Thursday announced a $13
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