Nigeria

7 African startups driving collaboration, care, careers, and creativity

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

4 days ago

YC-backed Moni rebrands as Rank, backs its ambition with a bank acquisition

Moni, a Y Combinator-backed Nigerian fintech offering community banking services, has rebranded as Rank and acquired AjoMoney, a group savings…

5 days ago

How Accrue is building a human network for stablecoin payments across Africa

Clinton Mbah, co-founder and CEO of Accrue, recalls when the problem became impossible to ignore. In 2022, a friend in…

1 week ago

7 African startups powering sales, sports, support, and settlements

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

1 week ago

7 startups providing solutions for skin, sexual wellness, sales, and sustainability

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

2 weeks ago

Nigeria moves to create single powerful regulator for fintechs with proposed bill

Nigeria’s House of Representatives, the 360-member lower chamber of the National Assembly, is considering a bill sponsored by Hon. Fuad…

3 weeks ago

Antler’s new Lagos cohort features TC Battlefield startups

Antler, a global investment network that focuses on early-stage investments, officially kicked off its latest Lagos cohort on October 20.…

3 weeks ago

When the doctor won’t listen to you, MyDébboApp bets it will

She asked me to give her a symptom, something ordinary and real. I mentioned a small issue that had lingered…

3 weeks ago

Nigeria’s EyeGuide uses LiDAR to help blind people navigate independently

In Lagos, where uneven sidewalks and chaotic traffic turn every commute into an obstacle course, getting around can test anyone’s…

4 weeks ago

Startups On Our Radar: TC Battlefield edition

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

4 weeks ago

The chips in your phone may have been designed in Nigeria

Inside an unassuming building in Lagos’ Opebi district, a group of young engineers are hunched over computer screens, filled with…

4 weeks ago

Day 1-1000: How Bunce walked a trust desert to catalyse adoption

Bunce describes itself as a data-driven engagement platform. But for its founders, the real journey wasn’t just about building software;…

1 month ago

7 African startups transforming health records, human resource, and home care

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

1 month ago

After losing a $50,000 Upwork contract, this Nigerian founder built a startup to fix global hiring bias

The systemic bias in global hiring did not dawn on Obinna Umeh until he’d lost 17 freelance contracts on Upwork…

1 month ago

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…

1 month ago

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…

2 months ago

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…

2 months ago

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…

2 months ago

Nearly one million Nigerian retail shops are invisible to big brands; Lengo wants to fix that

In crowded Lagos neighbourhoods, small shops stocked with soft drinks, instant noodles, and toiletries are where most Nigerians shop. But…

2 months ago

Google taps Nigeria’s Infinity Health Africa for first AI for GovTech accelerator

Infinity Health Africa, a Nigerian regulatory technology and market access company, has been selected for the inaugural Google for Startups…

2 months ago