Startups

Who calls the shots at Susa Ventures-backed Okra?

Okra, an open finance startup, is one of the few Nigerian API services that provides real-time access to financial data.…

1 year ago

Roam secures financing deal with Mogo to grow electric motorcycle adoption

Roam, a Kenyan-based electric mobility company, has secured a partnership with Mogo, an asset financier in East Africa, to boost…

1 year ago

Who calls the shots at Sycamore?

Sycamore, a Nigerian fintech startup, offers loans for individuals and businesses, including salary and business loans. It also enables users…

1 year ago

Who calls the shots at the Tiger Global-backed Bamboo?

Bamboo is a Tiger Global-backed Nigerian investment startup that enables users to buy and trade US stocks in real-time from…

1 year ago

Who calls the shots at women-focused startup Herconomy?

Since its founding in 2021, Herconomy claims to have amassed over 10,000 active users. The startup is not just a…

1 year ago

Who calls the shots at TechStars-backed GetEquity?

GetEquity describes itself as a marketplace for investment products provided by investment managers globally. The TechStars-backed startup lets users pool…

1 year ago

Execution is King: How to avoid the top culprit of startup failure

This article was contributed to TechCabal by Catherine Young. Strategy sets the course for startups, but without team alignment and…

1 year ago

Nigerian neobank Kuda eyes global reach with new licenses

Kuda Microfinance Bank, the Target Global-backed neobank, has secured payment licences in Tanzania and Canada as part of an expansion…

1 year ago

Flutterwave appoints former CBN director as board chair

Flutterwave, Africa’s most valuable startup, has appointed Dipo Fatokun, a former director at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), as…

1 year ago

GITEX Africa wants 100 Nigerian startups to exhibit in Morocco

The Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX) wants to bring about 100 Nigerian companies to Marrakech, Morocco where the second edition…

1 year ago

Fintech giant Interswitch eyes telecoms market with $1 million MNVO license

Interswitch, the Visa-backed Nigerian payments giant that reported $42 million in revenue for its financial year ended March 31, will…

1 year ago

Exclusive: Bilha Ndirangu sues IFC-backed Africa’s Talking over removal as director

Bilha Ndirangu, a former director of the IFC-backed Africa’s Talking, is suing the company she cofounded for unlawful termination of…

1 year ago

Interswitch seeks PSB license following merger with M-Kudi

Interswitch, the Visa-backed Nigerian payments giant, has merged with M-Kudi, a mobile money provider, as it seeks a payment service…

1 year ago

Flutterwave’s COO leaves fintech giant after several other high-profile exits

Flutterwave’s chief operating officer, Bode Abifarin, has left Africa’s largest startup after six years of leading the startup’s operations, in…

1 year ago

OjirehPrime becomes Pryme, seeks European banking licence

Nigerian fintech company OjirehPrime has changed its name to Pryme to expand to Europe, Central Asia, and the United Kingdom.…

1 year ago

Kippa users demand access to data as the fintech quietly pivots

For Lanre*, a Lagos-based businessman, the past month has been a nightmare. Unable to access customer data, which he has…

1 year ago

Kenyan EV startup Roam secures $24m to scale production

Roam, a Kenya-based electric vehicle company has raised $24 million in equity and debt to expand local manufacturing capabilities in…

1 year ago

Leatherback CEO Ibrahim Ibitade wants to move on after EFCC debacle

Ibrahim Ibitade, the CEO of Leatherback, a cross-border payments startup that operates in seven countries, is ready to move from…

1 year ago

Leatherback CEO Ibrahim Ibitade sues EFCC for defamation after he was wrongly declared wanted

Ibrahim Ibitade, the CEO of Leatherback, a cross-border payments startup that operates in seven countries, is suing Nigeria’s Economic and…

1 year ago

Exclusive: Africa’s Blockchain pioneer Zone will launch remittance product in 2025

Zone, Africa’s first licenced blockchain payment infrastructure company, will launch a remittance product in 2025, Obi Emetarom, the company’s CEO,…

1 year ago