Africa, Middle East Advance Notably in StartupBlink 2023 Index
Joan Aimuengheuwa At the global level, the United States maintains its undisputed reign, holding the top spot for yet another…
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Koree Emerges First Female-led Fintech to Win Ecobank Fintech Challenge
The programme celebrated Koree’s exceptional card wallet payment solution, which digitizes merchant payments, securing the top prize of…
Yango Triples Active User Base, Marking a 200% Growth in One Year
Techeconomy As Yango, an international tech company, is gearing up to participate in one of the largest annual technology…
Senegalese Lengo AI Secures Pre-seed Funding To Expand FMCG Intelligence Solution
Joel Nwankwo Acasia Ventures and Ventures Platform, two early-stage venture capital firms, have co-led the pre-seed fundraising for Lengo AI,…
ThriveAgric, Heifer Int’l Partner to Provide 125,000 Smallholder Farmers with Access to Finance
Agricultural technology company, ThriveAgric, in collaboration with global nonprofit organisation, Heifer International, last week, hosted a breakfast meeting…
PrimedeHealth on a Mission to Digitise Healthcare in Nigeria – Tijani Olatunji
Peter Oluka Tijani Olatunji Heads the Operations at PrimedeHealth, an organisation that is making efforts to digitise the healthcare ecosystem…
Africa’s Startup Financing Receives Boost as Sanari Capital Closes $65 Million
Sanari Capital, a South African private equity business with a majority black and female ownership, has raised about…
Ingryd’s Scholarship Program Empowers 1000 Aspiring Tech Professionals
Ingryd Academy has welcomed its inaugural cohort of 1,000 participants in the groundbreaking Ingryd Scholarship Program. This initiative…
Google Unveils 11 African Startups for Inaugural Africa AI First Accelerator program
Google today unveiled the first cohort for its ‘Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First’ program. The 11 startups,…
Two Nigerians Among 100 Newly Announced 2023 Rise Global Winners
New Cycle of Applications Now Open for Talented 15 to 17-year-old Nigerians to Join the Rise Global Community
The Sink Continues as Africa’s Startup Funding Sees New Low in September
The weak global investment environment has continued its negative impact on African startup funding with investment deepening in…
Bringing the Generations Together in the Workplace
Generational openness is essential to building an inclusive, dynamic and engaging workplace culture that embraces growth and innovation,…
EMpact Debuts Venture Studio for Startups, Plans Expansion to Africa
EMpact, a venture studio focused on nurturing talent and accelerating startups has launched to serve critical value chains,…
The Evolution of Venture Capital: Solving for Early Stage Investing, Uniting for Impact Beyond Profits
In today’s challenging economic landscape, the world of venture capital (VC) is undergoing a transformation that goes beyond…
OPay Reacts to Viral Video, Allegations of Fraud
The fintech company says this happened over two years ago, on August 23, 2021 and adequate actions have…