Nigeria
Nigeria: President Buhari signs Nigeria Startup Bill into law
President Muhammadu Buhari earlier today signed the Nigeria Startup Bill (NSB) into law. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, disclosed ...
Global
Global: Insurtech Lukango raises £275k pre-seed
The new startup uses an intelligent algorithm to determine what insurance product is right for small business customers. Lukango, an insurtech serving small ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Nigerian BaaS Fintech Maplerad, Raises $6 Million Seed Funding
Nigerian fintech startup, Maplerad has raised $6 million in seed funding led by Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures. The fund will enable the acquisition ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Tech Startups Hopeful As Govt Plans U.S.$75 Billion Investment in E-Commerce
Tech startups in Nigeria are hopeful for expansion following the federal government’s plan to increase investments in the e-commerce sector to $75 billion ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Nigerian Startup, “Shap-Shap” Emerges Global Best in Mobility and Smart Cities
Despite the beehive of innovations at 2022 GITEX, a Nigerian Startup, Shap-Shap has clinched the trophy as the winner in the Mobility and ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Herconomy expands into a fintech startup with new offerings for African women
Herconomy’s pre-seed raise is one for the history books. Last year, the startup shocked the tech ecosystem with its funding story. Within 24 ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: FinTech Helping To Reduce Unemployment In Nigeria- NITDA Boss
The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa has said that with the formulation of the right regulations and ...
Africa
Africa: Six Fintech Companies from Africa Emerge as Finalists in the Ecobank Fintech Challenge 2022
Finalists will compete for the top price of $50,000 and admission to the ‘Ecobank Fintech Challenge Fellowship’ program The six finalists were chosen ...
Startup
Uganda: Tugende closes pre-Series B funding raising a total USD 10 million in equity and debt transactions arranged by Verdant Capital
Verdant Capital served as Tugende’s financial advisor and arranger with respect to its equity and debt capital raises Tugende, the innovative fintech platform ...
Global
Global: Google launches startup accelerator for circular economy in Pakistan
In a bid to facilitate the startups and non-profit organisations in Pakistan, Asia-Pacific and North America, US tech giant Google is launching a ...