Entrepreneurship

Alvin, a Kenyan smart money manager app that helps users align their daily spending around savings goals, has secured a pre-seed funding round of $740,000 as it continues to develop …

Two new entrepreneurship programmes designed by the University of Oxford are open to aspiring entrepreneurs and innovation-driven startups in Nigeria. The Oxford Foundry, University of Oxford, and FMDQ Private Markets …

Namibian business-to-business e-commerce startup Jab Confirmed that it has raised $ 3.2 million in funding rounds on TechCrunch. The seed round, which closed last year, welcomed investors such as Afore …

Equity Group has acquired a USD 165 million (Sh 18.6 billion) loan from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to help it increase working capital and trade-related lending to its small …

In commitment to its vision to deliver exceptional services in chosen markets and create value for stakeholders, PanAfrican Capital Holdings ‘PAC Holdings’ has set up a venture capital project, to …

uLesson, an Abuja-based ed-tech startup has raised a $15 million Series B fund. This is arguably the largest disclosed investment in Africa’s ed-tech ecosystem. Backed by Tencent, Nielsen Ventures, and …

A few years ago, at the start of the fintech services boom in Africa, Oliver Blantern got an opportunity to work in the continent offering advisory services to high-growth startups. …

The third Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit will take place in Istanbul on 17-18 December. The summit, which will be hosted by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, is expected to launch a new …

MarketForce, a B2B retail and financial services distribution startup in Kenya, has expanded to five additional markets across Africa to grow. RejaReja — The retailer’s “SuperAppli” gives unofficial merchants digital …

IBM and David Clark Cause have announced Mavuno Link as the Middle East and Africa Regional Winner of the 2021 Call for Code Global Challenge. This year’s regional winning solution …