Entrepreneurship

Kenyan agency banking startup Tanda has announced that is expanding its operations regionally after closing a funding round in February 2021 from HAVAÍC, Zedcrest Capital, DFS Lab, Victor Asemota and …

Lendable has announced that it has invested over US$100 million in credit to help fintech startups in emerging and frontier markets to scale. The debt finance provider has also become …

Africa’s fintech space has gained proper attention over the past few years in investments but it is not news that startups still battle with offering high-quality products. However, they seem …

Algebra Ventures has announced the launch of its second $ 90 million funds which will be committed to funding startups in Egypt and allocating a special stake to the Middle …

Two weeks ago, TPG’s Rise Fund invested $200 million in Airtel Mobile Commerce BV (AMC BV) — the mobile money business of London-listed telecom Airtel Africa. After closing the deal, …

Nigeria remains a largely cash-dominated country. with over 100 million unbanked Nigerian population excluded or have no access to financial services due to limited financial literacy. Bankly, a Nigerian fintech …

Backed By Binance And Google Launchpad, Xend Finance Is The World’s First DeFi Credit Union and Cooperative Platform Targeting Users In Underserved Regions Xend Finance, the first decentralized finance (DeFi) …

Termii, a Nigerian platform-as-a-service startup has raised a $1.4 million seed round for North Africa expansion starting with Algeria with plans to expand its messaging offerings across Africa. The round …

The African Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) has launched a US$1.2 million Innovation Fund to unlock the potential of renewable energy to create new business opportunities. Businesses and entrepreneurs in Burkina …

Plentywaka, a Nigerian bus-booking platform, today announced that it has been accepted into the Techstars Toronto accelerator program. It will join nine other startups in the class of 2021 and …