Nigerian health tech startup, Healthtracka, has raised $1.5 million in a seed funding round led by Hustle Fund and Ingressive Captial. Other participants in Healthtracka’s $1.5 million seed funding round include Flying Doctors and Alumni Angels Alliance
Co-founded by Ifeoluwa Dare-Johnson and Victor Amusan, Healthtracka provides medical lab tests for Nigerians from the comfort of their…
CarePay Nigeria joins four other startups from the CEMEA (Central Europe, Middle East, Africa) region for the Visa everywhere initiative. The innovative health tech startup is one of five finalists shortlisted from over a thousand applications received from all over the…
The Lagos State Government has said it will domesticate Nigeria Startup Bill in the state to fast-track the growth of the startup ecosystem in the country.
The Special Adviser on Innovation & Technology to Governor Babajide Sanwoolu, Tunbosun Alake, who disclosed this…
American business magazine, Forbes, has included two African-owned startups, Chipper Cash and Esusu, among 2022 Edition or Forbes Fintech 50.
The latest Forbes Fintech 50 winners were confirmed on the Forbes official website on Wednesday.
Ham Serunjogi and Maijid Moujaled.
Ripples Nigeria gathered that Chipper Cash was founded by two Africans, Uganda’s Ham Serunjogi and Ghana’s Maijid…
Jumia, the leading pan-African e-commerce platform, today announced the launch of e-doctor, a telemedicine service which aims at providing quality, affordable and digital real-time healthcare consultations in Nigeria.
Consumers will have access to a licensed doctor through…
The Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy and its agencies like NITDA will work closely with Nigerian startups to ensure the procurement of technology solutions without going through unnecessary bureaucratic processes, an official said.
Upon approval by the…
Many businesses looking to set up pan-African operations are often met with the challenge of establishing payment services that are appropriate for each country they go to. Most of the payment services merchants working in the continent have solutions that are limited to specific regions, meaning that businesses have to sign deals with multiple providers to cater for the unique preferences of…
Pan-African digital payments company MFS Africa is acquiring U.S.-based Global Technology Partners (GTP) in a cash-and-shares deal worth $34 million, FT reported today.
There are very few deals of such manner; that is, an African tech company buying up a U.S.-based one.
Adaverse Backs Cassava Network With A Seed Investment To Empower African Content Creators
June 2, 2022
Adaverse, a Cardano ecosystem accelerator established to foster the growth of crypto-native projects in Africa, today announced its investment into a seed funding round for Cassava Network, a blockchain infrastructure that empowers African content creators, developers, and…
DriveMe, Nigeria’s leading mobility technology company, announced the closing of a pre-seed funding round with participation from Niche Capital, FM Capital, and a few local angel investors. This funding will aid in their local expansion and product development.
DriveMe is a company focused on driver sourcing, driver verification, and driver pairing for vehicle owners and fleet operators. Driver…