If there is anything everyone loves, it’s hearing that one can get something for free or at great discounts! Luckily, One of Nigeria’s leading e-commerce platforms, Jumia, is bringing the 2022 edition of the Brand Festival from September 12th to October 2nd, where you have the opportunity to shop from a wide range of authentic items at discounted prices.
Jumia has partnered with some of the…
LifeBank, Bookings Africa & 21 Other Nigerian Startups Selected for the 2022 Google Black Founders Fund
September 12, 2022
Google has selected 60 African startups for the second cohort of the Google for Startups Black Founders Fund (BFF).
Nigerian startups dominated the list, comprising 23 of the 60 chosen from across Africa. Kenya comes in second with 12 startups, followed by Rwanda with six.
TikTok partners with Think Wifi in South Africa to launch 50 new free WiFi hotspots
September 12, 2022
Social media platform, TikTok, has partnered with Think WiFi, a free public WiFi company, to launch 50 new free WiFi hotspots in South Africa as part of a pilot programme.
Why does it matter? There’s no doubt that the Internet provides endless opportunities for…
Nexford University, an online university platform based in the United States, has raised $8 million in a Series A round.
New Markets Venture Partners and Learn Capital co-led the round. Bisk Ventures, Global Ventures, Future Africa, AMK Investments, and the Future of Learning Fund participated.
Also, Jason Palmer, General Partner at New Markets Venture Partners, and Greg Mauro, Managing Partner…
Fintech industry leader, Interswitch unveils future plans as it celebrates 20 years of success
September 8, 2022
Fintech industry leader, Interswitch, met with members of the media as they commemorated their 20th anniversary on Tuesday, August 30, 2022.
Present at the media parley was Mitchell Elegbe, Group Managing Director & CEO, Interswitch; Akeem Lawal, Managing Director…
Nigerian fintech startup, NowNow Digital Systems, has closed a $13M seed spherical to release new products
September 8, 2022
Nigerian fintech startup, NowNow Digital Systems, has closed a $13 million seed round to scale and expand its service offerings across Africa.
NeoVision Ventures led the round. Several other VCs and angels, including DLF Family Office and Shadi Abdulhadi…
RanksBusiness Magazine: The Unstoppable Rise Cross Okonkwo A Serial Entrepreneur
September 4, 2022
Ranks Magazine is a media outlet documenting creative minds today for tomorrow, which Identify and Promote Business, People and Industries from the perspective of every people & connecting people to latest business news.
CROSS OKONKWO Magazine Cover
Two things happen when you live through an era of rapid change, as we are now. Firstly, there is an inevitable surge of artistic creativity and…
Nigeria’s Grey raises $2M for cross-border payments play and regional expansion
August 29, 2022
The availability of digital overseas financial institution accounts has turn into a standard technique for fintechs to allow Nigerians and Africans to facilitate worldwide transfers. Within the newest improvement, Grey, a fintech on this class that gives digital worldwide…
Pan-African IV Provider Smile Identity Launches their Inaugural State of KYC Report
August 19, 2022
August 16, 2022 – Smile Identity, the leading pan-African identity verification provider has today published its inaugural report on the State of KYC report H1 2022 where they delve into the different KYC processes as well as fraud trends they have noticed in…
Aidi, a female-led Venture Extends its Early-Stage Support Fund to $1.5 MillionAccelerator
August 19, 2022
Aidi, a female-led venture builder has announced an increase in its early-stage accelerator support fund to $1.5 Million. Aidi already supports over 200 founders across emerging markets, with notable names like Termii (YC W20), Payhippo (YC W21), Dash (Techstars 21), Raise (500 Startups 21), Moni (YC S21), Bumpa and many more.
According to Toluoba Obademi (Head of operations & Investments)…