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Serial Nigerian Investor, Olumide Soyombo Launches VC Firm—Voltron Capital

Co-founded by Olumide Soyombo and Abe Choi, Voltron Capital will deploy capital in up to 30 African startups across a range of sectors and markets.

AutoGenius rebrands to MyCoverGenius, commits to deepening Insurance penetration in Nigeria

AutoGenius, Nigeria’s premier digital insurance platform, has completed a rebrand to MyCoverGenius.

Forex: an art deserving of mastery

Like the 10,000-hour rule says; the key to achieving true expertise in any skill is simply a matter of practicing...for 10,000 HOURS!

Amplifihub and Airbit partner to collect unclaimed royalties for 10,000+ African beatmakers

Cofounded by Nigerian beatmaker Sarz, Amplifihub has partnered with Airbit partner to collect unclaimed royalties for 10,000+ African beatmakers

Nigeria leads mobile app market growth for Africa according to AppsFlyer & Google report

The report found that the African mobile app market showed strong growth, with overall installs increasing by 41%. Nigeria showed the highest growth, with a 43% uplift, followed by 37% in South Africa, and 29% in Kenya.

Pettysave is now Jetseed, rebrands with a new app and features

Following its transformation, Jetseed has launched a new mobile app for a better user experience

GetEquity Launches Startup Funding Platform with Investment from GreenHouse Capital

GetEquity announces a pre-seed investment round led by GreenHouse Capital.

Flutterwave backs Nigeria’s D’Tigers for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics as exclusive payment partner

Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, will partner with the Nigerian basketball team, D’Tigers, as they head to Tokyo to compete for gold at the 2021 Olympic Games.

Tix.Africa closes six-figure Pre-Seed round to scale events products

Tix Africa's funding round was led by HoaQ, with participation from a number of private equity investors, and will enable Tix Africa to build its technology to scale its events apps.

TeamApt announces undisclosed Series B funding round led by Novastar Ventures

The round was led by Novastar Ventures with participation from FMO, Global Ventures, CDC, Oui Capital, Kepple Africa Ventures, Soma Capital, and a syndicate of local angel investors

Leading Ghanaian Fintech, ZeePay, completes $7.9 million series A funding round

Zeepay announced that it has completed a fundraise of $7.9 million in its Series A.0 which was a hybrid of both equity and balance sheet funds to support its operations.

Applications open for early-stage Ghanaian Startups to scale their operations through the Mastercard Foundation and MEST Express Accelerator Program

MEST, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation has announced that applications are open for the next two cohorts of the MEST Express Accelerator program.