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OZÉ, Shopa, Swoove, and Tendo to receive US $120,000 in grant funding from the Catalyst Fund

Four Ghanaian digital commerce companies, OZÉ, Shopa, Swoove, and Tendo will receive US$120,000 in grant funding from the Catalyst Fund Inclusive Digital Commerce Accelerator as part of the Accelerator's 2nd cohorts.

Chipper Cash is now a Unicorn with $150 million extension round led by FTX

Chipper Cash has earned the highly coveted unicorn badge after FTX led a $150 million extension round for the African cross-border payments company.

BD Insider, Letter 85: Facebook’s METAmorphosis, Risevest recent court order, Business-to-Business

This is a blog copy of the 85th version of our weekly newsletter, BD Insider. Subscribers get to read it first and can take action based on it.

Why Facebook Inc. is now Meta

Facebook's cooperate entity is now Meta with the intention to put "metaverse-first" instead of "Facebook"

Stitch hires Benjamin Dada to lead its Nigerian expansion, gets $2M seed extension

Stitch, a South Africa-based API fintech has now commenced operations in Nigeria as well as a $2M seed extension with participation from leading global fintech entrepreneurs - bringing their total seed funding to $6M.

Jise raises $100,000 angel funding, commences food delivery in Lagos

Nigeria’s first food-only delivery platform, Jise has raised $100,000 angel investment from notable investors including, Backroom Capital — Nigeria, Winston Capital — Ireland, Jonny Enagwolor, Co-Founder Treepz Inc amongst others.

How fintech is disrupting traditional banking in Africa

Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the African fintech ecosystem has remained prime to investors and several African entrepreneurs are joining the buzz of creating convenient solutions for the continent’s increasingly populous consumers.

BD Insider, Letter 84: eNaira, MFS in Nigeria, Autochek Launched in Kenya

This is a blog copy of the 84th version of our weekly newsletter, BD Insider. Subscribers get to read it first and can take action based on it.

BD Insider, Letter 83: Africa’s investment destination, Zero to Scale

This is a blog copy of the 83rd version of our weekly newsletter, BD Insider. Subscribers get to read it first and can take action based on it.

5 legal issues you should consider before launching your startup

Laws and regulations if ignored can hinder the growth of any company. Here are five legal questions every startup should ask before launching.

Nigeria’s Sendbox raises $1.8 Million to enable deliveries for SMEs in Africa

With the goal to provide logistics and e-commerce fulfilment for merchants in Africa, Sendbox announced the completion 0f its $1.8 million seed round.

Payday becomes the first Rwandan company to join Techstars Toronto Accelerator

Payday becomes the first Rwandan company in history to join the prestigious 3-months Accelerator program that provides entrepreneurs with invaluable skills, resources, and connections to a large pool of global talent and investors.