Orahachi Onubedo

Under The Hoodie—Shalvah Adebayo, Software Developer at Honeybadger

In this edition of Under The Hoodie, Shalvah talks about learning to build for many users, dealing with unfair hiring processes, and much more...

Payhippo raises $1 million pre-seed to give loans to small businesses

African lending startup, Payhippo, has raised $1 million in a pre-seed round led by Ventures Platform.

Brandmobile Africa announces the launch of Kuuzza

Kuuzza provides a risk-free, exciting, profitable & sustainable business for young, agile and entrepreneurial Nigerians looking for an alternative source of income.

CcHub funds Chekkit, 4 others in latest syndicate round

Co-creation Hub, Nigeria's leading innovation centre, recently made known the 5 companies that receive investment in its latest syndicate round. The announcement was made in unofficial fashion, via a tweet by CcHub CEO, Bosun Tijani.

Under The Hoodie – Chris Adolphus, Lead Designer at Chaka Stocks

Chris Adolphus is a 22-year-old Product Design Lead at Chaka Stocks. On this edition of UTH, he talks to us about getting into tech as a teenager, dealing with disappointment, and ultimately leaving school for tech.

Meet the 15 Startups that made it to 6th Google Startup Accelerator

The 15-list cohort brings the total number of startups that have being a part of Google's Startup Accelerator program to 82.

After doing N1.4 trillion in Agency banking transactions in May, TeamApt wants to “do more” for its users.

In May, the value increased to ₦1.4 trillion ($3.5 bn) with 68 million transactions in volume, and between April 2020 and April 2021, the total value of transactions processed has gone up to $16 billion.

67% of talent began contemplating their exit less than 6 months before they left – Venture for Africa

Venture for Africa launches Africa Tech Talent Retention Report, evaluating reasons behind increasing rates of employee churn among startups

Kuda, 54Gene, Sokowatch, and others named among Technology Pioneers by WEF

The WEF's selection included 8 African companies: 54 Gene, Cambridge Industries, FlexFinTx, Kuda Bank, Moringa School, mPharma, Sokowatch and Gro Intelligence.

Under The Hoodie—Simbiat Sadiq, Information Security Professional

Under The Hoodie is a weekly series where we talk to people about their journey into tech. It focuses on the intersection between life and career. UTH Week 8. Simbiat is an Information Security Professional, who is currently a program lead for CyberGirls fellowship. In this Under The Hoodie edition, she tells us about her […]

Under The Hoodie—Simbiat Sadiq, Information Security Professional

In this Under The Hoodie edition, she tells us about her first encounter with cybersecurity, and her passion for helping a lot of women get into the field.

Africa Fintech Foundry launches digital academy with Women In Tech Fireside Chat

Africa Fintech Foundry (AFF), will be hosting a Women In Tech Fireside on Friday, June 11 to launch its female digital academy. The event which is powered by Access Bank kicks off at 10 am WAT.