How Oluwatobiloba Animashaun went from customer service intern to Flutterwave product manager

After watching an interview with Flutterwave's co-founder, Oluwatobiloba Animashaun joined the startup as an intern. Eight years later, she's leaving as a product manager.

Clea wants to make cross-border payments seamless for Nigerian businesses

Since launching in 2025, Clea has processed nearly $30 million in cross-border transactions, using stablecoins to help businesses move money faster.

The operators: 15 people building a borderless Africa

Fifteen people building a borderless Africa from inside the machine.

Why this Ugandan fintech refuses to approve loans in minutes

$500 laid the foundations for Asaak. Ten years later, it has issued nearly $50 million in loans.

Is the African Monetary Union 2030 target achievable? Ugo Umeseaka, COO of Redtech, shed light on this

Redtech COO Ugo Umeseaka explains why Africa's 2030 monetary union target is unlikely and why cross-border payments matter more than a single currency.

Swoop wants Nigerians to trust them to deliver food 

Swoop says its mission in Nigeria is simple: earn customer trust. After raising $7.3 million and attracting over 20,000 users in six weeks, the food delivery startup is betting that operational efficiency, transparency, and lower prices can win over Nigerians who have been disappointed by food delivery services.

A double designer building a fashion tech to end the “what I ordered vs what I got” problem in Africa

Eazyfit founder Olamide Adeyi grew up in a family of fashion designers in Kwara State. Now, he is building a fashion-tech platform that connects customers with verified tailors and tackles Africa’s “what I ordered versus what I got” problem.

This multiple award-winner is building a proptech for the student community

After being scammed while searching for accommodation as a fresher at Obafemi Awolowo University, Stephen Adeyemo built Resavation to help students find verified housing without relying on exploitative agents.

African K-12 scene forgot one thing: The parent is the product

A test of whether you can monetise the one thing parents won't outsource: themselves.

This Uniport student built the audio version of Giphy and won $37k to scale it

A Uniport student built BickQR, an audio meme app for sharing viral sounds like GIFs. Now he’s won $37K to scale it.

Why WhatsApp became a business tool in Nigeria — and where it starts to break

In Nigeria's professional networks, the most valuable thing you can receive is not a pitch deck. It is someone's number.

In Nigeria’s always-on economy, the smartphone is both the job and the disruption.

Nigeria ranks fifth globally for daily social media use. The infrastructure to support that was never built. Oluwatosin Olabode is trying to change that.