Dojah joins Y Combinator W22 cohort, embarks on pan-African expansion

Dojah, a unified KYC and digital onboarding solution company will participate in the Y Combinator Winter 2022 (YC W22) cohort

Frain Technologies announces $473,000 pre-seed to build webhook infrastructure

Frain will use the funds to invest in the development of Convoy, a cloud-native webhook service, and develop more tools for developers.

Orda secures $1.1 million pre-seed to power digital operations at African restaurants

Orda, a Lagos-based startup has raised a $1.1 million pre-seed fund to build an all-in-one cloud-based software for Africa's food business owners.

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The rise and pivot of agritech crowdfunding platforms

The financial debacle of agritech startups should have been resolved last year. But Agropartnership, Crowdyvest, Farmnow, Farmpower and other agritech crowdfunding platforms still owe investors millions of naira.

Lipa Later raises $12 million pre-Series A for pan-African expansion

Lipa Later, a Kenyan tech-led consumer credit platform raises $12 million in Pre-Series A funding to expand in its existing markets and new markets.

Twitter users in Nigeria will no longer need a VPN

The Nigerian government has lifted the suspension of Twitter's operations in Nigeria after approval by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Microsoft appoints Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh as Strategic Partner lead in Ghana

My appointment will be one of the biggest success stories for our continent- Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh

SeamlessHR secures $10 million in Series A funding round

SeamlessHR has raised $10 million in a Series A round led by TLcom Capital. It will use the funding to launch a new embedded finance product and add other product functionalities.

StanChart plans to shut half of its branches in Nigeria in a digital push

Standard Chartered Nigeria to shut down 13 bank branches to focus on digital banking.

What the new Y Combinator’s $500,000 standard deal means

Y Combinator has announced that in addition to the existing $125,000 investment which all accepted startups get, Y Combinator will invest an additional $375,000.

Afrikea rebrands to ANKA, raises $6.2 million in pre-Series A round

Afrikea has raised $6.2 million in a pre-Series A round. It's also rebranding to ANKA.