Endeavor Nigeria commences Endeavour ScaleUp Program to support 7 entrepreneurs

Endeavor Nigeria commence a 10-week incubation program to support and seven Nigerian based emerging high impact entrepreneurs.

Autochek acquires Cheki Kenya and Cheki Uganda from ROAM Africa

AutoChek has reached an agreement with ROAM Africa to acquire Cheki Kenya and Cheki Uganda as part of its plans to expand further into the African Market

Africa Data Centres reveals continent’s largest-ever data centre expansion plan

10 Interconnected, cloud- and carrier-neutral data centers will be built across the length and breadth of the continent

Bumpa raises a $200,000 pre-seed round to build the Shopify for Africa

Bumpa, has announced the close of its $200,000 pre-seed round as it looks to help retailers manage and grow their businesses.

B2B Platform Sabi Reaches 150,000 Merchants in Nigeria

Sabi, a B2B marketplace serving Africa’s informal sector, today announced the milestone of over 150,000 small business users on its platform.

ear1 announces the close of its $520,000 pre-seed round

In an exclusive with benjamindada.com, ear1, the African social media startup that allows people to talk to influencers and professionals for a small fee, has announced the close of its $520,000 pre-seed round.

pawaPay Closes on Seed Funding of $9M

African payments company pawaPay, has secured a $9m Seed raise.

MaxAB Acquires Morocco’s WaystoCap to scale; adds $15M to Series A

MaxAB, the largest Egyptian B2B e-commerce platform that serves food and grocery retailers, has acquired WaystoCap, the Morocco-based B2B e-commerce and distribution platform that connects retailers with suppliers across Africa.

Curacel is improving efficiency for a notoriously slow-to-change insurance sector

Curacel is an African technology startup creating innovative infrastructure for the insurance sector—one that is notably resistant to change

6 things we learned from FourthCanvas’ Africa Challenger Brands report

Last week, Fourth Canvas, a digital marketing agency based in Nigeria released a report on the challenger brands remaking the bran-customer relationship in Africa.

Bitnob integrates Lightning Network for faster transactions and smaller fees

In line with its mission to promote financial inclusion through blockchain technology, Bitnob has integrated the lightning network to facilitate faster and cheaper transactions on its app

Discover® Global Network and Flutterwave extend payment acceptance for e-commerce businesses across Africa

Discover® Global Network and Flutterwave, a San Francisco and Lagos-based payments technology company, have signed an agreement that will help increase acceptance for both local and international e-commerce merchants.