Pettysave is now Jetseed, rebrands with a new app and features

Following its transformation, Jetseed has launched a new mobile app for a better user experience

M-KOPA expands to Nigeria, appoints Babajide Duroshola as new Country General Manager

M-KOPA, the leading connected asset financing platform, today announces it has officially expanded to Nigeria. To lead the Nigeria team, M-KOPA has named Babajide Duroshola as the new General Manager.

GetEquity Launches Startup Funding Platform with Investment from GreenHouse Capital

GetEquity announces a pre-seed investment round led by GreenHouse Capital.

GreenHouse Lab Launches First Pan-African Fintech Accelerator

GreenHouse Lab (GHL), the flagship accelerator program by GreenHouse Capital (GHC), announces the opening of applications for the first-ever pan-African fintech accelerator.

Flutterwave backs Nigeria’s D’Tigers for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics as exclusive payment partner

Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, will partner with the Nigerian basketball team, D’Tigers, as they head to Tokyo to compete for gold at the 2021 Olympic Games.

These 9 African startups made it into YC’s Summer 21 Batch

YC has announced its Summer 21 batch of startups, of which 9 are African startups.

Tix.Africa closes six-figure Pre-Seed round to scale events products

Tix Africa's funding round was led by HoaQ, with participation from a number of private equity investors, and will enable Tix Africa to build its technology to scale its events apps.

The environmental cost of big tech in Africa

Big tech companies are coming under increasing scrutiny for the harmful effects of their activities on the environment. Africa is no exception to this. What are the harmful effects of big tech to the environment in Africa?

Egyptian eCommerce startup, MaxAB, closes $40M Series A to fuel expansion

MaxAB, the largest Egyptian B2B e-commerce platform that serves food and grocery retailers, has secured $40M in a Series A round, led by RMBV, a prominent impact investor in North Africa.

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.

Vazilegal launches UnHacked+ to raise support for women-led startups

Vazilegal, the African startup-focused law firm, has launched UnHacked—a program targeted at raising support for women-led startups in Africa.

TeamApt announces undisclosed Series B funding round led by Novastar Ventures

The round was led by Novastar Ventures with participation from FMO, Global Ventures, CDC, Oui Capital, Kepple Africa Ventures, Soma Capital, and a syndicate of local angel investors