Umba, an Africa-focused digital bank raises $2M from Ex-Stripe employee, Lachy Groom and Ludlow Ventures

Umba announces seed funding of $2 million from Lachy Groom, Ludlow Ventures, Frontline Ventures, Wave and Act Venture Capital.

OnePipe closes $950,000 pre-seed round from Sherpa, Techstars, others

OnePipe is a Nigerian fintech company that aggregates financial services, in the form of APIs, from banks and fintechs into a standardised gateway for others (service providers) to use.

Enyata announces the 50 winners from Project Buildup

The first stage of Project Buildup has come to a close with 50 winners selected. All winners get a free MacBook and access to a six-month free Pluralsight subscription to learn as much as they want.

DMVE to showcase Martech and Adtech tools for businesses in Nigeria

The ADMARP would be hosting its first Digital Marketing Virtual Exhibition on December 12.

IFC & Kobo360 invites innovative cooling solution projects for Nigeria’s food, health, and other industries

The program is being implemented by IFC in partnership with the UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and Kobo360

Kwik Delivery partners with Mastercard to provide discounts to Nigerian cardholders

Kwik Delivery and Mastercard announced a partnership starting on December 1, 2020 to provide discounts on all Kwik Delivery services to Mastercard cardholders in Nigeria.

Insights from Africa’s Largest Career Portals reveal Impact of COVID-19 on Jobs Markets in Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya

ROAM Africa (Ringier One Africa Media), the leading digital classifieds group in Sub-Saharan Africa, has today released three new labour market reports that shed more light on the effects of the COVID-19 on the African jobs market.

elev8 Education launches new academy to upskill Nigeria’s digital and technology talent

elev8, a global academy that offers specialized technology training programs, officially announced the launch of its new academy in Lagos

Sherpa launch $1M Basecamp Fund to support pre-seed African startups

Aaron Fu, ex-iROKO CCO Nikhil Patel and ex-Uber launcher in Niger and Kenya Alastair Curtis have launched a $1 million Basecamp Fund to support pre-seed African startups.

Apply for the AfCFTA Vision Challenge to receive funding from DFIs and banks

African entrepreneurs can now apply for the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) Vision Challenge

AppsFlyer receives funding from Salesforce to develop new products and hire more staff across EMEA

AppsFlyer receives $15 million from Salesforce Ventures to hire more staff and develop new products.

Is SafeBoda exit from Kenya a telltale sign for bike-hailing startups in Africa?

SafeBoda has paused operations in Nairobi, Kenya, effective from November 27, 2020. But is COVID-19 solely responsible for Safeboda pausing operations in Kenya as the company claims? What does SafeBoda's operational moratorium mean for bike-hailing startups in Africa?