SafiriSalama.com is helping Kenyans to digitally plan and manage funerals

Kenyan funeraltech startup, SafiriSalama.com is pioneering the digitisation of the country's end-of-life industry which is estimated to be worth $450 million (KShs 56 billion) annually.

Kobo360 joins Flutterwave, Wave in the list of top YC-backed startups in Africa

You can monetize your TikTok account through brand partnerships, live-streaming, creator fund, selling merchandise and affiliate marketing

How to monitor the 2023 Nigeria election’s results online

Aside from INEC Election Viewing Portal, you can monitor Nigeria's 2023 elections online via Stears Elections, Civic Hive Election Results Portal, Dataphyte Elections Portal and UZABE by Connected Development.

National IDs are important for KYC, but frequent downtimes hinder their reliability, reports Smile Identity

Smile Identity, a leading digital KYC provider in Africa, was founded in 2017 by Mark Straub (CEO) and William Bares. Leveraging anonymised data from nearly 50 million KYC checks, the company has put together its second report on the state of KYC in Africa.

Inside VENCO’s efforts to enhance living experiences in African communities

Launched in 2022, VENCO is a Nigerian prop-tech that is enhancing the living experiences of communities in Africa through an all-in-one technology platform.

Lessons from Aisha Owolabi on content marketing and getting the UK Global Talent Visa

How Aisha Owolabi, a Content Marketer, moved from Lagos to Mexico and got to the UK with the Global Talent Visa.

TeamApt’s evolution from a tech provider to a startup doing over $14 billion TPV in a month

In this article, I examine TeamApt's evolution and draw parallels for how tech companies and startups typically operate.

Backed by YC, Shekel Mobility is building a neobank and trading platform for car dealers in Africa

In Africa, small and medium-scale car dealers make up almost 82% of the car dealership market, and most of these dealers sell used cars at high prices due to inadequate financing.

Meet the African startups in YC 2023 winter batch

These African companies are participating in Y Combinator's 2023 winter batch.

Soyombo’s Voltron Africa invested in one startup every week of 2022. Here is our analysis

Could Olumide Soyombo's Voltron Africa have been the most prolific local VC firm on the continent for 2022? Here is a list and an analysis of all the 53 startups that Voltron invested in.

22 of our most-viewed articles in 2022

Of the thousands of articles that we've published, these are the 22 most read.

These African immigrants are making a global impact in the tech ecosystem

African tech entrepreneurs and talents are not just winning on the home front. They are also making a visible impact across the globe. Here's a list of African tech immigrants making global impact.