Company behind viral Nigerian game Lagos Life raises $500k

Vatar, the company behind viral Nigerian browser game Lagos Life, has raised $500,000 in an angel round that values it at $10 million.

Lagos Life: The Nigerian Developer Behind The Game That Hit 1M Users in Three Days

Nigerian developer Shalom Mathew built Lagos Life in under 12 hours. The game hit 1M users in three days and is now becoming a gaming company.

Leatherback rebrands to Foren two months after Zedcrest acquisition

Two months after getting acquired by Zedcrest Group, Leatherback is rebranding to Foren, targeting businesses that need cross-border financial services.

UfarmX wants to prove that African farmers are more bankable than banks believe

UfarmX is using farmer data, credit scoring and insurance to unlock financing for smallholder farmers and boost agricultural productivity across Africa.

The tech startups solving problems in Nigeria’s Delta State

While Lagos continues to dominate Nigeria's startup ecosystem, innovation is beginning to take root in the country's oil-rich Delta State.

Neither Nigeria nor Kenya dominates Bloomberg’s 2026 African startups to watch list

Bloomberg's 2026 Africa Startups to Watch list challenges the narrative of Nigerian and Kenyan dominance. Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa each placed four startups on the ranking, while companies from 10 other African countries also made the cut.

20 failed Africa fintech startup case studies and ideas to steal

A deep dive into 20 failed African fintech startups, why they shut down, and the business ideas founders can still adapt and rebuild today.

What 8 corps members wish founders would build in 2026 

We asked 15 current and recently discharged corps members in 2026 what apps they wished existed during their service year. Seven mentioned tools that already exist. Here’s what the other eight said.

Moniepoint, Flutterwave, LemFi, Moove, and Paga named in Endeavor’s 2026 outliers cohort

Five Nigerian companies were selected for Endeavor’s 2026 Outliers cohort, making up nearly half of Africa’s representatives in the global network of scaleups.

Only 2 of the 32 identified S-VCG startups granted ₦50 million were led by women

Nigeria’s ₦2.25 billion student startup fund shows a gender gap, with only two identified women-led ventures among 32.

Only one African app makes Google Play’s first-ever apps accelerator shortlist

Nigerian edtech app Class54 is the only African startup selected for Google Play’s first Apps Accelerator, gaining access to global mentorship and growth support.

Venture capital is cocaine for startups. An investor disagrees

They say two truths can coexist. And in case one of us is wrong, my bet is on me.