BD Insider 232: Zimbabwe’s new ZiG banknotes have QR codes

Inside: QR codes on Zimbabwe's new banknotes and the AI for beginners learning series in Hausa by Google and Data Science Network.

BD Insider 227: Why Cellulant exited the Nigerian mobile money market

Inside: Cellulant exits Nigerian mobile money market and Uber's statement on its data sharing agreement with Lagos.

Success beyond exits: Alternative paths for African startups

In this edition of The Investors' Corner, Davidson dives into Nubia Capital's unique investment approach, shares his vision for Africa's booming fintech future, and offers insights on how startups can achieve success beyond traditional exits.

Global interest, local impact: Seedstar’s Cyrine Ben Fadhel’s outlook for African VC

Cyrine Ben Fadhel shares her outlook for African VC, including how foreign investors will reemerge in the African startup ecosystem.

2023 at Bendada.com: Striving for impactful tech reporting

In 2023, Bendada's journey was thrilling, with newsroom team expansion, user and revenue growth, and a strengthened focus on Bendata, our data desk.

BD Insider 215: Why the acquisition of Bluewave by Lami failed

Inside: Chowdeck onboards Shoprite, the failed acquisition of Bluewave by Lami, and the Nigerian tech journalist of the year award.

BD Insider 211: Kenya to lead the dollar-dominance cut in Africa

Bolt Food has exited South Africa and Nigeria. We covered this and the Fixtbit shutdown in South Africa and the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System.

How to attract VC funding in today’s market, according to Basil Moftah

The Investor's Corner is back! In the first episode, Basil Moftah, General Partner at Nclude talks about VC funding in the economic downturn

Norrsken22 raises $205 million to back African fintech and edtech startups

Pan-African venture capital firm, Norrsken22 has closed its $205 million Africa Tech Growth Fund to back fintech, edtech and healthtech startups.

“Misleading”, Patricia speaks on its physical operations in Nigeria

Estonia-based crypto exchange, Patricia said that it started full remote operations in 2020, contrary to allegations that it has absconded its Lagos office.

BioNTech’s InstaDeep picks Rwanda as AI research hub in Africa

InstaDeep CEO Karim Beguir says that the startup is set to launch an office in Kigali, the capital city of Rwanda, to strengthen AI research in Africa.

BD Insider 185: Piggyvest hits ₦1.1 trillion payouts within six years

“The situation is being handled,” according to investors at Float. We also covered the payouts made by Piggyvest since 2016.