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In 2 years, SafeBoda has recorded over 3 million rides in Nigeria. What’s next?

Since January 2020 when SafeBoda started operations in Nigeria, it has made with over 3 million rides made by over 10,000 riders and over 100,000 passengers.

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One year after launch, Nigerian users generated 1.3 million playlists on Spotify

Since Spotify's launch in Nigeria, the average number of artists streamed per user has grown by 60%, and Nigerian music fans have created 1.3 million user-generated playlists.

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Alternatives to Spotify and Apple Music: African music streaming platforms

Spotify is a pioneer in music streaming and is arguably the best-known service, Apple Music runs second to Spotify in terms of subscribers. However, there are African-focused music streaming platforms that you can explore.

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Meet the African startups participating in Y Combinator’s 2022 Winter batch

These African startups are among the over 230 startups that will be participating in the Y Combinator Winter 2022 batch. Ten African companies participated in the last Winter batch.

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12 African early-stage startups to watch out for in 2022

Based on their stories, funding and user base, we curated a list of some of the most promising early-stage startups in Africa you should watch out for.

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These wealth management apps can save your finances in 2022

With these wealth management apps, you can take control of your spending habits by investing and saving your money to grow your network.

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How these six African founders scaled their startups

In the Zero to Scale series this year, six founders shared how they were able to build and scale their startups; we compiled six lessons out of their experiences.

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Lectera celebrates its first anniversary, plans to conquer African markets with fast education, fast results model

In 2021, tech startups operating across Africa have jointly raised over $4.27 billion in 800+ deals.

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How RCCG’s dating sites are enabling Christian courtship

Redeemers Connect is exclusively for singles, widow[ers] who are in search of a Christian partner.

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Curb your enthusiasm: payment service banks and financial inclusion in Nigeria

Can payment service banks help Nigeria achieve its financial inclusion target of 95% by 2024?

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Inside Northern Nigeria’s emerging tech ecosystem

Despite the high rate of poverty, illiteracy, and insecurity in the North, the emerging tech ecosystem in Northern Nigeria will become a viable location if it is enabled.

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Nigerian startups dominate the 2021 Google’s Black Founders Fund for Africa

Nigeria top the list of African startups selected for the Google for Startups Black Founders Fund — part of a $175m long-term commitment toward economic opportunity for Black business owners.

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