Posted inNEWS Cote D’Ivoire Set To Establish A National Start-up Act. Posted by By Ekenedilichukwu 03/04/2023The government of Cote d’Ivoire has announced plans to launch its startup act, which will…
Posted inEconomy Fintech NEWS Again! Chipper Cash Lays Off Staff, Halts Crypto-Related Services. Posted by By Ekenedilichukwu 20/02/2023Chipper Cash, an African cross-border payments platform carried out a second round of staff layoff…
Posted inEconomy NEWS Nigeria 481 Start-ups Raise $2.1 Billion, Employs 19,000; New Report Reveals. Posted by By Ekenedilichukwu 20/09/2022Around 481 technology startups were in operation across Nigeria as of September 2022, employing over…
Posted inEconomy NEWS Technology Google Funds 60 African Start-ups With Nigeria Topping The List With 23 Slots. Posted by By Ekenedilichukwu 07/09/2022Google Inc on earlier in the week, announced the selection of 60 eligible startups across…
Posted inFintech Fundraise NEWS eNaira Hackathon: Central Bank of Nigeria, Fintech Support Org To Support Ten Start Ups. Posted by By Ekenedilichukwu 15/08/2022The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in collaboration with the Africa Fintech Foundry (AFF) ;…
Posted inNEWS Kenya Freezes Nigeria Fintech Start-up Accounts Including Flutterwaves, Over $57 Million Money Laundering Allegations. Posted by By Ekenedilichukwu 07/07/2022Kenyan Court has frozen 56 bank accounts holding a whopping Sh7 billion ($56.7 Million) suspected…
Posted inNEWS $24.5 Billion Grant For Nigeria Start-ups With Technology Fix For Power Shortage. Posted by By Ekenedilichukwu 27/06/2022Are you a Nigerian startup that has a technology driven solution to provide electricity and…
Posted inNEWS Venture Funding For African Crypto Start-ups Multiplied By Near A Dozen. Posted by By Ekenedilichukwu 23/05/2022According to a new report by blockchain-investment firm Crypto Valley Venture Capital (CV VC) and…
Posted inNEWS Google Announces Phase 2, $4 Million Startup Funds For Nigeria, Africa. Posted by By Ekenedilichukwu 20/05/2022Google recently announced that applications for the second phase of its Startup Black Founders Fund…
Posted inNEWS Beware! Mercury Bank Restricts Accounts Linked To African Startups. Posted by By Ekenedilichukwu 03/03/2022Mercury Bank, a digital bank headquartered in San Francisco, designed as bank for startups, has restricted…
Posted inNEWS Crypto Startups Receives More Funding In January More Than Annual Funding For Other Startups In Africa. Posted by By Ekenedilichukwu 09/02/2022Although 2021 recorded highest growth investments in crypto startups, January 2022 data shows that high…
Posted inFintech NEWS Africa Tech Startups Receives $4 Billion Of Global $650 Billion In Tech Investments. Posted by By Ekenedilichukwu 31/01/2022In 2021, tech startups operating across Africa have jointly raised over $4 billion in 800…
Posted inNEWS Google Reveals First Beneficiary of Investment Fund For Africa Startups Posted by By Ekenedilichukwu 25/12/2021Following the call for African startup to participate in Google Investment Fund for Africa, it…
Posted inNEWS Good News For Nigeria Tech Community. Start-up Bill Is Ready; Pantami Says Posted by By Ekenedilichukwu 15/12/2021Nigeria's Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Prof Isa Pantami has disclosed that the much…
Posted inNEWS Fintech Start-up Fires 900 Workers Via Zoom Call. Posted by By Ekenedilichukwu 06/12/2021It is been revealed that Better.com CEO Vishal Garg announced the mortgage company is laying…
Posted inNEWS Africa Crypto Venture Capital To Build Blockchain Accelerator For African Start-ups. Posted by By Ekenedilichukwu 16/11/2021African blockchain disruptors and early-stage startups have joined CV Labs Global Incubation Program Batch_03. The…
Posted inNEWS Google To Establish $50 Million Africa Investment Fund for Start-Ups in Africa. Posted by By Ekenedilichukwu 10/10/2021Google has changed concluded plans to invest up to $50 million in African prospective and…
Posted inNEWS France To Give €130 Million to 500 Tech Start-ups in Africa. Posted by By Ekenedilichukwu 08/10/2021President Emmanuel Macron announced today at the New Africa-France summit that a renewed financial commitment…
Posted inNEWS Fintech Helps Churches In Kenya To Receive Donations & Offerings. Posted by By Ekenedilichukwu 18/09/2021A Kenya-based fintech startup that helps churches and non-profit organisations receive donations through multiple payment channels, has…