The Man Who Beat Facebook in Spain Is Now Breaking Barriers in Silicon Valley How Adeyemi Ajao went from defeating Zuckerberg in a hard-fought social media byBolu BabalolaMarch 9, 2026
Rwanda Claimed It Became Africa’s First TikTok Monetization Market. Then the Government Said It Didn’t. The Real Story Is More Complicated When Bruce Melodie asked President Kagame to help unlock TikTok earnings at the byBetty WangariMarch 9, 2026
Moniepoint Lent ₦1 Trillion Using Payment Data as Gospel. Two Massive Defaults Just Exposed the Limits of Knowing Everything Except What Happens Next. Nigeria's fastest-growing fintech disbursed ₦1 trillion to 70,000 businesses in byBolu BabalolaMarch 6, 2026
Francophone Africa’s VC Awakening: How AfDB’s €6.5M Saviu Fund Is Shifting the Power Map West and Central For years, African VC has meant Lagos, Nairobi, and Cape Town byFatima OladunniMarch 6, 2026
News Nigeria StartupSeptember 3, 2024 Nigerian HR tech SaaS PaidHR introduces PaidHiring. PaidHiring, an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) is the latest addition to Paid byChisom Muojindu
Africa News StartupFebruary 29, 2024 South African AI-powered customer service platform Cue secures $2 million in funding. South African startup Cue, recognized for its rapid growth as a provider of byBolu Babalola
Africa StartupJanuary 1, 2024 TradeHub Launches to Help Manufacturers Connect Global Traders From Egypt. Egyptian startup TradeHub has unveiled a specialized digital platform designed byBolu Babalola
Africa StartupJanuary 1, 2024 Kenya’s Safi Protocol Uses Blockchain And DeFi to Boost Clean Energy Access. Safi Protocol, based in Kenya, is a blockchain-powered platform designed to byBolu Babalola
Africa News StartupDecember 22, 2023 Egypt’s Edtech Startup iSchool Secures $4.5 Million Funding. iSchool, an Egyptian ed-tech startup, has successfully raised $4 byMuhammed Mustapha
News Rest of the World StartupDecember 15, 2023 OpenAI Welcomes AI Startups Worldwide to Apply for Converge 2. OpenAI, the organization behind ChatGPT, is now accepting applications for byBolu Babalola
News Nigeria StartupDecember 15, 2023 Techstars and ARM Labs to invest $1.4 million in GetEquity and 11 others. Techstars, a prominent investor in African startups, has unveiled the 12 byMuhammed Mustapha
News StartupDecember 14, 2023 ClearBank and LemFi Collaborate to Address the Complexities of International Payments. ClearBank and LemFi have entered into a strategic collaboration to tackle the byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa Fintech StartupDecember 12, 2023 Fuse Unveils $10 Million Grant Program to Support Web3 Startups. Fuse Network has introduced a grant program designed to facilitate startups and byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa News StartupDecember 11, 2023 UfarmX aims to establish blockchain-based digital “credit scores” for farmers in Africa. The U byBolu Babalola
