Spiro Secures Additional $55M From NewTrails Capital, Pushing Round to $270M Spiro has raised an additional $55 million from Chinese investor NewTrails byBetty WangariJune 23, 2026
Lesaka Pushes Bank Zero Acquisition Deadline to 2027 as Regulators Stall Lesaka Technologies has given itself another five months to close its R1 byBetty WangariJune 19, 2026
DFIs and Philanthropies Back $176M Zafiri Clean Energy Platform A consortium of IFC, the African Development Bank, the Rockefeller Foundation, byBetty WangariJune 19, 2026
Nigeria Targets 70% Digital Literacy by 2027 with New Strategic Roadmap Nigeria has announced a strategic roadmap to achieve 70% digital literacy by byBolu BabalolaJune 18, 2026
Africa NewsJanuary 16, 2024 Egyptian Fintech Zeal Secures $4m For Tech Expansion. Zeal, the Egyptian customer loyalty fintech, has secured a significant $4 byBolu Babalola
News NigeriaJanuary 15, 2024 Cchub-Mastercard Foundation Edtech Fellowship Now Open. CcHub and Mastercard Foundation have joined forces to empower ed-tech startups byMuhammed Mustapha
News NigeriaJanuary 15, 2024 LBS-BOI Business Innovation Accelerator Cohort III Now Open. The LBS-BOI Business Innovation Accelerator (BIA) is a joint initiative of Lagos byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsJanuary 15, 2024 Norrsken Accelerator: 2024 Applications Now Open. Norrsken22, a Pan-African VC firm, has opened applications for its 2024 Norrsken byFatima Oladunni
News Rest of the WorldJanuary 15, 2024 Global Mobile App Spending Reaches $171bn in 2023, Driven By Social Apps And Creators. In 2023, global mobile app spending surged to a remarkable $171 billion, as byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsJanuary 15, 2024 Kenyan Startup Badili Secures Seed Funding From E3 Capital. Kenyan startup Badili, a re-commerce platform specializing in refurbished byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsJanuary 15, 2024 Lapaire Eyecare in Ivory Coast Raises $3M for African Expansion. Ivory Coast-based eyecare startup Lapaire secures $3 million in equity funding byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsJanuary 10, 2024 EIB invests $30m in Seedstars Africa to foster innovation across the continent. Seedstars Africa Ventures secures a $30 million equity investment from the byMuhammed Mustapha
News Rest of the WorldJanuary 10, 2024 The GPT Store From OpenAI is Now Open For Business. On Wednesday, OpenAI launched the GPT Store, an app store for specialized AI byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaJanuary 9, 2024 CBN Directs Banks And Mobile Money Operators To Revalidate Customers’ BVN By January 31. As of December 1, 2023, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued a circular byFatima Oladunni
