European VC Breega Bets on Nigerian Energy Startup PowerLabs in Latest Africa Push The Lagos-based startup is building the intelligence layer for Africa's byFatima OladunniApril 9, 2026
Renew Capital Bets on Embedded Finance for African SMEs With New Venture Lab Programme Announced at GITEX Africa 2026 in Marrakech, the EmFi Series targets founders byBetty WangariApril 9, 2026
Every Grant and Opportunity Open for African Founders This April — Ranked by Deadline From a $5,000 pitch competition closing this week to €200,000 in byBolu BabalolaApril 9, 2026
Innovate Pitch & Grant 2026 Returns With $5,000 in Funding for Africa’s Most Promising Startups Innovate has announced the return of its Pitch & Grant competition for 2026, byFatima OladunniApril 8, 2026
Editorial OpinionApril 7, 2026 The Mathematical Genius Behind How Shazam Recognises the Songs You Are Searching For The app that identifies a song in seconds is not magic byBolu Babalola
Editorial OpinionMarch 31, 2026 Seven Moves That Make VCs Desperate to Fund You in Africa Right Now There is no doubt that the hype cycle is over in African tech byBetty Wangari
Editorial OpinionMarch 27, 2026 Nigeria’s Food Delivery War Is Over. The Quick Commerce War Is Just Beginning. Chowdeck has won the meal delivery battle — but its real ambition is to become byMuhammed Mustapha
Editorial OpinionMarch 26, 2026 What African Founders Can Learn From Halter’s “Cowgorithm” Success Craig Piggott grew up waking at 4 AM to move cows on his family's dairy farm byMuhammed Mustapha
Editorial OpinionMarch 23, 2026 These Five African Creators Made TikTok’s Global List By Building Businesses That Don’t Need Platform Permission to Succeed When Dr byBolu Babalola
Editorial OpinionMarch 13, 2026 IWD 2026: The Women Building Africa’s Technical Infrastructure: 5 Female Tech Leaders You Should Know While women hold only 11% of executive tech positions globally—and far less in byBetty Wangari
Editorial OpinionMarch 12, 2026 Nigeria’s Credit Paradox: FCCPC Blacklisted 45 Loan Apps, But the Real Problem Is That 521 Others Are Working Uncoordinatedly FCCPC has done the hard work: 521 registered digital lenders, 45 illegal apps byBolu Babalola
Editorial OpinionMarch 9, 2026 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 Babalola
Editorial OpinionMarch 6, 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 Babalola
Editorial OpinionMarch 3, 2026 MTN Nigeria’s ₦5.2 Trillion Revenue Is 10% of the Federal Budget — And a Wake-Up Call for Everyone Who Calls Africa “Too Risky” Opinion: One company in Nigeria generated more revenue than all 36 states byBolu Babalola
