EIB Commits €40M to Speedinvest’s €200M Africa Fund: Why Vienna Becoming a New Fundraising Corridor Matters More Than the Money On March 16, 2026, EIB Global committed €40 million to Speedinvest's first byBetty WangariMarch 17, 2026
Nigeria’s iDICE Tech Fund Finally Lands With a $729K Startup Grant: Three Years, $618M Pledged, and the First Check Is ₦1 Billion for 100 Founders Three years after Nigeria launched one of Africa's most ambitious digital byFatima OladunniMarch 17, 2026
NDPC to Nigerian Content Creators: Filming Strangers for TikTok Violates Privacy Law—And Yes, You Can Be Prosecuted On March 13, 2026, Nigeria's data protection regulator put content creators on byFatima OladunniMarch 16, 2026
CBN Mandates Automated AML Systems Across Nigerian Financial Institutions On March 10, 2026, CBN killed manual anti-money laundering compliance in byFatima OladunniMarch 13, 2026
EventsFebruary 29, 2024 Victoria’s Secret partners with AWIEF to empower Nigerian women entrepreneurs through the Growth Accelerator program. The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has joined forces byFatima Oladunni
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
News NigeriaFebruary 26, 2024 Uber commits $100 million to back Moove’s growth. Uber Technologies Inc byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsFebruary 22, 2024 Ocular AI’s innovative platform wins over Y Combinator, with African founders at the helm. Y Combinator has welcomed Ocular AI, a startup based in Silicon Valley, into its byFatima Oladunni
Founder's PulseFebruary 20, 2024 The Crypto Vanguard: How Adeniyi Olowoporoku Built Ezyswap.ai to Transform African Finance. Adeniyi Olowoporoku is a trailblazing Nigerian entrepreneur who launched byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsFebruary 13, 2024 Catalyst Fund Backed Six African Climate-Tech Startups In 4 Months. The Catalyst Fund, a pre-seed venture capital fund and accelerator, has invested byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsFebruary 6, 2024 Qualcomm Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Programme, Applications Now Open. Qualcomm, a prominent leader in the global wireless technology industry, has byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsFebruary 5, 2024 Ghana’s Kofa unveils game-changing battery swap network for e-bikes. Ghanaian e-bike startup Kofa is at the forefront of innovating Africa’s byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa News NigeriaDecember 15, 2023 Digital Explorer II: Call for Applications is Now Open to Tech Professionals in Nigeria. What is Digital Explorer II? byMuhammed Mustapha
News NigeriaDecember 14, 2023 Grammy Award-Winning Wyclef Jean to Establish Tech Hub in Nigeria. Haitian rapper and musician Wyclef Jean, in collaboration with Caribbean byBolu Babalola
