Tag: Startup
7 companies likely to fund African startups in 2024
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The African tech ecosystem faced a tough year in 2023, with funding dropping by almost half compared to…
Y Combinator selects Nigerian startup, Miden
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Y Combinator has selected Miden, a Nigerian startup that uses its API to let businesses issue virtual cards…
Timbuktoo plans to unleash Africa’s startup potentials
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At the World Economic Forum in Davos, the UNDP and African leaders unveiled a new initiative that promises…
Lagos disburses N500m to 40 Tech Startups
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Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governor of Lagos State, said that over N500 million will be given to 40 tech…
YC-backed fintech Pivo closes due to co-founder conflict
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Pivo, a Nigerian digital bank for trade backed by YC and run by women, has shut down. Some…
Kenyan climate-Tech startup Amini secures $4M in funding
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Amini, a Kenyan climate-tech startup, has raised $4 million in seed funding. Salesforce Ventures and the Female Founders…
Police investigates GetEquity founders for Lagos startup unpaid cash
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Peppa, an online escrow firm, has filed a police complaint against Jude Dike and Temitope Ekundayo, the co-founders…
Google chooses two Nigerian startups in AI challenge
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Google’s AI for Health programme announced the 30 European, Middle Eastern, and African startups using AI to solve…
Techstars accelerator scheme accepts PipeOps, Nigerian web startup
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PipeOps, a web startup that offers all-in-one DevOps as a Service, has been accepted into Techstars’ newest accelerator…
Startup Shamsina supports solar water heater enterprise in Egypt
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62-year-old Egyptian retiree, Mohamed Zaki Makhlouf, has accepted Shamsina’s offer to install a solar water heater built in…