Nigeria
Yellow Card closes $33M Series C funding round led by Blockchain Capital
Yellow Card, the largest licensed Stablecoin on/off ramp on the African continent, announced the closing of its Series C financing. The US $33 million equity financing was led by Blockchain Capital, w...
Selected startups for Nigeria’s NSIA Prize for Innovation announced
The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) announced that it had selected 100 startups to participate in the Accelerator Stage (physical boot camp) of the NSIA Prize for Innovation (NPI 2.0) af...
GITEX NIGERIA announced to connect startups, innovators and AI experts
GITEX NIGERIA will debut in September 2025, connecting startup innovators, AI experts, and young talents in Africa’s largest emerging digital economy. Introducing AI Everything Nigeria, North St...
AWIFF and Victoria’s Secret launches Growth Accelerator programme in Nigeria
The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) announces the launch of its Growth Accelerator programme in Nigeria in partnership with iconic global brand Victoria’s Secret &...
Winners of Africa’s Business Heroes announced
Entrepreneurs hailing from Nigeria, Kenya and Egypt were in the top three following the final pitching session in the Grand Finale of the Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH). Africa’s Business ...
Logistics startup, Fez Delivery raises $1 million in seed round led by Ventures Platform
Nigerian logistics startup, Fez Delivery announced that it has raised $1 million in a seed round led by Ventures Platform, with participation from Voltron Capital, Acasia Ventures (formerly Cairo Ange...
Winners of the 2022 AYuTe Africa Challenge announced
Heifer International (www.Heifer.org) recently announced the 2022 winners of the AYuTe Africa Challenge that supports agritech innovators: ThriveAgric of Nigeria, Kenya’s DigicCow and Botwana-ba...
Nigerian fintech startup, Grey raises $2 m in seed funding
Grey, a fintech started by two Nigerians to simplify sending and receiving foreign payments for Africans, has raised $2 million in seed funding. The service offered by Grey enables its customers to ha...
Nigerian start-up Anchor joins Y Combinator Summer 2022 Batch
Nigerian start-up Anchor, a banking-as-a-service (BaaS) platform, has announced its public beta launch. The startup was also accepted into Y Combinator Summer 2022 Batch as the first African BaaS and ...