Nigeria
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3.1KUrgent call for innovators from Africa to fight COVID19 with low-cost ventilators
As the COVID19 crisis rapidly grows across the globe there is an urgent search under way to find proven low-cost ventilator technologies,...
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4.6KYouTube Launches Music & Premium Services In Nigeria
YouTube has launched two new services, YouTube Music and YouTube Premium in Nigeria. YouTube Music will offer access to ad-supported and free...
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3.3KFacebook launches Community Accelerator programme across Africa
Facebook has announced the launch of the Community Accelerator programme which will be available in the following countries across SSA: South Africa,...
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2.6KOrange Digital Ventures leads $1.5m round in digital identity startup, Youverify
Orange Digital Ventures Africa announces its latest investment on the African continent by leading the $1.5m seed investment round in Youverify. The...
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3.9KApplications open for Africa4Future program
Africa4Future – a joint accelerator program between Airbus’ BizLab, and Make-IT in Africa by GIZ have opened applications for solutions in Agriculture...
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2.9KAfrican tech startup funding hits $491m in record-breaking 2019
2019 was the best year yet for investment into the African tech startup space, with 311 companies banking a combined US$491.6 million....
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4.2KNigerian Edtech startup uLesson Secures $3.1mn Seed Funding
Nigerian edtech learning platform uLesson has closed a $3.1mn seed-level round led by TLcom Capital with participation by Sim Shagaya – the...
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3.9KCcHUB Nigeria Has Acquired iHub In Kenya
Co-creation Hub (CcHUB) from Nigeria, has acquired Kenya’s iHub for an undisclosed fee. The deal will see iHub’s team become part of...
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6.1KAfrican e-Logistics Start-up Kobo360 Secures $30M Funding
Kobo360, the digital technology platform disrupting African third-party logistics, today announced the completion of a $20M Series A equity round led by...
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4.5KWorld’s first African DNA biobank start-up – 54gene raises $4.5M
54gene, the African-focused healthtech genomics and AI start-up that is leading in the diagnosis and medical treatment of people in Africa, has...
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5.4KGoogle to build new sub sea cable from Portugal to South Africa
Google has announced the launch of a new private subsea cable that will connect Africa with Europe. Named Equiano, the new Google subsea...
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2.9KFbStart Accelerator deadline extended until July 7th
Facebook and Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB) have extended the deadline for Season 2 of the FbStart Accelerator. If you’re building a solution that...
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3.6KFounder Institute Lagos call for applications
The Founder Institute (FI) is a startup launch program that provides an intensive step-by-step curriculum for anyone who desires to build an impactful company,...
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3.9KGokada Secures Series A Funding of $5.3 Million
Gokada, the Lagos-based on-demand motorcycle taxi app, has secured a Series A fundraise of $5.3 million. Led by Rise Capital with participation...
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4.2KWest Africa’s first online vessel chartering platform MVXchange closes funding round
West Africa’s first online vessel chartering platform MVXchange has announced the closing of their pre-seed funding round. The financing round believed to...
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3.6KMainOne to commit $70 million to digitisation of Lagos
West Africa’s leading connectivity and data centre solutions provider, MainOne launches its “Digital Lagos: Broadband for All” campaign initiative to enable the...
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3.0KFacebook Celebrates One Year of NG_Hub
Celebrating exactly a year to the day since the doors of NG_Hub opened in Lagos, and Facebook further cemented its ambitions to train users...
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16.6KMTN Nigeria rolls out smart feature phone running on KaiOS
MTN has started to roll out its new Smart S 3G phone across all of its African markets and has launched MTN...
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9.3KPaylater transitions to becoming a full service digital bank in Nigeria
Nigerian fintech, One Finance Limited has announced that it has secured a $5M debt facility for its consumer facing platform, Paylater. The...
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5.1KNigerian Fintech Platform TeamApt Closes $5.5M Series A Round
TeamApt, a Nigerian fintech company that provides digital solutions and payment infrastructure for Africa, has closed on a $5.5M Series A round,...
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4.3KMainOne and Facebook announce open-access fiber network in Nigeria
MainOne has announced a metro fiber infrastructure project in two states of Nigeria, with support from Facebook. The infrastructure collaboration is part...
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6.0KTech Changing Africa
The AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards seek to recognise ventures using mobile or technology to drive change, solve problems and impact the lives of Africans across the...
