Search results for "lagos"
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3.8KAdvisory NewsSilvertree acquires Nigeria’s TopCheck to become Africa’s biggest comparison group
Silvertree Internet Holdings, the Cape Town based Internet holding company which owns and operates Internet assets across Africa has acquired Nigerian price...
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5.0K3East AfricaBitPesa closes a $2.5M round to expand digital payments business beyond Africa
BitPesa, the leading frontier market digital currency payments company, has closed a $2.5 million Series A round to expand its services in...
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4.9KInnovationBastian Gotter to leave Iroko and pursue Africa-related start-up investments
Iroko today announced that Bastian Gotter, the company’s co-founder and original seed investor, is moving on from his role as COO /...
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5.1KAdvisory NewsThe year serious money was invested in African tech
While difficult to put an exact figure on how much the African tech ecosystem is actually worth, the increased level of activity in...
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5.4KAppsNigerian fintech start-up Paystack raises US$1.3 million
Nigerian payments start-up, Paystack has raised US$1.3 million in a seed funding round from local and international investors to grow its sales and...
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4.4K1Advisory NewsThe time for investors to be brave in Africa is now
Having founded the initial wave of tech businesses, some of the continents leading entrepreneurs are now the investors in Africa’s next phase...
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4.2K1InnovationAfrican Angel Investor Summit 2016
On November 17, the African Business Angel Network (ABAN), Lagos Angels Network (LAN) and VC4Africa will jointly present the 3rd annual African...
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10.4KAppsBest African App 2016
The Appsafrica.com Innovation Awards celebrate the best in mobile and tech from across the continent and we now preview the Best African...
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6.8KAppsUber driver data to help finance cars in Nigeria
Uber Nigeria today announced that it is now making low-interest, used-vehicle loans available to its top-rated driver-partners using Uber driver data. This means...
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8.6KAppsEcobank mobile app launches across 33 countries in Africa
Ecobank has launched the Ecobank Mobile App, an instant and convenient way of banking via the mobile phone. It is the first unified...
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12.6KAdvisory News
Building mobile apps that are relevant to African consumers
According to the latest report from GSMA, almost half the population of Africa subscribed to mobile services in 2015. Africa’s fast growing...
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5.6KInnovationZuckerberg meets one of Africa’s leading innovators Erik Hersman at iHUB
Having visited Nigeria Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrived in Kenya this week on his first trip to Africa, using his time in...
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4.7K2InnovationZuckerberg makes surprise visit to see Nigerian tech scene
CEO Mark Zuckerberg is visiting Nigeria this week on his first trip to Africa, using his time in the country to with...
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3.3KEast AfricaaKoma launches Amplify a media and content creation program for Africa
aKoma Media, a content platform and storytelling company focused on Africa has launched the inaugural session of Amplify, a media and content...
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2.5KEventsHiiL Innovating Justice showcase finalists announced
HiiL, in partnership with the Ford Foundation are hosting the HiiL Innovating Justice Boostcamp taking place in Lagos on 29 September 2016! This event will...
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4.8KAppsUber Kampala joins the growing list of African cities to offer the taxi app
Kampala, Uganda joins Uber’s growing African network. Following the success of Uber in many other growing cities such as Lagos, Cape Town and Nairobi,...
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4.3KAppsMobile Ad Start-Up Sliide Airtime Gains Investment From Singularity Investments
Singularity Investments has invested an undisclosed sum into Sliide Airtime, a mobile advertising technology start-up that gives consumers free airtime in return...
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4.7K1InnovationJason Njoku’s Outstanding Industry Achievement
Jason Njoku’s objective has always been to ‘lead viewers to content they’ll love’ and he has achieved this by opening up Nollywood...
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5.4K3Advisory NewsAfrica has moved from mobile first to “mobile only market”
With African mobile users unlocking devices over 150 times a day, Nomophobia (the fear of being without mobile devices) is sweeping across...
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6.0K2AppsJongla launches the worlds lightest instant messaging service in Africa
Jongla has officially launched the world’s ‘lightest’ instant messaging service in Nigeria, using less bandwidth and enabling millions of mobile users across...
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12.1K1AppsAfrican developers take the stage at Facebook’s annual F8 conference
Facebook is now including African developers in its beta testing programme for the launch of new global products and features as it...
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3.3KAwardsWest Africa Mobile Awards
The West Africa Mobile Awards (WAMAS), the first truly West African technology awards to recognise the region’s leading mobile and tech companies, are now...
