Carbon, Nigeria’s foremost digital financial services company, has launched Carbon for Business, a digital financial services platform that provides startups, […]
temtem: Algeria’s Ride-Hailing Startup Raises the Largest Series A Funding of US$4M
temtem, the Algiers-based ride-hailing and transportation company, has raised Algeria’s largest Series A funding with 4M$ from Tell Venture Automotive […]
Jack Ma Receives Forbes Lifetime Achievement Award
Forbes Media on Wednesday, October 16, 2019 presented the Malcolm S. Forbes Lifetime Achievement Award to Alibaba Group founder and Partner Jack […]
S.A.’s Yoco Grows to 50,000 Customers and Launches New Card Machine, Opening Access to a Broader Mass Market of Small Businesses
Yoco, the South African Point of Sale payments provider, announces that its customer base of small businesses had crossed the […]
Anzisha Prize Announces the Top 20 Young African Entrepreneurs for 2019
After months of searching the African continent, The Anzisha Prize has unveiled its top twenty finalists for 2019. The winner […]
As Alibaba Turns 20, the E-Commerce Giant Enters A New Era with Daniel Zhang, New CEO
Alibaba Group celebrated its 20th anniversary on Tuesday 10 September, 2019 with a gala celebration in Hangzhou, highlighting its journey from […]
Egyptian Startup, Swvl, will Hit $1 Billion in Revenue by 2023, Investor Bets
Swedish venture capital (VC) fund Vostok New Ventures is betting on Egypt’s startup Swvl hitting a revenue of $1-billion by 2023. Swvl is a Cairo-based transportation […]
The Africa Netpreneur Prize Unveils 7 Illustrious Semi-Final Judges
The Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative named its judging panel for the semi-final round of the $10 million contest launched by Alibaba Group Executive Chairman […]
15 Next-Generation Leaders Announced Winners at the 2019 Resolution Social Venture Challenge
Fifteen teams of emerging African social entrepreneurs have been selected as winners of the 2019 Resolution Social Venture Challenge. A […]
Jumia Banks Hope on Jumia Pay As It Struggles to Stem Mounting Losses
In the event e-commerce doesn’t pay off for Jumia as losses continue to mount, its management appears to already have a […]
