April 12, 2019
African e-commerce startup Jumia’s shares open at $14.50 in NYSE IPO
Pan-African e-commerce company Jumia listed on the New York Stock...
April 9, 2019
Partnering with Visa, emerging market lender Branch International raises $170 million
The San Francisco-based startup Branch International, which makes small personal...
April 5, 2019
Boomplay, a Spotify-style music and video streaming service for African music and Africa, raises $20M
While Spotify dukes it out with Apple and other big tech names to target...
April 4, 2019
Africa Roundup: Jumia files for IPO, OneFi acquires Amplify, FlexClub expands in Mexico
Less than a decade ago IPOs, acquisitions and global expansion by African...
March 20, 2019
Seven Africa-focused startups present at Y Combinator’s Demo Day
The seven Africa-focused companies that presented as part of Y...
March 13, 2019
African e-commerce startup Jumia files for IPO on NYSE
Pan-African e-commerce company Jumia filed for an IPO on the New York Stock...
March 11, 2019
Nigeria’s Gloo.ng drops consumer e-commerce, pivots to e-procurement
Nigerian startup Gloo.ng is dropping consumer online retail and pivoting to B2B...
March 9, 2019
The other smartphone business
With the smartphone operating system market sewn up by Google’s Android...
March 6, 2019
Africa Roundup: Kenya’s BRCK acquires EveryLayer, Nigeria’s TeamApt eyes global expansion
Kenyan communications hardware company BRCK acquired the assets of Nairobi-based...
February 13, 2019
Today’s top tech news, February 13: First legal tech startup accelerator to launch in Singapore
Also, Malaysia’s HelloGold steps foot in Africa, Temasek invests in US...