July 19, 2019
VertoFX raises $2M for its African and EM currency trading platform
VertoFX, an Africa and emerging markets-focused currency trading and payment...
July 10, 2019
Opera founded startup OPay raises $50M for mobile finance in Nigeria
OPay, an Africa-focused mobile payments startup founded by Norwegian browser...
July 2, 2019
Africa Roundup: Yamaha backs MAX, Founders Factory and Norrsken support startups, inside Ethiopia’s tech scene
Competition in Africa’s two-wheel ride-hail market is accelerating....
June 20, 2019
MAX.ng raises $7M round backed by Yamaha and pilots EVs in Nigeria
Nigerian motorcycle transit startup MAX.ng has raised a $7 million funding round...
June 4, 2019
Africa Roundup: Jumia’s post-IPO earnings, Gokada’s $5.3M raise, Facebook’s fake-news purge, Joe Montana’s fintech investment
Jumia held its first post-IPO earnings call and weathered a short-sell assault...
May 31, 2019
Diving deep into Africa’s blossoming tech scene
Jumia may be the first startup you’ve heard of from Africa. But the...
May 24, 2019
Nigeria’s Gokada raises $5.3M round for its motorcycle ride-hail biz
In many large cities across Africa, motorcycle taxis are as common as yellow...
May 22, 2019
These startups are locating in SF and Africa to win in global fintech
To become a global fintech player, locate your company in San Francisco and...
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...