Meta has announced the launch of Meta AI in South Africa with built-in Llama 3 on WhatsApp. This is a leapfrog step for…
Nigeria’s Gokada raises $5.3m Series-A round led by Rise Capital
On-demand motorcyle ride-hailing startup Gokada has announced that it has raised a $5.3-million Series-A round led by San Francisco-based Rise Capital. The Lagos-based startup…
FbStart Accelerator graduates raise over $400k after hitting traction
The inaugural cohort of Lagos-based FbStart Accelerator raised over $400 000 in grants and investments during the programme, after their ideas received some initial traction….
Here’s how you can tap German investor Allianz X’s €1bn fund
Are you running a growth-stage company that’s part of the insurance industry? Then you could just be the kind of firm that German investor…
Student Entrepreneurship Week in Ghana to offer participants up to $10k in investment [Updated]
Update (24 May 2019): SFAN president and founder Tom-Chris Emewulu subsequently told Ventureburn in an email on 23 May that Engineers Without Borders Canada will…