F5.5G Leap-forward Development of Broadband in Africa The Africa Broadband Forum 2024 (BBAF 2024) was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa recently, under…
Nigerian transport startup secures $300 000 investment
Plentywaka has secured $300 000 in investment funding and plans to launch in Nigeria’s capital. Plentywaka, the transport startup, has raised a $300,000 pre-seed…
Nigerian healthtech platform 54gene secures $4.5m
Nigerian healthtech platform 54gene has secured a $4.5-million seed round from several investors — including Y Combinator, Fifty Years, Better Ventures, KdT Ventures, Hack VC and Techammer, among…
Amazon Project: Nigeria gets own pitching show
Nigeria will be receiving its own televised SME pitching competition titled The Amazon Project. The show aims to provide entrepreneurs with the necessary ways to take…
Real estate startup ToLet.com receives US$1.2-million in funding
The Lagos-based real estate business, ToLet has managed to raise US$1.2-million from Frontier Digital Ventures through a Series A round of funding. ToLet, originally…