The days when South African companies could hope to escape the attention of cybercriminals are long gone. That became evident once again in February…
African venture capitalists bullish over VC sector ahead of Nigerian Interswitch’s IPO
The World Bank has forecast growth in Sub-Saharan Africa to slow from 3.4% (forecast) in 2019, to 2.9% in 2020. But despite slower growth,…
Nigeria’s Kobo360 closes whopping $20m Series-A round led by Goldman Sachs
Nigerian logistics platform Kobo360 has closed what is likely the second biggest investment for an African tech startup in 2019 so far, after concluding…
Kenya’s mSurvey to take on Nigeria after securing follow-on funding from Proparco
Nairobi-based mobile survey platform mSurvey is looking to expand operations and take on the Nigerian market after the firm’s recent announcement that it secured follow-on funding from…
First speakers confirmed for TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa
Nigeria’s former communication technology minister Omobola Johnson and Singularity Investments principal investment officer Lexi Novitske are among the first speakers confirmed for this year’s TechCrunch Startup Battlefield…
