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Nigerian medtech startup MDaaS Global raises over $1m in equity funding

MDaaS Global, a Lagos-based medtech startup that builds and operates diagnostic centres in Nigeria, has raised just over $1-million in equity funding, reveals a…

Here’s why you should consider attending this year’s Africa Tech Summit Kigali

With more than 100 expert speakers, over 400 corporate decision makers and 20 breakout sessions, this year’s Africa Tech Summit Kigali — which takes…

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…

Nigerian rewards platform Thank U Cash secures funding from Ventures Platform

Lagos-based venture capital (VC) firm Ventures Platform has invested an undisclosed amount in Nigerian rewards platform Thank U Cash. Ventures Platform founding partner Kola Aina announced the…

Nigeria’s Microtraction announces its sixth deal, with cloud accounting startup

Lagos-based investment platform Microtraction has announced that it has invested in cloud accounting startup Accounteer — bringing the investor’s portfolio to six startups. While Microtraction did…

Ventures Platform backs healthtech startup MDaaS with $100k investment

Nigerian venture capital (VC) firm Ventures Platform has invested $100 000 into Lagos-based healthtech startup MDaaS Global. Ventures Platform founder and CEO Kola Aina announced the…

Village Capital taps 15 African tech hubs for VilCap Communities Africa initiative

US-based venture capital firm Village Capital has announced the 15 incubators, accelerators and seed funds that it has selected for its VilCap Communities Africa programme. The…

Here’s what you need to know about Nigeria’s tech startup ecosystem

Are you a venture capitalist or an angel investor looking to invest in a company? Are you an entrepreneur looking for capital or other…

‘$1.1m funding will help Piggybank.ng to capitalise on opportunities’

Automated savings platform Piggybank.ng‘s latest round of $1.1-million seed funding will allow the Nigerian startup to “expand and capitalise on the many opportunities that the…

Facebook to take on Google in Nigeria with new hub, $20 000 accelerator

The tech startup scene in Nigeria is hotting up — with the unveiling today by social media site Facebook of NG_Hub in Lagos, Nigeria and a…

MTN is now offering prepaid users TikTok data bundles from R5

Google’s lastest Wellbeing experiment is an envelope for your smartphone

Netflix is bringing 21 classic Studio Ghibli movies to Africa

We’re betting on investing R250m in startups over next 3 to 5 years – HAVAÍC head

HAVAÍC reveals its invested about $550k in SA biotech startup 3X4 Genetics

HAVAÍC, institutional funder invest further R6m in Aura

Leaked Xbox Series X pictures uncover the console’s ports

Apple set to launch the new ‘iPhone SE’ this March

Garmin’s new tactical smartwatch has a privacy-focused ‘stealth mode’

Audi’s AI:ME could be the company’s future A2

BMW confirms the iX3’s battery and power details

The true cost of Audi’s electric car strategy