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Quick loan startup, Lidya raises $8.3m pre-Series B to scale its operations in Nigeria & Europe
Nigerian based lending startup Lidya has raised $8.3 million pre-Series B funding round to scale its lending operations across its…
elev8 Education aims to upskill over 1000 Nigerian businesses to meet global tech adoption
Since the pandemic began, tech talents have become one of the hottest commodities in the hiring market. Companies…
MAGIC fund raises $30 million, to give $100- $300K cheques to founders in emerging markets
It announced that it will be writing checks between $100K and $300K in early-stage companies across different sectors and geographies.
Data Science Nigeria launches first AI incubation lab, pivots From Non-profit to social company
A few kilometres from CcHub within Yaba, the Lagos city’s “silicon valley”, Olubayo Adekanmbi, Iyin Aboyeji, Ade Bajomo…
Samsung records $10.9bn profit in Q2, 2021 despite 22.4% decline in smartphone sales
Global electronics giant, Samsung has recorded $10.9 billion in profits in Q1, 2021 which ended June 30. This…
Events ticketing startup, Tix Africa closes six-figure pre-seed round to scale its products
Nigerian self-service ticketing startup, Tix Africa has closed a pre-seed funding round touted by the company to be…
Cybersecurity company, SHELT Global appoints Nigeria’s Adewale Obadare into its Advisory Board
SHELT Global Limited has announced the appointment of Dr Peter Adewale Obadare as a Member of the Advisory Board of its…
YCombinator launches Tinder-like platform that matches startup founders with desired co-founders
On Tuesday, seed funding startup accelerator, Y Combinator (YC) announced the launch of its Co-founder Matching Platform. It…
Paystack investor, Lauren Cochran talks about the evolution of Africa’s VC ecosystem in the last 5 years
The venture capital space in Africa has seen significant growth in recent years. The total funding raised by…
PickMeUp is set to take on Bolt and Uber in Lagos with new funds and strategies
Three years after Uber launched in Nigeria and a year after Bolt entered the ride-hailing space, a local…
