Xend Finance has publicly launched its decentralised finance (DeFi) platform for credit unions and cooperatives following a $1.5 million strategic investment round. Xend Finance, which last year took part in the Google Launchpad Africa accelerator and the Binance Incubation Programme, has developed a platform that gives everyone access to the global money market so members […]
Read MoreVentures Platform Foundation has called for applications from Startup of North-East Nigeria for an incubation programme focusing on early-stage companies that are building innovative tech solutions which addresses needs of communities hit by the activities of terrorists in that region. Since 2009, according to estimates from the United Nations (UN), more than two million people […]
Read MoreLagos-based HR and payroll tech startup SeamlessHR has closed a VC-led round of funding to unlock its next phase of growth. Founded in 2018 and describing itself as “Workday for emerging markets”, SeamlessHR is building an enterprise-grade, cloud-based HR platform that helps medium to large-sized companies automate and optimise their entire HR process, from recruitment […]
Read MoreAfrican logistics startups are part of a “third wave” of Africa’s tech revolution that is attracting investors because of its access to high profile customers, clear paths to profitability, and expert founders. Logistics as a sector is on the rise in Africa, with startups across the continent tackling bottlenecks and inefficiencies in all sorts of […]
Read MoreKonstructApp has launched a construction networking platform that helps individuals and businesses obtain quick and low-cost access to verified construction services. Founded in 2018 but only launched in August 2020, KonstructApp aims to stimulate Africa’s construction value chain, responding to the industry challenges such as safety concerns, low marketing budgets, high search cost, and lack […]
Read MoreNigerian marketing technology company Dochase has unveiled its WhatsApp chatbot product, which allows businesses to interact with customers, gain leads, and automate sales processes. Founded in 2014 and launched in 2015, Dochase developed programmatic technology that helps advertisers reach the right customers by breaking down marketing reach to GEO locations, user demographics and behaviour. The […]
Read MoreNigeria’s MDaaS Global builds and operates modern, tech-enabled diagnostic centers in clinically-underserved communities would future in the Meet the Africa’s Business Heroes 2020 Top 10 Finalists Online Media Roundtable. The start-up, which goes by the slogan, Unlocking diagnostics for Africa’s next billion” started in Nigeria to provide a world-class patient experience at highly-affordable prices. The […]
Read MoreNigerian startup GatePass started life as a visitor management solution for residential communities, but has since widened its scope to help with all aspects of their management. Founded in 2017, GatePass is a mobile platform that connects estate managers with their residents on community-related issues. It all started after two brothers, Muyideen and Matin Dosumu […]
Read MoreThe founders of Kenya’s Apollo Agriculture and Nigeria’s 54gene have been accepted into the global Endeavor network, gaining access to various support services to help their companies scale. The Endeavor initiative works to catalyse long-term economic growth by selecting, mentoring, and accelerating the best high-impact entrepreneurs worldwide, and has accepted a host of African entrepreneurs […]
Read MoreSocial enterprise ColdHubs has won the FCMB Agritech EPIC Pitch 2020 competition, receiving NGN1 million (US$2,600) in prize money as well as access to workspace and networks for innovation and collaboration. Disrupt Africa reported in July Nigeria’s First City Monument Bank (FCMB) had partnered Passion Incubator to launch the third edition of the competition, setting […]
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