Google launched its first Google Developers Space in Lagos, South Nigeria. Previously referred to as the Google Launchpad Space, the Google Developers Space is a hub for African developers, entrepreneurs and startups. The event which was witnessed by the Managing Director of Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited, NigComSat Dr. Abimbola Alale who represented the Minister of […]
Read MoreThere are fears that Nigeria’s on-demand startups Max.ng, Gokada and SafeBoda as well as others in their class may close shop as from Februreay next month as the Lagos State Government officially banned motorcycles and tricycles in large parts of the state. The ban, which applies to six areas in Lagos, namely Apapa, Surulere, Lagos […]
Read MoreGhana’s Complete Farmer and Nigeria’s ReelFruit have secured US$50,000 each in funding after being peer-selected as winners of the Village Capital Agriculture Africa accelerator. Disrupt Africa reported in September nine startups from across the continent had been selected for the programme run by Village Capital, which runs a host of accelerators across Africa using its […]
Read MoreU.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF), and CITI Foundation team up to invest in Young African Social Entrepreneurs Goal of the public-private partnership is to increase the commercial know-how and access to seed capital of Africa’s next generation of business leaders and social entrepreneurs The U.S. Agency for International […]
Read MoreThe United Kingdom (UK)’s Department for Digital Culture, Media and Sport launches scheme to develop next generation of African start-ups even as application process is underway for government ministers and business leaders to attend first ever UK-Africa Investment Summit; Africa has a fast-growing tech sector which is driving growth and creating jobs on the continent […]
Read More2019 was the best year yet for investment into the African tech startup space, with 311 companies banking a combined US$491.6 million. This is according to the annual African Tech Startups Funding Report 2019 released by startup news and research portal Disrupt Africa, which is now in its fifth year. The report, which tracks the […]
Read MoreStartups participating in the second season of the Facebook Accelerator Programme have recorded significant achievements, including raising over $500,000 in committed investments and grants in just three months (halfway through the programme). Within the same period, they have also made significant product pivots, sealed key partnerships and made progress towards creating unique products with world-class […]
Read MoreNigerian startup HouseAfrica has developed Africa’s first blockchain-based land and property registry, reducing the time it takes banks, lawyers and other stakeholders to query and register land titles. Formed in May 2018 to tackle problems around land ownership that lead to duplicate land titles and illegal sales, as well as low access to mortgages, HouseAfrica […]
Read MoreGhanaian startup KudiGO, which builds solutions for the consumer retail industry, is opening its Nigerian office this month, while it is also making inroads in East African markets. Launched in November 2018, KudiGO provides an integrated, mobile-based retail, payments, accounting and analytics engine for the consumer retail industry in Ghana and Nigeria, helping over 1,000 […]
Read MoreIyinoluwa Aboyeji, co-founder of Andela and Flutterwave, has announced his Future Africa initiative has launched an early-stage investment fund that will back up to 20 founders with up to US$50,000 of capital each year. In Andela and Flutterwave, Aboyeji has helped launch two of Africa’s best known and best funded startups, and having “retired” from […]
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