IFC Invests $10.5m in 4DX to Support Early-Stage African Startups
Adedapo Adesanya By Adedapo Adesanya The International Finance Corporation (IFC) on Monday announced the investment of $10.5 million in a…
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UK Hunts for African Startups to Boost $1trn Tech Sector
By Adedapo Adesanya The United Kingdom Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is seeking promising tech start-up companies…
African Startups Funding Drops 21% to $4.1bn in 2023
By Adedapo Adesanya The total value of funds secured by African startups dropped 21 per cent to $4.1…
African Startups Raise $156.2m Funding in October Amid Squeeze
By Adedapo Adesanya There was a 24 per cent month-on-month increase in funding secured by African startups as…
Africa: Why Startups and Private Universities Failed on Development
Business Post Contributor By Nneka Okumazie How many startups in Africa can say that their existence is the reason a major…
Google Seeks Entries for Equity-Free AI Accelerator Programme for Startups
Aduragbemi Omiyale By Aduragbemi Omiyale A 10-week equity-free accelerator for African startups designed to tutor participants on how to use…
African Startups Record 43 Acquisition Deals in Q3 2022
By Adedapo Adesanya The African continent has recorded frequent acquisitions, with data showing that in the third quarter…
Nigeria Got Chunk of $4.7bn Raised by African Startups in 2021—Report
By Adedapo Adesanya Nigeria led the countries that received much of the $4.7 billion funding that African startups…
Scramble for African Startups by Venture Capitalists: Yay or Nay?
Dipo Olowookere By Damilola Faustino Like the scramble for Africa that saw European powers invading, occupying and colonizing African territories…