East Africa
SA fintech startup Peach Payments expands to Kenya, Nigeria
South African fintech startup Peach Payments has expanded to Kenya and Nigeria on the back of launching its new PaySafe…
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Features
Nigeria’s MAX goes from strength to strength as milestones rack up
It has been quite a year for Nigerian e-courier startup Metro Africa Express (MAX), which only formally launched in August…
East Africa
Meet the 10 startups pitching at Seedstars Nairobi
Global early-stage startups competition Seedstars World has announced the 10 startups that will pitch at its event in Nairobi, Kenya…
East Africa
Facebook gives $500k to Innovation Challenge winning startups
Six startups from across Africa have been awarded a total of US$500,000 from Facebook after winning the Internet.org Innovation Challenge.…
Features
SA startups must grow customer base to survive downturn
South African startups must acquire more new customers to sustain themselves given the stagnant growth of the economy, but doing…
Features
SA’s Stokfella is taking savings groups mobile
There are more than 8.5 million South Africans that are members of stokvels, savings and investment societies to which members…
East Africa
Nigerian recruitment startup MyJobMag expands to Kenya
Nigerian startup MyJobMag, which launched in 2012 offering recruitment services, has expanded to Kenya. MyJobMag, launched by Ogugua Belonwu, has…
Startups
Nigeria’s MAX acquires food delivery startup Easyappetite
Nigerian on-demand delivery startup Metro Africa Express (MAX) has acquired Lagos-based Easyappetite as it prepares to launch a food delivery…
Features
Nigerian startup pilots e-commerce platform for cooking gas
Nigerian startup QuickGas has successfully completed piloting its e-commerce platform for cooking gas in the northern city of Jos, with…
East Africa
Ethiopia-born entrepreneur launches e-learning marketplace
Ethiopia-born entrepreneur Brook Negussie has launched eLearnAfrica, an online marketplace for education that aims to simplify the process of finding…