Cote D’Ivoire Set To Establish A National Start-up Act.
The government of Cote d’Ivoire has announced plans to launch its startup act, which will offer support to its growing startup ecosystem. This comes after...
Again! Chipper Cash Lays Off Staff, Halts Crypto-Related Services.
Chipper Cash, an African cross-border payments platform carried out a second round of staff layoff last Friday barely ten weeks after it cut approximately 12.5%...
Nigeria 481 Start-ups Raise $2.1 Billion, Employs 19,000; New Report Reveals.
Around 481 technology startups were in operation across Nigeria as of September 2022, employing over 19,000 people between them, recent report shows. Disrupt Africa said...
Google Funds 60 African Start-ups With Nigeria Topping The List With 23 Slots.
Google Inc on earlier in the week, announced the selection of 60 eligible startups across Africa with $4 million dollars funding to enable them scale...
eNaira Hackathon: Central Bank of Nigeria, Fintech Support Org To Support Ten Start Ups.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in collaboration with the Africa Fintech Foundry (AFF) ; an Access Bank initiative that aims to nurture and accelerate...
Kenya Freezes Nigeria Fintech Start-up Accounts Including Flutterwaves, Over $57 Million Money Laundering Allegations.
Kenyan Court has frozen 56 bank accounts holding a whopping Sh7 billion ($56.7 Million) suspected to have been laundered by foreign nationals through Flutterwave tech...
$24.5 Billion Grant For Nigeria Start-ups With Technology Fix For Power Shortage.
Are you a Nigerian startup that has a technology driven solution to provide electricity and end energy problem? Can you develop market-based technologies and business...
Venture Funding For African Crypto Start-ups Multiplied By Near A Dozen.
According to a new report by blockchain-investment firm Crypto Valley Venture Capital (CV VC) and Standard Bank, more venture funding flowed into the Africa in...
Google Announces Phase 2, $4 Million Startup Funds For Nigeria, Africa.
Google recently announced that applications for the second phase of its Startup Black Founders Fund for Africa are now open. According to the firm, it...
Beware! Mercury Bank Restricts Accounts Linked To African Startups.
Mercury Bank, a digital bank headquartered in San Francisco, designed as bank for startups, has restricted the accounts of startups linked to the African continent, as...