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Top Story: CofluenXa Onboards 1,900 Creators and 650 Brands in Just Three Months – What This Means for African Startups
Nigerian influencer marketing startup, CofluenXa, has disclosed its early performance metrics in a year-in-review post on LinkedIn, revealing that it has onboarded over 1,900 creators and more than 650 brands and facilitated more than 120 creator–brand collaborations within just three months of launching.
“This isn’t just a platform. It’s infrastructure for Africa’s creator economy,” the company wrote on LinkedIn. “And if this is what 3 months looks like. 2026 is about to go crazy.”
Founded by Nigerian couple Ganiyu Musa Babalola, a software engineer, and Bakare Nisojuoluwa Teniola, a content creator, CofluenXa is building a structured marketplace that connects brands, particularly startups and SMEs with relevant influencers for measurable, results-driven collaborations.
The founders said the platform was created to solve the inefficiencies, trust gaps and fragmentation that continue to limit the effectiveness of influencer marketing in Africa.
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On Startup Spotlight:
Egypt’s AI Whistleblowing Startup, iVoiceUp, Secures A15 Funding to Expand Across the Gulf
Egyptian startup iVoiceUp, an artificial intelligence-powered ethics and whistleblowing case-management platform, has closed a new investment round led by regional venture capital firm A15, as it accelerates its expansion across Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
Founded in 2019 by Ahmed Genedy, iVoiceUp enables organisations to confidentially detect, manage, and analyse ethical violations, from financial crimes such as fraud, bribery, and corruption to workplace misconduct including harassment, discrimination, and abuse of power.
The startup says the funding will be used to deepen the company’s presence across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), enhance its product capabilities, and support growing enterprise demand for robust, technology-driven governance and compliance solutions.
“This investment marks a pivotal step for iVoiceUp. We are building a future where every voice matters and every organisation listens. With A15’s support, we are poised to scale our impact, ensuring that ethics and transparency become the backbone of modern organisations in the region,” Genedy said.
Quadri Adejumo brings you all the details. Read here.
Also Read:
Clea Launches Blockchain-Powered USD Payment Platform to Ease Cross-Border Trade for Nigerian Importers. Yakub Abdulrasheed brings us the details, here.
Quote of the Day:
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is equivalent to magic.” – Arthur C. Clarke.
Thank you for joining me yet again this evening. Stay safe, and see you tomorrow for the next tech newsletter.
Best, Quadri
