Events
Saudi Arabia-based event technology startup INVE has raised $300,000 in pre-seed funding from Outliers Venture Capital to expand its digital event management platform and attract more customers across the Gulf region. Founded in 2024 by Abdulrahman Alabdulkarim,...
Nigerian startup SecVite is seeking to transform how people organise and manage events by bringing invitations, guest management, ticketing, payments and attendance tracking into a single digital platform. Launched in last October by software engineer Hameed Yusuf,...
Saudi Eventtech Startup INVE Raises $300K to Expand Digital Event Management Platform
Saudi Arabia-based event technology startup INVE has raised $300,000 in pre-seed funding from Outliers Venture Capital to expand its digital event management platform and...
Kwara Assembly publications team wins national award at AHVRN conference in Abuja
The Department of Publications at the Kwara State House of Assembly (KWHA) has received a national award for excellence in legislative reporting at the...
How Nigerian Startup SecVite Wants to Turn Event Planning Into an All-in-One Digital Experience
Nigerian startup SecVite is seeking to transform how people organise and manage events by bringing invitations, guest management, ticketing, payments and attendance tracking into...
NBA-VDM Controversy: Fatima Muritala Questions the Bar’s Decision to Platform Social Media Activist at Conference
The decision by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to invite social media activist, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), to speak on...
Nigerian Startup, Ahavaplan is Digitising Event Planning, Targeting Africa After Rapid Local Adoption
Nigeria’s event-planning industry is getting a new digital tool as Ahavaplan, a startup founded by Christine Imoukhuede, seeks to replace the fragmented systems many...
Zimbabwean Startup ActivitIA Wants to Become Africa’s Go-To Platform for Discovering Real-Life Activities
Finding out about interesting events happening nearby often depends on chance. A concert flyer shared in a WhatsApp group, a poster pinned to a...
Trenderz is Using Africa’s Trust Economy to Transform Hospitality Bookings Across the Continent
Ivory Coast-based startup, Trenderz, is building a pan-African recommendation-driven booking platform that converts trusted word-of-mouth referrals from content creators and everyday tastemakers into measurable...
Africa Tech Summit London Returns for Landmark 10th Edition, Showing New Phase of Growth for Africa’s Digital Economy
The 10th edition of the Africa Tech Summit London is set to take place on May 29 at the iconic London Stock Exchange, bringing...
Cascador Opens Applications for 2026 ScaleUp Programme to Empower Africa’s Next Generation of High-Impact Founders
Cascador, an Africa-focused platform dedicated to supporting growth-stage entrepreneurs building transformative businesses, has officially opened applications for its 2026 ScaleUp programme. This is a...
Husk Power Wins FELAS Technovator Award for Leading Renewable Energy Transition
Husk Power Systems has emerged as a leader in the global clean energy space after clinching the Technovator award under Renewables category at the...
KNOT Technologies Raises $1M to Man Ticketing with AI, Targeting Fraud, Resale Leakages, and Demand Blindness
Entering the ticketing space to fix one of the live events industry’s most persistent problems, Egypt-based KNOT Technologies has raised $1 million in pre-seed...
Gigbanc Hosts Inaugural Gigconnect 2025 to Empower Africa’s Digital Workforce
Freelancers, entrepreneurs, and creators gatherered in Lagos today, Saturday, 25 October 2025, at Ruby Hall, Zone Tech Park, Gbagada, as Gigbanc, an African neobank...
