Nigerian Tech Startups
TechAble, a Nigeria-based digital skills and youth empowerment initiative, is seeking to bridge the digital divide confronting young people with disabilities by expanding access to technology, STEM education and future-ready skills. Established in 2024 as an initiative...
CreditChek, a Nigerian credit data infrastructure and financial intelligence startup, has secured $600,000 in fresh funding to support its expansion into East Africa. The funding round was led by Janngo Capital, with participation from existing investor Assembly...
Nigerian Startup TechAble is Tackling Digital Exclusion, Equiping Youths With Disabilities for the Future of Work
TechAble, a Nigeria-based digital skills and youth empowerment initiative, is seeking to bridge the digital divide confronting young people with disabilities by expanding access...
ARM-Harith Targets $200 Million Fund to Reduce Africa’s Dependence on Foreign Infrastructure Funding
ARM-Harith Infrastructure Investments has secured $76 million at the first close of its Climate Transition Fund, marking a step in efforts to mobilise African...
Nigeria’s CreditChek Raises $600,000 to Expand Into East Africa and Transform Africa’s Digital Lending Boom
CreditChek, a Nigerian credit data infrastructure and financial intelligence startup, has secured $600,000 in fresh funding to support its expansion into East Africa. The funding...
Cascador Deploys Over $5M to Seven Nigerian Startups to Fuel Next Wave of Impact-Driven Growth
Nigerian entrepreneurs tackling some of the continent’s most pressing challenges have received a significant boost from Cascador. An Africa-focused platform dedicated to helping growth-stage...
PayAngel Partners Visa to Scale International Transfer and Cross-Border Payments Across Africa and Asia
PayAngel, a cross-border payments platform serving migrant communities and businesses across multiple markets, has expanded its collaboration with Visa in a move aimed at...
CashAfrica Bets on Contactless Tap-to-Pay Payments Infrastructure to Transform Nigeria’s Payment Ecosystem
Despite rapid growth in digital payment, Nigeria’s transaction landscape is still dominated by cash. Bank transfers, USSD, and card payments have gained traction, but...
How Jephte loudom Foubi is Using FOUBSLABS to Rethink AI Through Data, Governance and Real-World Use
In 2017, when artificial intelligence was still an emerging concept, Jephte loudom Foubi was building chatbot solutions in Cameroon. The work was fast-moving and...
New $500 Grant Is Helping Nigeria’s Triple R Recycling Develop Interlocks from Plastic. Here Is How It WorksÂ
In Nigeria, where plastic waste continues to pose an environmental threat, a recycling startup is reimagining what waste can become. Abdullahi Suleiman, Founder and...
How Talpro Founder Chuma Chukwujama Is Reinventing Enterprise Software Through Cloud and AI in Africa
In the mid-1990s, when most Nigerian businesses still depended on paper files, fax machines and manual processes, Chuma Chukwujama was already betting on a...
Qoray Launches Dealer-Owned Model to Scale Electric Transport and Mobility Across Nigeria
Qoray Mobility & Energies Limited has introduced a Dealer-Owned, Dealer-Operated (DODO) model aimed at accelerating the adoption of electric mobility in Nigeria while creating...
Sulfman Builds AI-Powered Eagle Watch Platform to Target Africa’s Cybersecurity Challenge
Cybersecurity discussions across Africa have long been dominated by incidents, data breaches, fraud cases, and system compromises. Yet, beneath these headlines lies a deeper structural...
Nigeria’s Voye Wants to Tackle Remittance Problems for African Diaspora with Peer-to-Peer Currency Exchange Platform
Nigerian startup, Voye has launched a remittance and currency exchange platform designed specifically for diaspora communities in the United Kingdom and Canada, with a...
