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Nigerian mental health technology startup Mytherapist is helping individuals and couples access professional therapy through online consultations, appointment bookings and digital wellbeing tools, as it seeks to make mental healthcare more accessible and affordable. Founded in 2021...
Nigerian healthcare technology startup Helium Health has secured a $2.5 million grant from Google.org to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) solutions aimed at improving maternal healthcare delivery and reducing preventable deaths in Nigeria.
The funding will support the...
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MTN Bets on AI to Battle Fibre Vandalism in Nigeria’s Troubled Connectivity Zones
Telecom giant MTN Nigeria has announced plans to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) technology in a bid to safeguard its fibre optic infrastructure, as the...
Village Capital Bets $4M on Local Builders to Shape Africa’s Startup Future
Village Capital, a prominent global nonprofit in startup support, is betting on African expertise to transform the continent’s early-stage funding landscape. This week, the...
AWS Opens Applications for 2025 AI Accelerator Worth $1M AWS Credits and More
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has officially opened applications for the 2025 Generative AI Accelerator, inviting early-stage startups worldwide to participate. Running from June 10 to...
CTRL + SHIFT: DBN Awards ₦13M to Startups, Launches Data Platform for MSME Growth
In what industry analysts have described as a bold step to power Nigeria’s innovation economy, the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) has awarded ₦13...
Meet Ashley Gauzere: The CEO Building Francophone Africa’s Next “PayPal” with HUB2
Ashley Gauzere is the founder and co-CEO of French fintech firm HUB2, a startup disrupting payment solutions in Francophone Africa.
He is a former telecom...
Meet Chowdeck: The “Uber-for-Food” startup connecting Nigerians to trusted food vendors
Nigeria's food sector is a behemoth. It keeps growing as food plays a central role in Nigerian households, accounting for nearly 60% of household...
CORPORATE PROFILE: Meet founders of Billboxx, a Nigerian Fintech Tackling SME Cash Flow Challenges
Nigerian fintech, Billboxx has secured $1.6 million in pre-seed funding to address the cash flow issues faced by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Alex Bakir,...
Meet PBR Life Sciences: The Nigerian-Owned Health Startup that Closed $1M Pre-Seed Funding —Everything You Should Know
Nigerian owned e-health startup, PBR Life Sciences, has closed $1 million in a pre-seed funding round, as it seeks to expand its data-as-a-service (DaaS)...
LATEST TECH NEWS: Hydrobox Raises $9 Million Debt Funding to Expand Hydro Power Projects in Kenya
Kenya-based energy startup Hydrobox has raised $9 million in debt funding to accelerate the development of eight small-scale hydroelectric projects. Harnessing energy from local rivers,...
INDUSTRY REVIEW: How Nigeria’s Moove is breaking new grounds in the global mobility industry
Moove, a mobility startup founded in Nigeria, has partnered with Waymo, a known player in autonomous driving technology, to launch operations in the United...
Sport queen, Serena Williams leads $3.3 million seed in Nigerian startup, Stears
A Nigerian data and intelligence company, Stears, has announced securing a $3.3M seed round led by Mac VC and Serena Ventures, the VC company...
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