Browsing: Tech Startups

In a continent grappling with food insecurity, rising youth unemployment, and an urgent need for sustainable farming practices, Nigerian entrepreneur…

In a bold stride toward reshaping Africa’s digital future, 17-year-old Camille Ananyi has launched SPARK Tech Africa, a tech-mentorship platform…

In a world saturated with selfies, story updates, and cloud-saved snapshots, a new Nigerian startup is challenging the fleeting nature…

Telecom giant MTN Nigeria has announced plans to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) technology in a bid to safeguard its fibre…

In a world racing toward digital dominance, one Nigerian company is proving that tech education should start well before university…

Nigerian voice technology startup Intron is reengineering the future of voice AI by focusing on a long-ignored challenge in global…

Village Capital, a prominent global nonprofit in startup support, is betting on African expertise to transform the continent’s early-stage funding…

For years, Ifeoluwa Dare-Johnson watched patients wait days, sometimes weeks, for lab results in crowded Nigerian hospitals. Now, the biochemist-turned-entrepreneur…

In a country where open defecation is widespread and access to basic healthcare services often lies out of reach for…

Saint Joseph Ovensehi’s latest venture, Ovensehi Technologies, is betting big on Africa’s growing demand for affordable, locally tailored technology. The…

Ibadan pulsed with youthful energy on Friday as hundreds of tech enthusiasts, creatives, and innovators gathered for the second edition…

In classrooms across Uyo and Calabar, teenage girls hunch over laptops, their fingers tapping out lines of code that could…

Nigeria’s Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, Uche Geoffrey Nnaji, hailed over 3,000 young innovators at the NextGen Innovation Challenge…

From AI-powered disease surveillance to partnerships transforming rural economies, Farm Innovation Nigeria Ltd is rewriting how Africa farms—and reshaping the…

Ecobank Nigeria has unveiled InnovateX, a nationwide competition designed to empower young Nigerians aged 16 to 25 across creative and…

The Nigerian Railway Corporation is partnering with five higher institutions to localise rail industry expertise, reduce foreign dependence, and spark…

A new partnership aims to expand financial access for informal traders across 224 markets in 28 Nigerian states. At the…

In a move underscoring the growing importance of AI-powered personalization, OpenAI has absorbed the team behind Crossing Minds, a startup…

In Nigeria’s fast-moving digital economy, many fintech startups chase scale through transactions. But Cardtonic, originally known for gift card trading,…

Lagos-based food delivery startup, Chowdeck, has acquired Mira, a restaurant management and POS startup for an undisclosed amount. Although the…

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has officially opened applications for the 2025 Generative AI Accelerator, inviting early-stage startups worldwide to participate. …

In a striking breach of digital trust, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), one of the most powerful venture capital firms in the…

Africa’s agricultural sector has been the heartbeat of economies across the continent. Yet today, millions of smallholder farmers still face…

The Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) Ltd has officially ignited the engines on its second phase of the Accelerator Programme—a strategic…

The Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy has partnered with Meta to launch the Liama Impact Accelerator,…

Getting accepted into a top tech acceleration programme can unlock funding, mentorship, market access, and invaluable visibility. Acceleration programmes have…

The world is constantly changing, and in an era of rapid digital transformation, the demand for seamless cross-border payments has…

Whether it’s a migrant worker supporting family back home, a freelancer getting paid from overseas, or a business expanding into…

Two innovative founders, Ife Johnson and Justin Ziegler, are steering efforts at Juicyway, a fast-growing fintech startup re-shaping cross-border payments…