Quidax, a Nigerian-based cryptocurrency exchange has announced its listing on CoinMarketCap, one of the world’s leading sources of cryptocurrency-related market data, With this announcement, Quidax is now the first fully African owned crypto exchange to be listed on CoinMarketCap. This listing represents a milestone for Africa in the $1.84 trillion global crypto market and Nigeria … Read more
Nigerian financial technology startup Earnipay is now on a mission to establish a flexible and on-demand salary access to income-earners and employees in Africa, the startup has raised $4 million in seed financing led by early-stage venture capital firm Canaan. The round was led by Canaan and with participation from XYZ Ventures, Village Global, Musha … Read more
African Fintech company Flutterwave has tripled it’s valuation with a newly raised $250 million Series D round. The payment company is now worth over $3 billion in just twelve months. The Series D round had in participation lead investor B Capital Group and other participating investors like Alta Park Capital, Whale Rock Capital, and Lux … Read more
Nigerian Fintech mogul, co-founder and CEO of payment platform Paystack, Shola Akinlade launches Sporting Lagos FC (Football Club) ahead of the 2021/2022 season in the Nigeria National League (NNL). With this move, Shola is now the latest football club (Sporting Lagos FC) owner in the Nigerian professional football league at the moment, making his childhood … Read more
Fintech startup Esusu has announced its series B funding to become the latest unicorn in the world. The financial technology startup said it has crossed the $1 billion dollar valuation after raising $130 million new funding. The series B financing will provide Esusu with the needed capital to execute on their mission to remove impediments … Read more
Developers Career, an African Non-profit organization which supports budding developers in Africa with resources like free courses, work-space, laptops and mentorship is set to kickstart another round of it’s mentorship program where Dev Career supports 50 Africans with free laptops and learning materials. The tech institution launched the program last year giving 22 selected applicants … Read more
Imo state-based Victoria Farms and Imo Economic Summit Group has shown their support towards Imo Startups Weekend which will be held in Owerri Nigeria from Friday, December 3 to Saturday, December 4, 2021. Here’s everything you need to know about the event. The Imo Startups Weekend is one of the biggest tech events held every … Read more