As part of its contribution to the African tech ecosystem, leading public relations startup TechPR Nigeria, is calling startups to apply for its initiative tagged ‘Be Seen with TechPR.’ The program will provide two shortlisted startups with free PR services including storytelling, media relations, and media audit. The shortlisted startups will get media coverage on […]
LAGOS, Nigeria, September 12th 2022– TechPR Nigeria, a public relations and communications firm co-founded by former Editor-in-Chief of TechCabal, Adegoke Oyeniyi, has announced the appointment of Felicia Omari Ochelle as CEO. Since its inception in 2019, TechPR has helped leading startups and VCs to carve and tell their stories to global and local audiences. Beyond […]
BOULDER, Colo. — August 12, 2022 — Techstars, a global investment business that provides capital, mentorship, and customized programming for early-stage entrepreneurs, is bullish on expanding to key cities in Africa. The company intends to discover excellent founders and startups with great potential and to produce multi-billion dollar companies out of Africa. In April 2022, […]
Encouraging all early-stage entrepreneurs across Africa to apply to the inaugural class of the fintech and proptech Accelerator Program Techstars, a global investment business that provides access to capital, one-on-one mentorship, and customized programming for early-stage entrepreneurs, in partnership with ARM Labs, a Lagos-based innovation program focused on helping fintech startups, calls for applications for […]
Blockchain technology has gained widespread acceptance globally due to its multiple use cases and this has also ignited its fast-growing adoption on the African continent. Blockchain technology and cryptocurrency have provided African businesses with cheap and fast cross-border transaction options which has allowed for increased scalability and improved the ease of doing business. It is […]
Octamile, an Insurtech company enabling insurance and non-insurance businesses to protect African consumers from financial loss, has come out of stealth mode with $500,000 in pre-seed funding led by EchoVC with participation from Fiat Ventures, Kesho VC, Trade X, Verraki Partners, Dale Mathias, Kyle Daley (Founding team member of Chime) and other local and international […]
Nigerian multi-merchant rewards platform ThankUCash has raised US$5.3 million in seed funding as it plans expansion into new markets and further product launches. Co-founded in 2018 by Simeon Ononobi, Suraj Supekar, Madonna Ononobi and Harshal Gandole, ThankUCash offers cashback on purchases and deals from thousands of merchants, which in turn helps merchants retain customer loyalty, increase revenues, […]
