by Bill-elton Akoko | Dec 19, 2022 | Resources, opportunities, Fintech News
Visa announced a pledge to invest $1 billion in Africa over the next five years to advance resilient, innovative, and inclusive economies across the continent during the U.S-Africa Business Forum. Visa’s expanded investments demonstrate the company’s long-term...
by Bill-elton Akoko | Dec 19, 2022 | Fintech News, Resources, opportunities
Ventures Platform, the pan-African VC firm championing the next generation of African technology entrepreneurs, has today announced the final close of its early-stage and intercontinental fund, at $46M. Surpassing its initial $40M target, the oversubscribed fund from...
by Bill-elton Akoko | Dec 12, 2022 | Resources, Fintech News
As the fastest-growing start-up industry in Africa, African fintech raised over US$1,3 billion in 2021 alone, the success of fintech companies is being fuelled by several trends, including increasing smartphone ownership, declining internet costs, expanded network...
by Bill-elton Akoko | Nov 30, 2022 | Fintech News, Resources
Ejara, a Cameroonian fintech offering an investment app that allows users to buy crypto and save through decentralized wallets, has raised $8 million in Series A investment. London-based venture capital firm Anthemis co-led the growth round alongside...
by Bill-elton Akoko | Nov 30, 2022 | Uncategorized, Fintech News, Resources
Millions of startups spring up yearly, but in 3 years, over 95% of these startups go out of business. Don’t look at this statistic and feel disheartened. Facebook, Microsoft, just to name a few were once just ideas waiting to be made a reality with their...
by Bill-elton Akoko | Nov 24, 2022 | Uncategorized, Fintech News, Resources
Great news! We’ve partnered with HubSpot to help your startup grow and scale better, and faster. The HubSpot Partner Program offers eligible startups: Up to 90% Discount on HubSpot Software Use one service or the entire suite of HubSpot Growth Platform with a...
