Daniel Abayomi

Nigerian Agritech startup, FoodLocker has been accepted into Founders Factory Africa’s Venture Scale programme where it will receive $40,000 in investment and about $290,000 in tailored support services. FoodLocker receives $40,000 in investment from Founders Factory Africa The startup along with 4 other selected African startups will participate in the Venture Scale programme, which will …

Nigerian Agritech Startup, FoodLocker to Improve its Model with $40,000 Investment from Founders Factory Africa Read More »

South Africa-based fintech startup Wala, which hoped to roll out its own cryptocurrency across the continent, has closed after failing to secure the necessary funding to continue operations. Founded in 2015, Wala initially provided access to transactional banking, remittances, loans and insurance, working with specialist providers to offer a full suite of financial services. The …

SA crypto-based payments startup Wala closes after failing to secure funding Read More »

As the fight against piracy and copyright infringement continues, pirate platforms where people download digital items free of charge are slowly losing their popularity. This has led to the adoption of more legitimate platforms offering legitimate original content for a fee while paying content creators for their works. As more and more people become digital …

Startup Review: How Selar Helps Creatives Sell Digital Products and Make Money Online Read More »

By Tom Jackson on August 28, 2020 News, North Africa DigiFi Network, a Wi-Fi-enabled platform that helps business owners reach digital audiences more efficiently and affordably, has raised pre-seed funding from the US-based Loyal VC to help it scale. Founded in 2019 by Ahmed Nassef and Mohamed Maher, DigiFi allows customers to share their basic profile …

Egyptian marketing tech startup DigiFi Network raises pre-seed funding – Disrupt Africa Read More »

Nigerian startup Edves has become the first African company to take part in the Go Edtech Accelerator run by MindCET, which helps early-stage companies expand and raise capital. Formed in 2016, Edves is an academic portal that automates operations in schools and colleges from admission to transcript generation. The platform reduces teacher and administrator workload …

Nigerian startup Edves takes part in renowned global ed-tech accelerator Read More »

Over the years Techpoint has supported African entrepreneurs to build successful businesses. This has been made possible through our conferences and publishing platform which tell inspiring stories that continue to change the Nigerian and African entrepreneurial landscape. As a leading media platform dedicated to startups, entrepreneurship, innovation, and technology in Africa, our creed is that …

Introducing Techpoint Startup School. ENROLL!!! Read More »

Nigerian HR startup, SeamlessHR, has raised a new round of funding in a bid to drive pan-African expansion. Founded in 2018 by Dr Emmanuel Okeleji, SeamlessHR started off as a tracking system used for job applications. Called SeamlessHiring at the time, it helped companies review applications and in the process, select the qualified candidates for …

Nigerian HR startup, SeamlessHR, raises a seven-figure round to drive pan-African expansion Read More »