The light at the end of the tunnel seems to be getting brighter for Nigerian Agric-tech startup, ThriveAgric. The tech-driven startup yesterday emerged as the winner of the Central Europe,
Digital colonialism refers to a modern-day “Scramble for Africa” where largescale tech companies extract, analyze, and own user data for profit and market influence with little benefit to the data
Kenya’s Crossboundary Energy Access (CBEA) has secured $25 million from ARCH Emerging Markets Partners limited, Bank of America, and Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund to back renewable energy projects across
ThriveAgric was founded by Uka Eje (CEO) and Ayodeji Arikawe (CTO) in 2017. The startup began its operations as an agricultural technology startup, providing access to finance, premium markets, and
Kenya and US-based environment tech startup, Virridy which is committed to improving the management of environmental resources through technology, has raised $5.5 million in a Series A funding round
African politics has always been characterized with pseudo promises. Adopting democracy accords the citizens of a state necessary relevance and power to hold elected officials accountable for failed promises. In
The development of tech is a matter of primary concern for the future development of any economy. Tech has promoted not only research, but also the expansion of related training
Kenyan’s aquaculture tech startup, Victory Farms which deals in tilapia fish and run hatcheries, nursery ponds, and deep-water cages, announced today that it had raised $5 million in Ed
In sub-Saharan Africa, 90% of retail is informal, highly inefficient and characterised by layers of intermediaries. To curb this, Twiga, a B2B ecommerce startup is launching Twiga Fresh, a new
Hello Tractor, a Nigerian tractor-booking platform, has secured $1 million in funding from Heifer International to provide loans for tractor purchases. Farmers will repay with revenue earned by leasing the
Bboxx, a London-headquartered cleantech startup that provides clean energy in Africa, has reportedly acquired PEG Africa, another cleantech startup based in Accra, in a deal worth $200 million, according to
Sun King, (formerly Greenlight Planet) one of the largest solar companies in Africa and Asia, has today secured $260 million in a Series D funding round led by BeyondNetZero, the
