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(L-R): Shekel Mobility co-founders, Sanmi Olukanmi and Benjamin Oladokun 📸 Shekel Mobility Shekel Mobility (SM), the B2B marketplace that empowers auto dealers to find, finance, and sell cars, has secured over $7 million in funding, comprising $3.2 million in equity and over $4 million in debt. SM helps car dealers find, finance and sell cars in the $30 billion African used car market, and intends to build the largest auto dealership ecosystem, with annual transactions worth $10 billion by 2025. According to co-founder, Benjamen Oladokun, the funds will be applied to quadrupling the startup’s current Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) of…

(L-R): co-founders of Franc, Thomas Brennan and Sebastian Patel, Visa has selected 23 African startups for the inaugural cohort of its Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator, a program designed to support the growth of Africa’s vibrant fintech ecosystem. The startups will receive mentorship, training, and funding from Visa and its partners. Nigerian startups dominated the cohort of selected startups, followed by Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, Egypt, Uganda, Zambia, and Tunisia. The 23 startups include: Anchor (Nigeria): Provides APIs, dashboards, and tools for developers to embed and build banking products Dojah (Nigeria): Offers a comprehensive Know Your Customer (KYC) and digital onboarding…

Joyce Daniels is an event MC extraordinaire and public speaking coach who is currently celebrating 16 years on that stage. Her journey is nothing short of fascinating, and we share some of her experiences verbatim, for the benefit of entrepreneurs struggling with self-belief and strategy:'[It has been] 16 years since 11th November 2007, when I agreed with the universe, I was going to be an Event Host MC of repute. It was 7pm that Sunday – I made my decision immediately after working as the MC at the launch of Sleek Hair and Makeup Nigeria, at 62b Anifowose Street off…

British-Ghanaian textile artist, Enam Gbewonyo New Art Exchange is pleased to present Dellu, a showcase of textural works and performances on film from Enam Gbewonyo (winner of the NAE Open 2022 Exhibition Prize), on display between October 2023 and January 2024. : 📸 Still from ‘Dellu’ by Enam Gbewonyo Dellu (translation from Wolof: The Return) is a series of works commissioned by New Art Exchange, made in 2023, and featuring the artist’s most ambitious film work to date. These works were developed as part of her residency at Black Rock Senegal, where she spent six weeks exploring the role French colonisation played…

Fatma Smaoura (FIFA Secretary General) The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has announced the winners of the 2023 AWIEF Awards during a glamorous awards ceremony that took place on November 10, 2023 in Kigali, Rwanda. A total of eight inspirational and outstanding African women entrepreneurs – out of the 24 powerful female founders and entrepreneurs selected this September as top finalists – were recognised, as follows: Young Entrepreneur Award: Salamba Diene (CEO, Biosene Sarl, Senegal) Tech Entrepreneur Award: Kidist Tesfaye (Founder & CEO, YeneHealth, Ethiopia) Agri Entrepreneur Award: Nonopa Tenza (Founder & MD, Kevinot Farming, South Africa) Energy…

Last month, Gbite Oduneye (Founding Partner at ODBI) met up with his friend, Dr. Kingsley I. Ndoh (Founder & CEO, Hurone AI), and discussions veered into the remarkable strides that Hurone AI was making to transform cancer care – especially as the disease remains a critical global health challenge that still does not equally reach underrepresented populations, such as those those in Africa. (L-R): Dr. Kingsleu Ndoh (Founder, Hurone AI); Gbite Oduneye (Founding Partner @ ODBA) 📸Gbite Citing Hurone AI as an antidote to bridging the healthcare gap, Oduneye says: “Enter Hurone AI, a groundbreaking MedTech startup by Dr. Kingsley…

Toby Ayeni, popularly known as MissTechy on Instagram, recently shared how she opened a foreign bank account with which she received funds in Pounds Sterling. Tobi Ayeni 📸 X (formerly known as Twitter) She says: “Here is one of the ways you can open a foreign account in multiple currencies and use it to receive money from different parts of the world. Has anyone tried @leatherbackfinance before? What do you think about it ? By the way, you can use my code 1AE7D7C2 when signing up”. *This is not an advert or recommendation

Leaders across industries – from healthcare giants such as Johnson & Johnson, to tech innovators like Siemens Healthineers, and audiences at the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center – have all witnessed the transformational impact of Maureen’s dedication to helping individuals and organisations break through barriers and achieve peak performance. CEO at The Mindsight Academy, Maureen Chiana is a neuro-coach who guides leaders, teams, and organisations toward transformative change through an innovative blend of NeuroLeadership, NeuroCoaching, and Emotional Intelligence. Her speaking engagements are carefully curated experiences designed to reveal how the nuances of the human brain can dramatically enhance leadership strategy. The outcome…

🎥 @puffpuffministry Puff Puff Ministry, a company run by a group of British-Nigerian sisters, has taken puff puff (a street food snack popular across the African continent) right into Google! Founded by a group of sisters, the company was invited to teach a Puff Puff Masterclass at Google headquarters in London. The legendary puff puss is a ‘small chops’ platter (similar to a doughnut), and a huge party favourite in the life of any Nigerian gathering or celebration.  According to the Founders: “Most of our childhood was spent running from our living room to mum’s bakery at the back of…

From Boardroom (Director, Technical Advisor at Amazon) to executive DJ booth, Georgia Akuwudike’s stage name is P.I.P (Primus Inter Pares (PIP), which means First Amongst Equals. This Christmas, she flies from Manchester to Nigeria, asking Nigerians to come experience her superstar DJ skills: “Gentle Reminder that I’m also a DJ, and this Christmas I’ll be moving from Boardroom to DJ Booth. “NIGERIA 🇳🇬🗣️, your girl is coming home, and I can’t wait for you to experience the Groove – Where Brains meets Beats, where achievements meet the dance floor, and where I’ll be honored to show you that I’m a…