For anyone headed to the Africa Tech Summit in Nairobi this week, make the most of your time at ATS 2025 to connect, learn, and explore new opportunities with Ventures Platform portfolio companies. Here’s a guide: Richard Oyome, Victor Alade, and Sodruldeen M. of Raenest – a modern, multi-currency platform for Africans that makes managing money across borders easy. Raenest is a headline sponsor of ATS 2025! Their team will be on-site, ready to connect, answer your questions, and share insights into their innovative financial products. Rotimi Thomas, Co-founder & CEO of SunFi – an energy fintech platform that connects…
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CafĂ© One Enugu launches (L, R]: Arinze Chilo-Offiah (Director General of the Enugu SME Centre and Special Adviser to the Governor on Digital Economy and MSMEs); Prof. Chidi Onyia (Secretary to the State Government) … [📸Arinze Chilo-Offiah] ENUGU, NIGERIA – Enugu State has launched “CafĂ© One Enugu,” a modern coworking and coffee space, designed to provide a collaborative and inspiring environment for entrepreneurs, remote workers, creatives, and tech professionals to innovate. Arinze Chilo-Offiah, Prof. Chidi Onyia CafĂ© One Enugu is a partnership between the Enugu State Government, the Enugu SME Centre, and CafĂ© One whose General Manager, Kelechi Nwaozuzu and…
Egyptian fintech startup Khazna has secured a $16 million pre-Series B funding round, bringing its total funding to $63 million. The fresh capital is intended to support Khazna’s application for a digital banking license in Egypt and to facilitate its expansion into the Saudi Arabian market through strategic partnerships. Khazna was founded in 2019 by Omar Saleh, Ahmed Wagueeh, and Fatimah El Shenawy. Initially launched as an earned wage access platform, Khazna has evolved into a comprehensive financial services provider, offering a “financial super app” tailored for underserved communities in Egypt. The app’s services include general-purpose credit, buy now pay…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7aEjXZOk_g [🎥ERNS MEDIA] Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama’s speech at the recently-held 2025 Africa Prosperity Dialogues (January 30- February 01, 2025 ) is even more poignant today. He issued a compelling call to action, urging African nations to seize the immense $3.4 trillion economic potential that lies within the continent. He emphasised that Africa’s path to prosperity hinges on strategic investments in infrastructure, industrialization, and youth empowerment. Industrialisation: From Raw Materials to Finished Goods For too long, Africa has remained a supplier of raw materials while the economic gains from value addition occur elsewhere. Mahama stressed the urgency of shifting from…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCym5Vo6cLw Roads are crowded, fuel is expensive. Squad Mobility’s tiny solar-powered electric vehicle comes to the rescue with its unbelievably small but comfortable Solar City car, which almost looks like a toy! Squad offers a secure, quick and sustainable solution for your daily mobility needs. Doing groceries and shopping, commuting to work, taking the children to and from school, sports club, social visits, doctor etc., while taking up minimal parking space. In sunny environments, the 6.6-foot-long car can go about 20 kilometres just on solar charge from its 250-watts-peak rooftop panel; it can also be plugged in like a regular E.V…
Godwin Sunday – Co-founder and CEO of Prokip Africa {🎥Author} The knowledge gap that could make or break your startup How much do you really know about building a business? For Godwin Sunday, meeting Tosin Eniolorunda in 2022 was a game-changer—shaping his perspective on startups and revealing crucial lessons about fundraising, scaling, and resilience. In this piece, he shares how learning from those ahead can save years of struggle and why continuous learning is the key to startup survival. If you’re building a business, this is a must-read! 🚀 How much do you really know about business?Who are you learning…
Founder, CEO at SkillHat [📸Author] Mobola (Mo’) Ekujumi is the Co-Founder and CEO at SkillHat – a global tech company launching people of colour, women and North America’s newcomers to dream tech careers through e-learning, career coaching and staffing services. The biggest wealth opportunity right now: AI-Powered problem solving Businesses are drowning in inefficiencies, and those who can identify bottlenecks and automate workflows with AI are in high demand—commanding six and seven-figure incomes. In this opinion piece, Mobola (Mo’) Ekujumi breaks down why AI-driven automation is the next big wealth-creation opportunity and how anyone can master it, no coding required.…
Blossom Affia – Expert Content Writer (SEO) [📸Author] The power of consistency: Why your next client is already watching Many entrepreneurs and professionals get discouraged when their content doesn’t get likes, comments, or shares. But what if the right people are watching—silently? In this inspiring piece, Expert Content Writer (SEO),Blossom Affia, shares how two months of consistent posting, without a single cold DM, led to landing a high-value LinkedIn client who had been quietly following all along. Her story is a testament to the fact that visibility builds trust, not just engagement. If you’re showing up, adding value, and staying…
🎥Winich Inc. Nigerian AgriTech startup Winich Farms has introduced an innovative debit card program in partnership with Sterling Bank to empower smallholder farmers. This initiative provides farmers with digital wallets and debit cards, enabling them receive payments promptly and securely. By tracking transaction data, Winich helps farmers build creditworthiness, facilitating access to financial services such as loans and insurance. As of late 2024, the company had issued 25,000 debit cards and plans to expand this number to 195,000 in the coming years. In January 2025, Winich Farms activated over 500 debit cards for smallholder farmers in Benue State, further promoting…
Founder of Chezie, Toby Egbuna, has secured over $310k in grant funding – just capital to grow his company – from Google, Amazon Web Services (AWS), NPR, and a host of other partners, without having to give up any equity or board seats. He has boiled it down to a simple framework, which he summarises as ‘CLEAR’1. Clarify your purpose – Figure out how to explain what you’ll do with the money.2. Log common responses – Build a database of responses to commonly asked questions.3. Explore opportunities – Find grant opportunities via trusted sources.4. Apply strategically – Apply to the…