Spotlight: Market Trends
44 women founders of VC-funded fintechs in Nigeria
Men dominate fintech across the world. But here are forty-four women executives setting the pace in Nigeria's fintech sector.
March 2023
27 women founder-CEOs that have raised over $3 million in Africa
Meet twenty-seven women who have raised $3 million or more in VC funding and are both CEOs and founders of tech startups across Africa's tech ecosystem.
March 2023
The complete list of African unicorns today
Africa's unicorn list is small but growing. Here's an overview of the nine unicorns in the African tech ecosystem today. (Updated: September 2025.)
February 2023
27 founders that raised over $1 million in Francophone Africa in 2022
While conventional startup & VC wisdom across Africa and elsewhere is to chase huge markets above all else, the reality is that focusing on dominating ‘niche’ markets is a savvy way to avoid competition and achieve efficient growth, not just...
February 2023
Earned wage access, explained: The on-demand economy meets fintech & HR tech
EWA, a new frontier of fintech at the intersection of payroll and the on-demand economy, is spreading across the West and emerging markets in Asia & Africa. Here's a primer.
November 2022