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How a Young Bangaluru Teenager Turned a COVID-19 Lockdown Drone Project into a $37 Million Startup
At 21, Pushp is founder and CEO of a startup that has raised nearly $50 million in total and is flying thousands of autonomous missions aimed at making aerial logistics competitive with trucking on cost. Photo Credit: Reuters
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ThriveAgric raises $3.93 Million in Commercial Paper Sale
The move marks ThriveAgric’s first foray into Nigeria’s debt capital markets and opens another channel beyond bank lending for a company whose core challenge has long been access to the right kind of capital. Photo Credit: Techcabal
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Benue State Launch Startup ACT to Unlock and Boost Youth Enterprise, Innovation
The Startup Act is sponsored by the Group Managing Director of BIPC, Dr. Raymond Asemakaha CFA as a dedicated legal framework aimed at nurturing startups, promoting innovation and unlocking youth-led enterprise and wealth creation across the Benue Economy. Photo Credit: BIPC
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Do You Know The World’s Highest Paid Robotics Engineer is a Black Man from Africa?
Silas Adekunle is a standout Nigerian-British robotics engineer and entrepreneur whose achievements have drawn global headlines and gained huge attention around the World. At age 26, Silas Adekunle became the World’s Highest Paid Robotics Engineer in 2018. 🇳🇬 Silas Adekunle was born around July 1991 in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, Adekunle moved to the United…
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Bill Gates Daughter Accused of Defrauding Business Partners; Faces 20 years in Jail
Bill Gates’ daughter Phoebe Gates, 23, has been accused of “cookie stuffing” at her multibillion-dollar startup, Phia – an illicit practice that comes with a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. Photo Credit: Forbes
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Nigerian Startup ‘Moove’ Secures $250M Series C at $2.1B Valuation to Scale Autonomous Vehicle Infrastructure
Picture showing Moove Co-founders Ladi Delano and Jide Odunsi. Image Source: https://arabfounders.net/en/moove-raises-250m-valuation-2-2billion/
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Nigeria’s Grocery-Tech Startup GoLemon Shutdown Operations further Mounting Pressure on Nigeria’s Food-Tech Sector
Golemon shutdown comes shortly after cloud-kitchen startup FoodCourt paused its operations in March. Photo Credit: GoLemon
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IFC SME Growth Accelerator Grant 2026 – Up to $1.5 Million for Emerging Market SMEs
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the engines of economic growth, job creation, and innovation in emerging markets. Yet, many high-potential businesses struggle with access to the capital and expertise needed to scale. Enter the International Finance Corporation (IFC) SME Growth Accelerator 2026 — a powerful grant program designed to bridge that gap. What is…
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