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| 23.01.2026 | Nigeria’s MAX raised $24 M to expand clean energy infrastructure and electric mobility | In order to hasten the continent’s shift to clean, accessible, and affordable mobility, Nigerian startup MAX, Africa’s first integrated electric vehicle and battery subscription platform, has raised US $24 million in funding.
MAX is the fir... |
| 08.07.2025 | Electric vehicles won’t scale without smart financing—So we built a model that works | By Adetayo Bamiduro
Electric vehicles (EVs) are central to the world’s climate and economic goals. But despite the momentum, one truth is becoming increasingly clear: EVs won’t scale—at least not equitably—unless we fix how they’re financed... |
| 26.03.2025 | Food delivery riders earning as much as N25,000 daily while fueling Lagos’ dining culture | In Lagos, a city that thrives on constant motion, food delivery riders have become a distinct part of its busy streets.
Whether maneuvering through traffic or waiting at bus stops, they zip by on motorbikes with food boxes or bicycles carry... |
| 30.12.2024 | A beginner’s guide to investing in Nigerian startups | So you have decided to invest in Nigerian startups? Congratulations! You’re about to embark on an exciting adventure.
Investing in Nigerian startups can be financially rewarding but you already know that. You saw Moniepoint hit the unicorn ... |
| 06.12.2024 | Ventures Platform ClimateTech White Paper Calls For Climate-resilient Business Models in the African Tech Sector | Share this:
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| 12.11.2024 | MyCoverGenius launches MyCoverGenius V.2.0 | Insurance provider MyCoverGenius has launched an upgraded insurance platform, MyCoverGenius V.2.0, to give customers a more seamless experience. MyCoverGenius is a comprehensive insurance management platform for businesses. The company is a... |
| 18.07.2024 | Linda Rottenberg’s visit to Nigeria showcases commitment to tech innovation and entrepreneurship | Linda Rottenberg, Endeavor’s Global CEO, recently visited Nigeria from 6-9 of July 2024, marking a successful series of events that underscored the country’s vibrant tech ecosystem and entrepreneurial spirit. Organized by Endeavor Nigeria, ... |
| 24.05.2023 | Meet the Max mafia
TechCabal’s 2021 Year-End report
Success! | By now you’ve probably seen previous TechCabal pieces on Paystack Mafia and Opay mafia. These spotlight pieces are focused on innovative companies that are not only the leading technological solutions creators in their fields of play but ar... |
| 25.04.2023 | Seattle VC fund Capria raises $100M to invest in ‘Global South’ startups | Will Poole, co-founder and managing partner at Capria. (Capria Photo)
Seattle-based venture capital firm Capria has raised a $100 million fund to invest in 20-to-25 tech startups in the “Global South” areas of India, Southeast Asia, Latin A... |
| 12.08.2022 | Endeavor Nigeria hosts its annual networking and award event to honor its network members | Image Credit: Endeavor Nigeria
Last Wednesday, high-impact entrepreneurs, corporate executives, and investors, gathered under the soft golden lights in the restaurant Jinja (inside EbonyLife Place) for Endeavor Nigeria’s annual networking e... |
| 16.03.2022 | A fantastic February for African tech: Here’s what matters | After a dazzling January debut that saw Africa-focused tech startups raise over $430 million from roughly 60 announced deals, fundraising in February was similarly feverish. The shortest month of the year witnessed approximately 60 announce... |
| 21.12.2021 | MAX, a Nigerian automobile subscription startup, has raised $31 million in Series B funding | Metro Africa Xpress (MAX), a low-to-zero emission car subscription platform based in Nigeria, has raised US$31 million in the first close of a Series B funding round, with more closes planned in the coming weeks.
MAX previously raised nearl... |
| 20.12.2021 | DEAL: MAX, Africa’s largest vehicle subscription platform, raises $31 million in series B | --> -->
Metro Africa Xpress MAX, Africa’s largest vehicle subscription platform for low-to-zero emission automobiles, has announced the first closing of its Series B investment, raising $31 million. MAX previously raised over $40 mill... |
| 19.12.2021 | Nigerian mobility-tech startup MAX bags $31 million in Series B round, set to expand across Africa, build EV infrastructure | Nigerian mobility tech startup Metro Africa Xpress Inc. (MAX) is planning to enter more markets across Africa as it races towards formalizing the continent’s transportation sector after securing $31 million in Series B funding.
The startup ... |
| 08.12.2021 | Techpoint Awards 2021: And the nominees are… | Share this article:
[Updated on December 15, 2021]: Payourse requested to be removed as a finalist in The Most Outstanding Crypto Exchange category.
[Updated on December 14, 2021]: The Most Outstanding Logistics Startup 2021 was renamed Mos... |
| 30.08.2020 | Techpoint Awards 2020: Complete list of winners and Hall of Fame inductees | Share this article:
Editor’s note [Updated on September 18, 2020]: Following GIG Logistics’ request to exercise its legal rights, the company has been removed from the finalists in the Logistics Category of the Awards.
On January 1, 2020, T... |
| 11.08.2020 | After two years of development, MAX deploys its electric motorbikes in Nigeria | Nigerian mobility company, MAX has finally launched its electric motorcycles for the Nigerian market. Called MAX E Series, the new vehicles have been under development for the last two years. After a pilot phase, the company has now launche... |
| 09.07.2020 | How MAX is scaling its mobility solutions despite Lagos Okada ban | Metro Africa Express (MAX) has come a long way as a mobility company. The company originally started out as a motorcycle-based operator for delivery services. With its mobile app, users could order pickup riders who could fulfil deliveries ... |
| 05.06.2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [05/06/2020] | The Harambeans Prosperity Fund aims to provide $1-million in a mix of equity and debt funding to African networks affected by the economic downturn
This, as GreenTech Capital senior company builder Max Bayen has reported that as of 31 May ... |
| 05.06.2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [05/06/2020] | The Harambeans Prosperity Fund aims to provide $1-million in a mix of equity and debt funding to African networks affected by the economic downturn
This, as GreenTech Capital senior company builder Max Bayen has reported that as of 31 May a... |
| 14.05.2020 | Novastar Ventures closes capital raise for $108m fund two | Novastar Ventures has closed the capital raise of a $108-million Novastar Ventures Africa Fund II.
The fund will target businesses in East and West Africa from its offices in Nairobi and Lagos.
Tech publication Techmoran reported in an arti... |
| 14.05.2020 | Novastar raises $108M to invest in startups in Africa | Share this:
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| 14.05.2020 | Novastar Ventures closes capital raise for $108m fund two | Novastar Ventures has closed the capital raise of a $108-million Novastar Ventures Africa Fund II.
The fund will target businesses in East and West Africa from its offices in Nairobi and Lagos.
Tech publication Techmoran reported in an ar... |
| 18.03.2020 | Here are the nominees for Techpoint Nigerian Startup Awards 2020 | Share this article:
Editor’s note [Updated on September 18, 2020]: In accordance with GIG Logistics’ request following the decision to exercise its legal rights, the company has been removed from the finalists in the Logistics Category of t... |
| 24.01.2020 | Top African startups are upbeat over plans for 2020 – here’s why | It might still be early days, but 2020 seems set to be a good year for African tech startups.
This is the general sentiment from some of Africa’s top tech startups — such as Egyptian healthtech firm Vezeeta, Nigerian mobility platform Max.... |
| 24.01.2020 | Top African startups are upbeat over plans for 2020 – here’s why | It might still be early days, but 2020 seems set to be a good year for African tech startups.
This is the general sentiment from some of Africa’s top tech startups — such as Egyptian healthtech firm Vezeeta, Nigerian mobility platform Max.n... |
| 06.01.2020 | Here are 10 African startups to watch in 2020 | Wondering what 2020 has in store for Africa’s tech startup scene?
If you’re looking to keep tabs on the movers and shakers that will define this year then join us as we look at the 10 startups that you should consider paying attention to i... |
| 06.01.2020 | Here are 10 African startups to watch in 2020 | Wondering what 2020 has in store for Africa’s tech startup scene?
If you’re looking to keep tabs on the movers and shakers that will define this year then join us as we look at the 10 startups that you should consider paying attention to in... |
| 24.12.2019 | Are these the 10 biggest deals by African tech startups in 2019? | Big money. That’s what African 86 tech startups raised this year.
While not every startup wanted to disclose how much they raised, those that did made a ton of it — almost $290-million going on data from 88 venture capital (VC) disclosed d... |
| 24.12.2019 | Are these the 10 biggest deals by African tech startups in 2019? | Big money. That’s what African 86 tech startups raised this year.
While not every startup wanted to disclose how much they raised, those that did made a ton of it — almost $290-million going on data from 88 venture capital (VC) disclosed de... |
| 27.11.2019 | My Life In Tech: A history on bike hailing, hard lessons and growing from Chinedu Azodoh | My Life In Tech is putting human faces to some of the innovative startups, investments and policy formations driving the technology sector across Africa.
At over six feet, Chinedu Azodoh is towering adjacent a ‘TEDxYaba’ signage. He is the ... |
| 03.10.2019 | Infographic: The 120 tech companies that operate in Africa’s logistics sector | A new report based on data gathered in the second and third quarter of the year has identified 120 tech companies that operate in Africa’s logistics sector.
The report, titled Digitising Logistics in Africa, is based on a study conducted by... |
| 03.10.2019 | Infographic: The 120 tech companies that operate in Africa’s logistics sector | A new report based on data gathered in the second and third quarter of the year has identified 120 tech companies that operate in Africa’s logistics sector.
The report, titled Digitising Logistics in Africa, is based on a study conducted b... |
| 28.08.2019 | Rwanda to phase out gas motorcycle taxis for e-motos | The government of Rwanda will soon issue national policy guidelines to eliminate gas motorcycles in its taxi sector in favor of e-motos.
The country’s president, Paul Kagame, previewed the plan last week. “We will find a way to replace the ... |
| 01.08.2019 | Ride-hailing startup Gozem to launch a digital wallet, delivery services next year | The co-founder of ride-hailing startup Gozem — which operates in West Africa’s Benin and Togo — has revealed that his startup plans to launch a digital wallet product as well as a food and parcel delivery service next year.
Emeka Ajene (pic... |
| 01.08.2019 | Ride-hailing startup Gozem to launch a digital wallet, delivery services next year | The co-founder of ride-hailing startup Gozem — which operates in West Africa’s Benin and Togo — has revealed that his startup plans to launch a digital wallet product as well as a food and parcel delivery service next year.
Emeka Ajene (pi... |
| 02.07.2019 | Africa Roundup: Yamaha backs MAX, Founders Factory and Norrsken support startups, inside Ethiopia’s tech scene | Competition in Africa’s two-wheel ride-hail market is accelerating. Nigerian motorcycle transit startup MAX.ng was the latest startup to add funding, raising a $7 million funding round in June with participation from Japanese manufacturer Y... |
| 24.06.2019 | MAX.ng Raises Approx. $7.5M in Funding | MAX.ng, a Lagos, Nigeria-based app-based motorcycle hailing service in West Africa, raised approx. $7.5m in funding.
Backers included Goodwell Investments managed uMunthu fund, via its West Africa partner Alitheia Capital, NovaStar Ventures... |
| 21.06.2019 | MAX.ng Plans to Invest $7m Secured Funds in Multiple Transport Technologies | MAX.ng secured $7 million funding round led by Novastar Ventures. The CFO of MAX.ng, Guy-Bertrand Njoya told TechCrunch that they plan to invest the money in multiple transport technologies.
MAX.ng plans to introduce water transport and tri... |
| 20.06.2019 | Nigeria’s Max.ng to expand to 10 West African cities with close of $7m Series-A round | Lagos-based mobility platform Max.ng today announced that it has closed a $7-million Series-A round which it said it will use to help it to expand across 10 West African cities.
Max.ng was founded in 2015 by CEO Adetayo Bamiduro and chief ... |
| 20.06.2019 | MAX.ng raises $7M round backed by Yamaha and pilots EVs in Nigeria | Nigerian motorcycle transit startup MAX.ng has raised a $7 million funding round led by Novastar Ventures, with participation from Japanese manufacturer Yamaha.
Based in Lagos, the company’s app-based platform coordinates motorcycle taxi an... |
| 20.06.2019 | Nigeria’s Max.ng to expand to 10 West African cities with close of $7m Series-A round | Lagos-based mobility platform Max.ng today announced that it has closed a $7-million Series-A round which it said it will use to help it to expand across 10 West African cities.
Max.ng was founded in 2015 by CEO Adetayo Bamiduro and chief g... |
| 20.06.2019 | Daily funding roundup - June 20th, 2019 | Xealth raised $3M; Humanising Autonomy landed $5.3M; Zeakal secured $10M; Rhumbix closed $14.3M
Xealth: Xealth is a platform for digital health, enabling clinicians to prescribe and monitor digital tools from within the EHR workflow. Xealth... |
| 14.06.2019 | Max.ng secures $7 million, Expands to Ghana & Ivory Coast | Shortly after Gokada announced a raise of $5.3 million, Max.ng has raised $7 million from undisclosed investors. They intend to use this fund to scale operation into Ghana, Ivory Coast, and another Nigerian city before the end of 2019.
Moto... |
| 24.05.2019 | Nigeria’s Gokada raises $5.3M round for its motorcycle ride-hail biz | In many large cities across Africa, motorcycle taxis are as common as yellow cabs in New York.
That includes Lagos, Nigeria, where ride-hail startup Gokada has raised a $5.3 million Series A round to grow its two-wheel transit business.
Gok... |
| 12.12.2018 | M-SCAN emerges winner of the TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa 2018 | M-SCAN, a Ugandan company that specialises in developing portable mobile ultrasound devices (Ultrasonic probes), was crowned as Sub-Saharan Africa’s Most Promising Startup at TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa 2018, held in Lagos, Nigeri... |
| 11.12.2018 | Ultra-affordable ultrasound startup M-SCAN wins TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa | TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa just finished in Lagos, Nigeria, where 15 companies took the stage for the chance of winning the $25,000 equity-free grand prize, a trip for two to TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2019 and the coveted ... |
| 11.12.2018 | Introducing the startups and agenda for Startup Battlefield Africa | At 9:30 AM local time, we kick off TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa, where 15 companies will take the stage, along with panels from industry investors, Main One, and speakers from Facebook (our partner on the event through the FB Start... |
| 07.12.2018 | Nigerian logistics startup Kobo360 raises $6M, expands in Africa | Jake Bright Contributor
Jake Bright is a writer and author in New York City. He is co-author of The Next Africa.
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African fintech startup Chipper Cash raises $30M backed by Jeff Bezos
Nigeria’s Autochek raises ... |
| 08.08.2018 | URGENT: Jack Ma speech to be streamed live from 1pm Central African Time | Want to hear entrepreneur Jack Ma speak? Here’s your chance to hear the Alibaba Group founder speak — today.
Ma is due to address an event that takes place today in Joburg. His speech at the event — Netpreneurs: The Rise of Africa’s Digital... |
| 08.08.2018 | URGENT: Jack Ma speech to be streamed live from 1pm Central African Time | Want to hear entrepreneur Jack Ma speak? Here’s your chance to hear the Alibaba Group founder speak — today.
Ma is due to address an event that takes place today in Joburg. His speech at the event — Netpreneurs: The Rise of Africa’s Digita... |
| 28.06.2018 | Nigerian logistics startup Kobo360 accepted into YC, raises $1.2 million | Jake Bright Contributor
Jake Bright is a writer and author in New York City. He is co-author of The Next Africa.
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African fintech startup Chipper Cash raises $30M backed by Jeff Bezos
Nigeria’s Autochek raises ... |
| 12.01.2018 | New York Life Insurance arm to invest ₹121 cr in Max Ventures | Will pick 22.5% stake via preferential allotment
New York Life International Holdings (NYLIH), a subsidiary of US-headquartered New York Life Insurance, will pick a 22.5 per cent stake in Max Ventures and Industries (MVIL) for a considerati... |
| 06.11.2017 | Startups aim to secure $1.5m as World Bank’s XL Africa kicks off in Cape Town | Twenty promising African tech startups today began an 11-day residency in Cape Town at the World Bank’s XL Africa accelerator. The programme runs until 17 November and startups have a chance of securing up to $1.5-million.
The accelerator ... |
| 06.11.2017 | Startups aim to secure $1.5m as World Bank’s XL Africa kicks off in Cape Town | Twenty promising African tech startups today began an 11-day residency in Cape Town at the World Bank’s XL Africa accelerator. The programme runs until 17 November and startups have a chance of securing up to $1.5-million.
The accelerator w... |
| 31.08.2017 | Here are the 20 startups that will take part in accelerator XL Africa’s first cohort | World Bank accelerator XL Africa yesterday announced the 20 startups it has selected for the first cohort for its scale-up accelerator programme.
The 20 include startups in sector such as edtech, fintech, healthtech, transportation and huma... |
| 31.08.2017 | Here are the 20 startups that will take part in accelerator XL Africa’s first cohort | World Bank accelerator XL Africa yesterday announced the 20 startups it has selected for the first cohort for its scale-up accelerator programme.
The 20 include startups in sector such as edtech, fintech, healthtech, transportation and hum... |
| 23.06.2017 | MAX Go, an on-demand motorcycle transportation service, launches to take on Lagos traffic | Share this article:
Lagos residents are all too familiar with the unpredictable mess that is Lagos traffic. Whether it’s that important meeting on the Island or the movie screening you’re running late for, Lagos traffic is no respecter of t... |
| 03.06.2017 | Max Raises €20m in Funding | Max, a French startup developing a virtual customer assistant, raised €20m in funding.
Crédit Mutuel Arkéa acted as founding investor.
Led by CEO Didier Ardouin, Max aims to provide consumers with a mobile application which will offer a wid... |
| 01.06.2017 | French bank Crédit Mutuel Arkéa invests €20 million to launch its own fintech startup, Max | The French bank Crédit Mutuel Arkéa has invested €20 million to launch its own fintech startup, "Max". The bank wants to use the startup to give customers access to a range of banking and insurance services, personalized financial... |
| 06.12.2016 | Top African technology news for December 6, 2016 | 10. Register to attend Compex Africa’s strategic business forum happening in Lagos on December 9
Online business marketplace, Compex Africa, is hosting a strategic business exit forum where top experts will be speaking on the importance of ... |
| 29.09.2016 | MAX acqui-hires Easyappetite to kick off food delivery chain | Share this article:
This article was published in 2016.
According to the reports reaching us, hyper-local logistics startup, Metro Africa Express (MAX) has acqui-hired Easyappetite to launch a food delivery arm. By so doing, they have on-bo... |
| 18.08.2016 | Surely, you must have noticed Silicon Valley’s newfound interest in African startups
Techstars
Y-Combinator
500 startups
That’s all folks | One of the more interesting quotes I’ve read is that brilliance is evenly distributed, but opportunity is not (I got that off Andela’s about page, by the way). Beyond baking software developers and linking them with large tech companies, if... |
| 27.04.2016 | iDea Hub and Jovago are organising a chat on customer acquisition for startups | Idea Hub and Jovago are planning a fireside chat on the topic “How to effectively acquire customers and strategies to retain them”. This chat is to create an environment where startup founders can learn from accomplished startup executives ... |
| 03.02.2016 | Here’s everything that happened at Africabeta 2.0 | Fixing Nigerian payments. This was the focus of the conversation, at Africabeta 2.0, which held on Saturday, January 30, 2016, at The Social Place, in Victoria Island, Lagos. Payments service providers, online merchants, developers, and oth... |
| 09.12.2015 | Max Nigeria makes final at TechCrunch Disrupt London | Share this:
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| 09.12.2015 | Nigerian last-mile courier service runner-up at TechCrunch Disrupt London | Taking part in the TechCrunch Disrupt event, Nigerian-based last-mile courier Metro Africa Express (MAX) was named runner-up. The event took place from 7 to 8 December in London, England.
Jukedeck, a platform for cheap and custom soundtrack... |
| 09.12.2015 | Nigerian last-mile courier service runner-up at TechCrunch Disrupt London | Taking part in the TechCrunch Disrupt event, Nigerian-based last-mile courier Metro Africa Express (MAX) was named runner-up. The event took place from 7 to 8 December in London, England.
Jukedeck, a platform for cheap and custom soundtrac... |
| 07.12.2015 | Metro Africa Xpress Looks To Bring On-Demand Local Delivery To Urban Africa | Adetayo Bamiduro had to convince his co-founder Chinedu Azodoh that starting an e-commerce site wasn’t necessarily the best idea — at least, not yet. Instead, the two decided to start Metro Africa Xpress (or MAX, for short), a last-mile del... |
| 06.05.2015 | Max Levchin’s Lending Startup Affirm Raises $275M In Equity And Debt | Affirm is looking to expand its lending business for online shoppers. The new lending startup from PayPal co-founder Max Levchin is today announcing it raised $275 million in debt and equity to do just that.
The round was led by Spark Capit... |
| - | Max.ng secures $7 million, Expands to Ghana & Ivory Coast | Shortly after Gokada announced a raise of $5.3 million, Max.ng has raised $7 million from undisclosed investors. They intend to use this fund to scale operation into Ghana, Ivory Coast, and another Nigerian city before the end of 2019.
Moto... |
| - | MAX, a Nigerian automobile subscription startup, has raised $31 million in Series B funding | Metro Africa Xpress (MAX), a low-to-zero emission car subscription platform based in Nigeria, has raised US$31 million in the first close of a Series B funding round, with more closes planned in the coming weeks.
MAX previously raised nearl... |
| - | MAX.ng Plans to Invest $7m Secured Funds in Multiple Transport Technologies | MAX.ng secured $7 million funding round led by Novastar Ventures. The CFO of MAX.ng, Guy-Bertrand Njoya told TechCrunch that they plan to invest the money in multiple transport technologies.
MAX.ng plans to introduce water transport and tri... |
| - | MAX | “Powering Africa’s Forward Movement” |
