Startups & Innovation

Should Your Business Accept Crypto Payments? The Benefits, Risks and Hidden Costs

Thinking about accepting Bitcoin or stablecoins at checkout? Explore how crypto payments work, customer concerns, price volatility, security, refunds and regulations in Nigeria and Kenya.

What Is Your Startup Really Worth? Why AI Companies Can Command 50× Revenue While Others Get Far Less

AI startups are raising at vastly different revenue multiples. Explore what drives startup valuations, what founders should measure, and the lessons for African entrepreneurs.

OpenAI Opens ChatGPT Ads to Nigerian and South African Businesses as AI Advertising Expands

OpenAI has expanded ChatGPT Ads to Nigeria and South Africa. Explore its 1.2 billion weekly users, local campaign costs, business opportunities and limitations.

How to Build an AI-Native Team: A Practical Guide for Founders, Entrepreneurs and Student Builders

Learn how founders, entrepreneurs and student teams can use AI coding agents, practical projects, shared tools and better workflows to build products faster and responsibly.

Cassava Adds NVIDIA Nemotron to Its AI Platform: What It Could Mean for African Businesses

AI Makes Building Easier: Execution Is What Turns Ideas Into Companies

AI agents make it easier to build products, but customer validation, sales, iteration and recurring revenue are what turn startup ideas into sustainable businesses.

Free AI Marketing Course: How Udacity Helps Businesses Automate Marketing

Udacity's free AI marketing course teaches reusable Claude Skills and scheduled workflows. Discover how founders, marketers and students can use AI to improve marketing operations and customer acquisition.

Marketplace Advertising: How Discovery Is Changing Customer Acquisition

Discover how marketplace advertising is changing customer acquisition, when sponsored listings are worth the cost, and how businesses can measure profitable growth.

Moove Exits Nigeria After Uber: Why Is Africa’s $2 Billion Mobility Giant Leaving Its Home Market?

Moove is exiting Nigeria after Uber, transferring ₦35 billion in vehicles to drivers. What went wrong, and what does it mean for Nigeria's mobility market?

Your Competitor Just Raised Millions, What Should an African Startup Founder Do Next?

A competitor raising millions can feel like a death sentence for an African startup. Here is what founders should do about customers, investors, staff and fundraising.

Terra Raised $52 Million — Now Its Autonomous Systems Are Heading Into Nigerian Mines

Terra Industries is taking its autonomous surveillance technology into Nigerian mines after raising $52 million. The real test now is whether funding can become repeatable commercial revenue.

African Startups Have Raised $2 Billion in 2026 But Where Is the Money Actually Going?

African startups have raised over $2 billion in 2026, but funding is increasingly concentrated in fewer companies. Here is what the numbers mean for founders.