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Technology

Lagos

25 articles stable

Lagos has appeared in 25 articles since 2017-10. Coverage peaked in 2023Q2 with 6 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside Nigeria, Jumia, Flutterwave, Nigerian.

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Coverage Timeline

2025-10-21
Bloomberg 9 related

Lagos-founded payments startup Moniepoint raised $90M at a $1B+ valuation, after raising $110M in October 2024, and says it processes $250B+ yearly transactions

Bloomberg :

2025-04-28
TechCrunch 3 related

Lagos-based OmniRetail, which digitizes order management for manufacturers, distributors, and others, raised a $20M Series A, taking its total funding to $38M

Tage Kene-Okafor / TechCrunch :

2024-03-19
TechCrunch 6 related

Lagos-based Moove, which offers car financing to ride-hailing drivers, raised a $100M Series B led by Uber at a $750M valuation, up from $550M in August 2023

Moove, an African mobility fintech that offers vehicle financing to ride-hailing and delivery app drivers, has raised $100 million …

2024-01-16
Rest of World

How Spotify's on-the-ground work in Nigeria, like hiring local staff, contributed to the success of Afrobeats, which grew 550% on Spotify between 2017 and 2022

Damilare Dosunmu / Rest of World : X: @anupkaphle See also Mediagazer X: Anup Kaphle / @anupkaphle : How Spotify helped turn Afrobeats into a global phenomenon Read @tarykuh's reporting from Lagos. H...

2023-08-10
Financial Times 6 related

Lagos-based Moove, which offers car financing to ride-hailing drivers in Africa, the UK, India, and the UAE, raises $76M in equity and debt at a $550M valuation

Will Louch / Financial Times :

2023-06-06
TechCrunch 3 related

Lagos-based Helium Health, which provides SaaS tools, financing, and insights for health care providers and public health organizations, raised a $30M Series B

Tage Kene-Okafor / TechCrunch :

2023-05-26
Wired 10 related

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman visited London this week, part of a tour to ~17 cities, including Paris, Warsaw, and Lagos, to discuss AI, balanced regulation, and more

Morgan Meaker / Wired :

2023-05-25
Wired 6 related

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently visited London, part of tour to 17 cities, including Paris, Warsaw, and Lagos, to discuss AI, balanced regulation, and more

On a stop in London, the OpenAI CEO called for balanced regulation and warned of the risks of deepfake disinformation.

2023-05-19
TechCrunch 2 related

Sources: Lagos-based Sabi, which provides a marketplace, inventory management tools, and more to Africa's SMEs, raised a $38M Series B at a $300M valuation

Tage Kene-Okafor / TechCrunch :

2023-05-02
TechCrunch 4 related

Lagos-based payment service provider Nomba raised a $30M pre-Series B led by Base 10 Partners at a $150M+ valuation, per YC, after a $5M Series A in April 2019

Tage Kene-Okafor / TechCrunch :

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TEXXR tracks 16 Techmeme articles mentioning Lagos, dating back to July 2018. The biggest stories include OpenAI CEO Sam Altman visited London this week, part of a tour to ~17 cities, including... and Lagos-founded payments startup Moniepoint raised $90M at a $1B+ valuation, after raising.... Frequently covered alongside Jumia and Tage Kene-Okafor.

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