26 March 2023
- After its funding ran out, Zumi, a Kenyan e-commerce site that sold non-food items, shut down, adding to the growing list of digital businesses that have failed recently in Kenya. William McCarren, the company’s co-founder and CEO announced on…
26 March 2023
- Liquid Intelligent Technologies (https://www.Liquid.Tech) announced that it had bought the Cairo-based technology business Cysiv MEA, which used to be called SecureMisr. Some of Egypt’s most prominent corporations use this business to get enterprise…
26 March 2023
- Credit Suisse was a Swiss private bank that had long offered wealth management, investment banking and asset management operations to a large number of entrepreneurs, rich and ultra-rich individuals and companies.It has just over 50,000 employees and…
25 March 2023
- Apple TV is a powerful device that can transform your TV into a smart TV. With Apple TV, you can stream your favorite movies, TV shows, and music on your TV. Here’s how to set...
25 March 2023
- Atiku, one of the candidates of Nigeria's presidential elections has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of using a third-party software called Device Management System to rig the election.
25 March 2023
- Because of the app's low data consumption and wide access, Whatsapp chatbots have better reach than other mobile apps in the southern Africa region where data is expensive.
24 March 2023
- When TikTok first emerged, I was one of many who dismissed it as just another juvenile app that wouldn't last long in a social media world dominated by giants like Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and WhatsApp.But how wrong I was! TikTok has grown so…
24 March 2023
- This week, a case was filed in the High Court of Kenya in Nairobi, which was brought forth by multiple parties against Ezra Chiloba, Director General of ICT watchdog the Communications Authority of Kenya, and the Attorney General. The case focused on…
24 March 2023
- Rwazi, a market intelligence startup, has raised $4 million in a seed round led by Bonfire Ventures. With this fresh capital, Rwazi will double down on its penetration into emerging markts like Africa.
24 March 2023
- This is a discussion of the different aspects of social media, how things have changed to the extent in which users can now pay for certain services, how individuals and businesses can benefit from paying, and more. We examine different social media…
24 March 2023
- African market intelligence startup Rwazi has raised a $4 million seed funding round that was led by Bonfire Ventures and saw participation from Newfund Capital and Alumni Ventures. The company founded in 2021 aims at bridging the gap by providing…
24 March 2023
- Have you ever wondered what your Internet Service Provider does for you? You trust them with your data and internet access, but do they really hold up their part of the bargain? To answer this question, let’s first define an Internet Service Provider…
24 March 2023
- It can be challenging to remember all the passwords we need for various accounts these days. However, if you find yourself constantly juggling passwords, it might be useful to learn how to view saved passwords on Chrome.Fortunately, most of us rely on…
24 March 2023
- Ride-hailing company Uber has launched a community-based women empowerment initiative for women drivers and delivery partners using the platform in Nairobi. The initiative dubbed GigSister is intended to connect, grow, and empower a community of women…
24 March 2023
- “54gene’s new leadership is focused on prioritising the company’s core mission and positioning the company for future success, and that means certain roles were redefined or eliminated in recent months,” 54gene told TechCabal
24 March 2023
- CHARGE+ZONE, a leading India-based electric vehicle charging company has raised $54 million (Rs 450 crore) in an equity and debt Series A1 funding round to support high-speed charging network expansion plans.Founded in 2019, CHARGE+ZONE is a leading…
24 March 2023
- Factor[e] Ventures, a venture-building firm that invests in early-stage companies in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia, has launched a new venture studio for African startups, called Delta40.The venture studio will be based in Kenya and will also…
24 March 2023
- It’s Friday again, and another condensed rundown of noteworthy activities in the African venture capital investment space. Here’s what happened last week. Egyptian Edutech Start-up, Almentor, Raises $10M Egyptian edutech, Almentor, recorded the…
24 March 2023
- Realme, the popular smartphone brand, has launched its fourth smartphone in the 10 series, the Realme 10T 5G, in Thailand. The base model, which features 4GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. The phone comes...
24 March 2023
- Last week, LinkedIn launched personalized suggestions with new GPT-powered tools, as part of its plans to integrate AI tools into its line of services for its users, as a means of easing up a lot of processes around the complexities of LinkedIn. The…
24 March 2023
- Job search platform Indeed announced plans to lay off 2,200 employees, or roughly 15% of its staff, according to an email by CEO Chris Hyams to all employees on Wednesday.The CEO said that the cuts will affect nearly "every team, function, level and…
24 March 2023
- Over the years, user experience has been a paramount feature for any product that has been shared in the market. This has helped in defining the proper experience that a user would go through when interacting with a company, its services and its…
24 March 2023
- Talking business with the founders of BuuPass.
24 March 2023
- Baron and Cabot, a UK-based international real estate firm has launched a game-changing concept – a UK property portal that...
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24 March 2023
- Application deadline for female entrepreneurs in the ECOWAS region is 21 April 2023.
24 March 2023
- GCC-based PropTech company Estater has announced the close of its $5 million Series A funding round.The company specializes in real estate data and uses cutting-edge Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (AI) models to develop consumer and…
24 March 2023
- Character.AI, an artificial intelligence start-up founded by two former Google employees says it has raised $150 million at a $1 billion valuation, as it looks to compete with OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT.Character.AI, based in Palo Alto,…
24 March 2023
- Forgetting your MacBook password can be frustrating, but there are several methods you can use to recover it.With the MacOS Monterey upgrade, Apple made it even easier to see saved passwords using System Preferences. For those who’ve decided not to…
24 March 2023
- Rwazi, a startup specializing in market intelligence, has raised $4 million in seed funding to scale up its platform. The company collects data directly from consumers to provide insights into emerging markets. Rwazi offers information on market size…
24 March 2023
- Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited (AMCUL) has announced a new partnership with Prudential Assurance Uganda Limited and Turaco Insurance Brokers Ltd, aimed at increasing access to insurance for low-income families and underserved communities in…
24 March 2023
- Nigeria's central bank digital currency, eNaira, has seen a surge in transactions and adoption following a cash shortage caused by a recent demonetization policy adopted by the Nigerian government.According to Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central…
24 March 2023
- Graphic design is the art and practice of planning and projecting ideas and experiences with visual and textual content. That is, it is a means to communicate certain ideas or messages in a visual way to meet the eyes and acceptance of a public…
24 March 2023
- Microblogging platform Twitter has announced that it will be removing all legacy verified badges for users as well as organisations from April 1, leaving only accounts actively subscribed to Twitter Blue, its subscription-based service will don the…
24 March 2023
- Credable has secured $2.5 million in a seed round headed by Ventures Platform. Credable is an embedded finance platform that helps businesses, including e-commerce platforms, mobile carriers, and logistics organizations, by giving them technological…
24 March 2023
- Connected Kenya is one of the leading tech events in Kenya, and by extension, East Africa. It has hosted 11 shows, and this year’s will be the 12th. Similar to select previous summits, the conference will be held in Coastal Kenya, precisely in Diani,…
24 March 2023
- Twitter has announced that it will start removing legacy blue checkmarks from its platform beginning April 1st. The removal of these legacy checkmarks has been anticipated for months since CEO Elon Musk tweeted in December...
24 March 2023
- Nigerian finance startup Onepipe has gotten a $4.8 million credit line from pan-African investment company TLG Capital. The TLG Africa Growth Impact Fund (AGIF), a credit company that invests in the area south of the Sahara, has ended the investment…
24 March 2023
- ChatGPT has implemented plug-ins from Shopify, Slack, Zapier, Klarna and eight other tech companies. Now the chatbot can access present-day information, run computations, or use third-party services.
24 March 2023
- Almentor ,an online platform for learning Arabic through videos in Egypt. It has just received $10 million in a pre-Series C fundraising round. E & Capital’s technology investment section led this finance round. e& Capital has joined Partech,…
24 March 2023
- Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures (VKAV), an African platform for venture capital, has received $43 million for its pan-African venture fund. The fund invests in scalable, tech-enabled enterprises that are already making money and are solving hard problems…
24 March 2023
- The Nigerian House of Representatives has directed the Central Bank (CBN) to request that all banks overhaul their online banking systems.
24 March 2023
- The South African neobank Fin has acquired the Pretoria-based fintech company Thuthukani as part of its growth strategy. With the purchase, Fin Home Loans, Thuthukani’s extra housing finance service, will be renamed Fin Home Loans and added to Fin’s…
24 March 2023
- OpenAI has announced that it will be adding plug-in support to its popular chatbot, ChatGPT. The move is expected to significantly expand the chatbot's capabilities and give it access to live data from the web for the first time.Until now, ChatGPT has…
24 March 2023
- In recent weeks, banks in Nigeria have faced challenges following the introduction of a cashless policy by the country's banking regulator.Particularly, there has been a lot of pressure on most of the bank's mobile apps due to the surge in mobile…
24 March 2023
- Cybersecurity threats continue to evolve, with hackers becoming more sophisticated in their attacks. It’s becoming increasingly crucial for organisations to have qualified cybersecurity professionals who can prevent and mitigate cyberattacks. The ISO/…
24 March 2023
- “The good thing about being behind is that there are so many case studies to learn from,” Cedric Manguad of Mstudio said. Now the studio takes working business models from the anglophone like Nigeria and replicates them in the francophone.
24 March 2023
- Huawei Technologies has launched its Intelligent Cloud Network Solution in Kenya, targeting a share of the country’s multi-billion-shilling cloud computing industry. The Intelligent Cloud Network has been designed and built to address the key…
24 March 2023
- Kenyan startup TIBU Health has raised an undisclosed amount of pre-Series A funding to allow it to strengthen its solutions dedicated to chronic diseases and improve its virtual care platform. The funding round was led by Health54, the healthcare-…
24 March 2023
- Smart Africa is committed to driving digital transformation across Africa, and Kone's insights shed light on the organization's efforts to address the digital divide, support entrepreneurship, and improve service delivery to citizens.
24 March 2023
- Airtel and UNICEF are on a pursuit to help accelerate digital learning by connecting 100 primary and secondary govt. schools in underserved communities to learning platforms.