16 November 2022
- Asus on Wednesday announced a handful of new ExpertBook laptops in Kenya targeting business users. The new range of laptops include the ExpertBook B7 Flip (B7402FBA), ExpertBook B5 Flip OLED (B5302FEA), ExpertBook B3 Flip (B3402FEA) and ExpertBook…
16 November 2022
- Pan-African payments startup Paystack, which was acquired by Stripe in October 2020 for $200 million, has been granted a Payment Service Provider license by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) to enable it kickstart operations in the East African…
16 November 2022
- India-based employee volunteering platform Goodera has announced the close of a $10 million financing from Zoom Ventures, Elevation Capital, Nexus Venture Partners, Omidyar Network India, and Binny Bansal among others.Founded by Abhishek Gumbad in…
16 November 2022
- develoPPP Ventures has launched a new €100K funding grant for startups in Kenya and Tanzania to get a chance to scale their impact-driven companies.On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), implemented…
16 November 2022
- The European smartphone market continued to suffer from a global economic slowdown and ongoing geopolitical tensions, with shipments declining by 16% year-on-year in Q3 2022, according to the latest research from Counterpoint.However, Apple’s…
16 November 2022
- WafR, a Morroccan startup that helps retail brands to deliver promotions to grocers, has raised a further $120,000 in funding to expand its network of grocers.Founded in 2021, WafR is an app that enables retail brands to broadcast and deliver smart…
16 November 2022
- Twitter is working on end-to-end encryption for direct messages sent over the social network, according to app researcher Jane Manchun Wong.Wong said in a tweet with a picture of the code strings highlighting references to encryption keys.&#…
16 November 2022
- Mexico-based digital fraud prevention and identity verification startup, Trully has raised a $4.1 million seed round led by Costanoa Ventures.According to this report, the financial cost of fraud in 2021 was $5.38 trillion worldwide. In Latin…
16 November 2022
- In 2020, Facebook announced that its Lagos office would be the first to house engineers on the continent. The next year, Twitter announced that it was building an office in Ghana. We explored what will happen to these giant tech offices now that…
16 November 2022
- In 2016, Judith Okonkwo founded Ìmísí 3D, an extended reality (XR) creation lab on a mission to drive XR adoption in in Nigeria, and Africa.
16 November 2022
- LG has expressed interest in seeing increased adoption of digital laundromats in Kenya. With this, the company hopes to formalize the informal “mamafua” industry. This follows a growing demand for laundry services among an increasingly...
16 November 2022
- Interviews are two-way streets.
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16 November 2022
- Baraka, a two-year-old stock trading app has announced the close of a $20 million Series A round led by Valar Ventures to expand across the Middle East and reach more users.Founded in 2020 by Feras Jalbout, Baraka started out as a content platform…
16 November 2022
- Former KCB CEO Joshua Oigara has picked the same role at Stanbic Bank Kenya and South Sudan, effective from December 1, 2022. This follows a period of inactivity since he left his post at KCB back in April 2022. He was replaced by Peter Russo.…
16 November 2022
- Video streaming service, Showmax, has seen the number of paying subscribers grow by 50% this year compared to the same period last year. This is quite a jump for the industry that has faced stiff...
16 November 2022
- F88, a Vietnam-based financial services startup, said it has secured a loan of $50 million from Lending Ark, plus an additional $10 million loan from Lendable.Launched originally as a pawnshop business in 2013, F88 offers vehicle title loans,…
16 November 2022
- Blnk, an Egyptian start-up offering consumer loans, has secured a US$32 million debt and equity funding round. The company has recently received $23.7 million in equity and debt capital and $8.3 million in securitized bond issuance. The pre-seed…
16 November 2022
- CutStruct Technology, a startup in Nigeria, has secured a US$600,000 pre-seed funding round. With the support of angel investors, notably Kola Aina, the pre-seed investment round was co-led by Zedcrest Capital, DFS Lab, and LoftyInc. CutStruct, a…
16 November 2022
- The telco market in Ethiopia has been receiving a lot of interest in the recent past. With a population of over 120 million, the country was in dire need of competition in the carrier market that was mostly led by state-owned Ethio Telecom. A…
16 November 2022
- Contro, a telehealth firm based in South Africa that specializes in sexual health and confidence-building services, has announced the completion of an oversubscribed pre-seed investment round, which raised a total of US$585,000. Four international…
16 November 2022
- WafR, a Moroccan retail technology startup, has raised an additional US$120,000 in funding as it continues to organize its network of grocery stores. WafR assists retail brands in delivering promotions to grocers. The business had closed a US$1.…
16 November 2022
- Modus, a New York-based venture platform, has opened Modus Africa, a venture capital fund supporting artificial intelligence and blockchain startups in sub-Saharan Africa. Modus operates three business units that target entrepreneurs and startups…
16 November 2022
- To support early-stage startups across Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and Pakistan, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has established a $225 million venture capital platform. IFC stated it will also use the sector-neutral…
16 November 2022
- e& has announced that they have come into a partnership with Ericsson in an effort to build more sustainable future networks.
16 November 2022
- EthSwitch, Oromia Bank and Mastercard have announced that they are coming together to enable the acceptance of Mastercard Payment Cards at ATMs.
16 November 2022
- The French telecommunications company Orange has taken the first step in expanding its high-speed broadband offering to further areas in the Middle East and Africa by launching a new 5G network in Botswana. When it comes to offering high-speed…
16 November 2022
- Vodacom Business has announced that they have partnered with CybSafe in an effort to help with the accessibility of cyber-security with businesses.
16 November 2022
- United Arab Emirates' (UAE) Invest Bank selects Temenos Banking Cloud to accelerate digital transformation with NdcTech.
16 November 2022
- Intelsat has announced that they have appointed MTN to help meet the demand for broadband in remote areas of South Sudan
16 November 2022
- Mexico City-based Perfekto raised $1.1 million in pre-seed funding with the participation of Goodwater Capital, Alan Rutledge, and Asymmetry Ventures to expand its subscription box of imperfect produce programs across Mexico. Perfekto is a platform…
16 November 2022
- Fintech Ping raised $15 million in seed funding from a group of investors, including Y Combinator, Race Capital, BlockTower, Danhua Capital, Signum Capital, and Goat Capital. Ping is a global payment and invoicing solution that aims to solve…
16 November 2022
- Parisian startup Pelico has announced raising a $18.5 million round for its supply chain management software proposition. The round was led by VCs Serena Capital and 83North. Pelico also raised funds from La Famiglia, ISAI, and a slate of angel…
16 November 2022
- UK-based pet insurance startup Napo yesterday announced raising £15 million in a series A funding led by DN Capital, and backed by the pet care-focused Companion Fund. Founded in 2021, Napo’s insurtech platform offers pet owners policy quotes in…
16 November 2022
- London-based Anything World, a platform for developing ML-powered interactive 3D experiences has raised €7.52M in funding. Anything World also announced the debut of its high-fidelity animation system, which enables rigging and animations for any…
16 November 2022
- Xiaomi has launched its Black Friday offers running across all Xiaomi Stores, and partner retail stores in the country. The company has enticing deals for both smartphones and accessories that...
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16 November 2022
- ASUS, a global technology leader renowned for continuously reimagining today’s technologies for tomorrow, has unveiled the 2022 Expert series, a broad portfolio of business laptops that delivers the ultimate reliability, flexibility,...
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16 November 2022
- develoPPP Ventures is offering an opportunity for startups in Kenya and Tanzania to get a chance to scale their companies and receive a grant investment of up to €100K. Interested applicants can sign up here before December 31, 2022: https://…
16 November 2022
- London-based Landmark, a mobile games studio built on the foundation and importance of sharing, announced that it has raised €4.47M in a seed round of funding. The company is on a mission to plug a growing demand from players who crave adventures…
16 November 2022
- Stockholm-based Sesamy, a digital content platform, announced that it has raised an additional €3.3M in a Seed round of funding to accelerate its growth and further expand into digital news and magazine content. The company has now raised €7.3M to…
16 November 2022
- Madrid-based ifeel, an emotional well-being platform for companies, announced that it has secured €10M in a Series A round of funding led by UNIQA Ventures. Nauta Capital and other investors also participated in the round. ifeel says it will use…
16 November 2022
- Cloud-based lending software provider Lentra has raised $60 million in fresh funding led by existing investors Bessemer Venture Partners and the Susquehanna International Group (SIG) Venture Capital. Citi Ventures also participated in the round.…
16 November 2022
- OPPO Kenya is kicking off the holiday shopping season early with its Black Friday Sale, which will be running from November 4th to November 30th, 2022. During the annual Black...
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16 November 2022
- HR tech startup Keka announced that it has raised $57 million in funding from WestBridge Capital, in what the company claims is the largest Series A SaaS funding round in India to date. Launched in 2016, Hyderabad-based Keka entered the HR tech…
16 November 2022
- BasiGo, the Kenyan-based electric manufacturer working to bring EVs for public transportation has raised $6.6 million (Sh804.5 million ), in a round led by Toyota, through its venture capital subsidiary Mobility 54. Toyota pumped $1 million into…
16 November 2022
- The Nokia C31 is one of the latest smartphones from the company to launch in Kenya. The phone is currently available in stores for Ksh 16,000. This is affordable but not the most affordable smartphone...
16 November 2022
- Sophos’s endpoint security products have been ranked as the industry best in all three of SE Labs’ protection tests in the third quarter of 2022, achieving AAA ratings across the board. In the Enterprise, SMB, and Consumer categories, Sophos…
16 November 2022
- Kenyan startup based Stable Foods has raised USD$600,000 in funding to build out its climate-smart smallholder food production system. A portfolio company of Pyramidia Ventures, an agrifood-tech venture studio, Stable Foods has developed an…
16 November 2022
- Eden Care, a licensed Rwanda-based digital insurer which offers affordable, accessible and personalized health coverage to businesses and their employees, has completed a pre-seed funding round from DOB Equity, Seedstars International, Norrsken…
16 November 2022
- The Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Small Businesses need to develop a plan focused on how to work with fintech startups to help them find training, mentors, and investors from around the world.
16 November 2022
- South African ed-tech company Snapplify is investing heavily in expanding its presence in the West Africa region. Founded in 2012, Snapplify enables digital learning via the largest digital education marketplace in Africa. Snapplify is the largest…