10 February 2023
- A two-day World Bank Africa-Korea Agritech Innovation summit was concluded on Thursday in Nairobi, Kenya, with a call on stakeholders...
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10 February 2023
- It is official. LEAP23 6 – 9 February 2023 in Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is now the world’s...
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10 February 2023
- Egypt-based marketing CRM platform Gameball has closed a US$3.5 million seed round to accelerate product commercialisation, enterprise customer acquisition and strategic hiring. Founded in 2020 by Ahmed Khairy, Ahmed El Assy and Omar Alfar,…
10 February 2023
- Memorandum of Understanding Would Explore Opportunities for New Telecommunications and Digital Solutions in Saudi Arabia
10 February 2023
- Carry1st, Africa’s mobile games and the interactive content publisher has acquired a mobile board game, Gebeta in a deal targeted...
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10 February 2023
- This week's Quick Fire guest, Edidiong Ekong (@edidiongmekong), is a senior marketing executive who believes the use of AI and machine learning, interactive and immersive content will drive growth for brands in 2023.
10 February 2023
- Today, climate resilience venture launcher Triggering Exponential Climate Action (TECA) has announced the selection of seven startups to each receive $55,000 in funding to advance their solutions for the blue economy in Africa. The startup founders…
10 February 2023
- Chari, a Morocco-based B2B e-commerce startup with embedded financing for the FMCG sector, has raised $1 million from Orange Ventures. As per the transaction, Grégoire de Padirac, partner of Orange Ventures Middle East and Africa, is set to join…
10 February 2023
- Microsoft is announcing plans to support African startups with $500 million in potential funding in partnership with venture capital investors to enable them to rapidly scale using investment funding. This is part of new initiatives under its…
10 February 2023
- Global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, Vertiv, introduced the Vertiv™ MegaMod™ and Vertiv™ MegaMod™ Plus. Both of...
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10 February 2023
- Anita Chege has been named the General Manager of Innovation at Housing Finance (HF) Group, a provider of integrated property...
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10 February 2023
- Google has announced that applications are now open for its inaugural Google for Startups Accelerator: Women Founders Africa Programme. An extension of the Google for Startups Accelerator Africa programme established in 2017, the female-focused…
10 February 2023
- The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is set to have the country’s first open access, carrier-neutral data centre, OADC...
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10 February 2023
- Zoho, a web business tools company, has revealed its new communication platform called Trident, which aims to simplify communication for businesses by providing a unified solution across different channels. Zoho has also enhanced its collaboration…
10 February 2023
- Egyptian digital healthcare startup Yodawy, which has pioneered a pharmacy benefit management platform in the MENA region using technology, expert pharmacists, and state-of-the-art logistics, has raised US$16 million in the first close of its…
10 February 2023
- A technical mistake by Google's new AI service Bard wiped $100 billion off the company's market value. In Kenya, investigators have arrested scammers who defrauded Safaricom of $4 million through an extensive SIM card fraud scheme.
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10 February 2023
- We are all NCBA Loop customers. And we’ve been for the longest time. In this episode, hear our frustrations in this review of the new NCBA LOOP App that sparked conversations from customers when it was introduced. Listen in to the conversation with…
10 February 2023
- realme, the world’s fastest-growing smartphone brand has officially unveiled its all-new flagship — realme GT Neo5 – in mainland China.…
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10 February 2023
- Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is reportedly testing its own rival to ChatGPT, joining in the AI chatbot frenzy that has taken up 2023 by storm.The e-commerce giant is one of the latest tech companies to start working on its own generative AI…
10 February 2023
- IBM's quarterly revenue surpassed analysts' expectations due to higher growth in the company's software and infrastructure segments.The total revenue was reported at $16.69 billion for Q4 2022 flat compared to what analysts had expected to decline…
09 February 2023
- Umba, the digital bank for emerging markets, has launched its digital banking operations in Kenya after acquiring Daraja Microfinance Bank,…
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09 February 2023
- OPPO is set to launch its latest mobile phone line, OPPO Reno8 T, in Kenya with both the 5G and…
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09 February 2023
- ZOLA Electric, the Enterprise technology company delivering Energy Access to emerging markets, has launched, FLEX MAX, touted as its largest…
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09 February 2023
- The global VC firm Partech, which manages multiple funds, has announced that the first closure of Partech Africa II has reached a total of 245 million euros, making it the most successful and largest Africa-focused fund to date. According to…
09 February 2023
- GlossAi, creators of an AI-driven video generator that allows organizations to rapidly create multi-audience content at scale using generative AI capabilities has announced a successful $8 million seed round. Led by New Era Capital Partners with…
09 February 2023
- Gameball, the all-in-one customer intelligence and marketing CRM platform for consumer brands, has announced the completion of a $3.5 million funding to accelerate its international expansion. A roster of global investors joined the company’s seed…
09 February 2023
- Flutterwave, Africa’s payments technology company, announced on Tuesday that it has received its Payment Services Provider and Payments Facilitator licenses...
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09 February 2023
- The Internet’s most Googled investing question is “How do I invest in cryptocurrency?”, new research has revealed. The study by...
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09 February 2023
- Lulalend, a South African fintech startup, has raised US$35 million in Series B funding to expand its digital lending platform for underserved SMEs. The international impact investor Lightrock led the investment round, which included previous…
09 February 2023
- The three-year GrindstoneX accelerator program, which seeks to empower female entrepreneurs while generating jobs, has selected ten South African startups. Grindstone, founded in 2014 and owned jointly by Knife Capital and Thinkroom, provides…
09 February 2023
- SunFi, a clean technology startup in Nigeria, has raised $2.33 million from a variety of investors, including Factor[e] in Nairobi, SCM Capital Asset Management, Voltron Capital, Norrsken Impact Accelerator, Ventures Platform, and Sovereign Capital…
09 February 2023
- Mawingu, a Kenyan-based Internet service provider has successfully closed USD 9 M Series B investment to support its roll-out infrastructure across Kenya that will increase access to affordable internet connectivity to underserved households and…
09 February 2023
- eWAKA, an African sustainable mobility startup, has received a loan of Sh67.5 million from the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) startup fund of the Swiss Confederation. This strategic offer will support eWAKA’s 2023 plans to accelerate…
09 February 2023
- The inaugural ARM Labs Lagos Techstars accelerator, which offers access to up to US$120,000 in equity capital and other sorts of support, has selected twelve African tech startups. The first edition of the ARM Labs Lagos Techstars accelerator will…
09 February 2023
- IDT Corporation, a global provider of fintech, cloud communications, and traditional communications services, announced today that it is rebranding its…
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09 February 2023
- Over 80% of crops require insect pollination, but growers can no longer rely on the dwindling wild bee population. But it’s a complex problem. Pollinating crops with honey bees can pose a threat to indigenous wild bees who are forced to compete…
09 February 2023
- Paris-based Ever Dye, a deep-tech startup, announced that it has raised €3.4M in a Seed round of funding. The startup creates a chemical method for textile dyeing factories to color fibers quickly, efficiently, and without the use of…
09 February 2023
- Amsterdam-based Vipper, a B2B2C mobility platform that provides interlining and multimodal door-to-door travel services, announced that it has raised €2M in a fresh round of funding. Vipper.com is an all-in-one travel booking platform that allows…
09 February 2023
- London-based Ziflow, a SaaS company that provides creative review and online proofing solutions for agencies and brands, announced that it has raised approximately €18.56M in a Series A round of funding. The round was led by US-based Riverside…
09 February 2023
- For slightly over one decade, Tech Nation, a non-profit UK-based organization has been providing assistance to global tech talent, outsourcing available opportunities, and facilitating entry into the UK. Tech Nation is credited for helping nearly a…
09 February 2023
- Sweden-based Modvion, a company developing modular designs in renewable engineered wood to simplify and improve construction logistics, announced that it has raised approximately €10.98M in funding. The investment came from global wind turbine …
09 February 2023
- Madrid-based Webel, an on-demand home services marketplace, announced that it has raised €550K in Simple Agreement for Future Equity in a funding round led by Trind Ventures. Tiburon (a super angel fund from Daniel Wild and Felix Artmann) and…
09 February 2023
- South African social impact advisory firm Impact Amplifier has secured a second round of funding from Google.org to launch the second phase of the Africa Online Safety Fund, which seeks innovative solutions to online safety challenges. Over 500…
09 February 2023
- Netflix has finally disclosed information regarding its efforts to prevent individuals from sharing their family plan passwords, which is against its terms of service and causing harm to its overall revenue. To note, this information has not been…
09 February 2023
- Amsterdam-based Aiir Innovations, a provider of AI-based software solutions for aircraft engine inspection, announced that it has raised €2.1M in an oversubscribed funding round. Aiir Innovations says it will use the funds to grow its remote-first…
09 February 2023
- With more and more African countries legalising online betting, finding a reliable betting app has become increasingly important – but…
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09 February 2023
- Freightify a freight rate management platform is solving the complex challenges facing freight forwarders and helping them to do more business faster at lower costs. Freightify announced a $12M debt & equity Series A funding round to help…
09 February 2023
- Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) have arrested eight suspects in a high-profile fraud scheme where telecommunications firm Safaricom lost close to Ksh. 500 million from its M-pesa Fuliza service. According to the DCI…
09 February 2023
- Nigeria confirmed itself as the leading destination for African tech startup funding over the course of a record-breaking 2022, yet there is evidence of a trickle-down effect as more startups from more countries than ever before secured investment…
09 February 2023
- A day after Google launched Bard, Microsoft also announced new versions of their web browsers Bing and Edge, in a move that could be interpreted as the company taking the AI-powered search battle to Google.