23 February 2023
- Student.com, the largest student accommodation platform globally, has increased its stake in South African tech start-up, DigsConnect.com. The partnership will enable…
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23 February 2023
- Cellulant, a leading Pan-African financial technology company, provides digital payment solutions to individuals, businesses, and governments across Africa. The company’s offerings range from payment processing to mobile banking and include digital…
23 February 2023
- The African mobile money giant is looking to replicate its African success in new markets as the global demand for seamless, fast and affordable remittance services heats up.
23 February 2023
- Co-Creation Hub has announced a new partnership with the Mastercard Foundation under the Mastercard Foundation Ed-Tech Fellowship Programme to launch a US$15 million ed-tech accelerator initiative in Kenya and Nigeria. Co-creation Hub (CcHub)…
23 February 2023
- Airtel Kenya has joined Faiba and Safaricom by launching eSIM support for its customers. The event was attended by Airtel Africa CEO Segun Ogunsanya, and Airtel Kenya’s MD Ashish Malhotra. eSIM stands for Embedded SIM, which is a small,…
23 February 2023
- Pan-African payments company, Cellulant, has appointed Ibrahim Gbolahan Aminu as the General Manager for Cellulant in Nigeria. As General Manager,...
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23 February 2023
- To identify disenfranchised founders, Innovation Collective employs its network of partners as well as its own marketing specialists. To apply, startups are required to have progressed past the idea phase and have a viable product or tech, or have…
23 February 2023
- MTN Uganda has announced that they are thrilled to participate in the South Africa Trade Investment and Tourism Summit.
23 February 2023
- The AfricaGoGreen Fund (AGGF) has closed its second fundraising round at $47 million from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Nordic Development Fund (NDF), and the Sustainable Energy Fund for…
23 February 2023
- The GROW Impact Accelerator is currently accepting applications from agri-tech startups based in Africa. New foodtech and agtech firms that are attempting to solve some of the world’s most pressing sustainability issues are being given a huge…
23 February 2023
- Startup Wise Guys, a VC and accelerator firm, has closed the first $26.7 million of the US$48 million that will be used across its numerous geographies and vertical-focused funds to support its new strategy focused on international markets that are…
23 February 2023
- Mastercard has announced a new four-month initiative called Start Path Small Business, which will bring entrepreneurs and corporations together to develop and grow solutions that facilitate easy, safe digital experiences for small and medium-sized…
23 February 2023
- Workpay, a Kenyan HR payroll startup, received $2.7 million in pre-Series A funding to expand its services across Africa. Launch Africa, Saviu Ventures, Acadian Ventures, Proparco, Fondation Botnar, Kara Ventures, Axian, P1 Ventures, and Norrsken…
23 February 2023
- Planet42, a South African auto subscription company that purchases used vehicles from car dealerships and rents them to consumers on a subscription basis, has raised $100 million in debt and equity. This latest round of funding includes a mix of…
23 February 2023
- Vexi, the Mexican neo bank has raised an $8M round, led by Magma Partners. Previous investors Alpha4Ventures, Noa Capital, and Pomona Impact also participated in the round, along with new investors Redwood Ventures and U.S.-based Rebalance Capital…
23 February 2023
- QUASH.ai raised $3.7M in a seed round led by HTwenty, G2 Momentum, and Q Capital Venture Capital. Other angel investors, including Barak Kaufman from Insight Partners and Alex Porto from Riverwood Capital, also participated in the round. QUASH.ai’…
23 February 2023
- Zurich-based UNISERS, a developer of wafer inspection and particle detection solutions for semiconductor materials, announced that it has secured approximately €13M in a Seed round of funding led by Intel Capital. Participating investors include M…
23 February 2023
- Faroe Islands-based Ocean Rainforest, a seaweed cultivation and processing company, announced that it has raised approximately €5.8M funding in a Series A round of funding, led by The Grantham Foundation. Katapult Ocean’s Deep Blue fund, Builders…
23 February 2023
- Accelerator and VC firm Flat6Labs has hosted its 18th and 19th cycle startups at a demo day in Cairo. Launched and headquartered in Cairo since 2011, Flat6Labs is the MENA region’s leading seed and early-stage venture capital firm, which invests in…
23 February 2023
- London-based Dronamics, a freight drone airline with a European operating authorisation, announced that it has raised $40M in a pre-Series A round of funding. The investment came from Founders Factory, Speedinvest, Eleven Capital, and the Strategic…
23 February 2023
- MSI, a world leader in gaming, content creation, business & productivity and AIoT solutions in over 120 countries has partnered with Egypt’s fintech…
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23 February 2023
- Electric vehicle designer and developer, Roam, previously known as OpiBus, has announced it will collaborate closely with Hitachi Europe Ltd., a technology company focused on sustainable mobility, to increase access to electric transportation in…
23 February 2023
- Launched in Silicon Valley in 2010, and investing in Africa since 2012, 500 Global is perhaps best known for its renowned accelerator programme. Yet it is quietly scaling up its investments on the continent, with those operations led by Africa lead…
23 February 2023
- South Africa-based vehicle rental startup, Planet42, has announced that it has closed a $100 million round to scale its operations across South Africa and Mexico.
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23 February 2023
- Listen in to the conversation with Emmanuel Chenze, Dickson Otieno, and Nick Kanali on the new OPPO Reno8 T series comprising the 5G and 4G devices. We’ve both shared our reviews of the same on our platforms. So check them out over there. Want to…
23 February 2023
- Abler Nordic , is the new name of Nordic Microfinance Initiative, a public-private partnership investing in companies in Sub-Saharan Africa and…
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22 February 2023
- Planet42, a South African car subscription startup, has raised $100 million in equity and debt funding to solve transport inequality by…
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22 February 2023
- India’s PC market inclusive of desktops, notebooks, and workstations posted a marginal 0.3% YoY growth in 2022 to 14.9 million units, after a steep YoY decline of 28.5% in the fourth quarter, new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC)…
22 February 2023
- UAE-based fintech startup, Tabby, has announced the closure of its operations in Egypt, just five months after launching its buy now, pay later (BNPL) service in the country.The decision is in response to Egypt's tough macroeconomic environment…
22 February 2023
- NxtWave, a Hyderabad-based edtech startup, has secured $33 million in a Series A funding round led by international private equity firm Greater Pacific Capital (GPC). The round also saw participation from existing investor Orios Venture Partners.…
22 February 2023
- Sophos has announced the expansion of its next-generation firewall portfolio with two new high-end, enterprise-grade XGS Series appliances. The new XGS 7500…
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22 February 2023
- Launching a mobile app is easier said than done. It takes a lot of time, energy and investment to successfully…
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22 February 2023
- Cellulant has appointed Ibrahim Gbolahan Aminu as General Manager for Cellulant in Nigeria to manage and oversee the day-to-day operations…
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22 February 2023
- WorkPay, a Kenyan HR management startup launched in 2019 has raised $2.7M to scale its operations across Africa. The full-stack HR payroll company has seen tremendous growth over the last couple of years and now intends to reach nearly 40 countries…
22 February 2023
- Over the last three weeks, making payments with Nigerian bank apps has felt like Russian Roulette.
So frustrated customers are using digital alternatives like OPay, Pocket and Vbank, and it may open the door for these companies to increase their…
22 February 2023
- WhatsApp is one of the world’s most popular messaging apps that allow users to send messages, make voice and video calls, share photos and documents, and create group chats. It is known for its end-to-end encryption, which provides secure…
22 February 2023
- Barely three years old, Presto Eat has grown to become Libya’s leading startup. But why are venture investors seem to be steering away from investing in the logistics startup?
22 February 2023
- Barely three years old, Presto Eat has grown to become Libya’s leading startup. But why are venture investors seem to be steering away from investing in the logistics startup?
22 February 2023
- Emeka Nwachinemere's startup, Kitovu Technology Company, is currently enabling over 16,000 small-scale farmers across Nigeria make data-driven decisions.
22 February 2023
- BioBuu, an East African insect company has raised $200 000 in seed funding from the GIIG Africa Fund aimed at hiring…
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22 February 2023
- In today's edition of #EnteringTech🚀, Chiamaka Ewa (@ewamaka_) explains how customer support managers predict problems customers may have, and create solutions. CX, Chiamaka says, is a proactive role while customer service is more reactive.
22 February 2023
- Four years after KCB Group acquired the National Bank of Kenya (NBK), the two entities are now set to run...
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22 February 2023
- According to Counterpoint Research’s Global Smartwatch Model Tracker, the global smartwatch shipments increased by 12% YoY in 2022, driven by a strong growth of shipments in the first three quarters. However, it witnessed a decline...
22 February 2023
- South African startup Planet42, a car subscription platform addressing transport inequality by putting cars in the hands of people who cannot access traditional bank credit, has raised US$100 million in combined equity and debt funding to help it…
22 February 2023
- As the use of cloud technology becomes increasingly popular, more and more businesses are turning to hybrid cloud solutions to meet their unique needs. In this blog post, we’ll explore what a hybrid cloud is,...
22 February 2023
- Teenagers are known for their love of technology, so it's no surprise that many of the best gifts for them are tech-related
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22 February 2023
- Workpay,a Kenyan HR payroll startup has closed a $2.7M Pre-Series A funding round to continue expanding its HR, Payroll, Compliance, and…
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22 February 2023
- Safaricom’s M-Pesa has taken a bold step into the global remittance market by partnering with eCommerce giant Amazon. M-Pesa’s mobile...
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22 February 2023
- Apple’s Car Key feature was first announced in July 2020 as a way to unlock your car using your iPhone’s…
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22 February 2023
- The Philippines' smartphone market declined 8.6% year-over-year (YoY), shipping 16.3 million units in 2022, according to an International Data Corporation’s (IDC) report.According to industry analysts "both consumer and vendor confidence have been…
