19 May 2022
- The Egyptian start-Up Doxx raised $1.5 million in seed round, with expansions to close the cycle of patients’ needs, while continuing to be the preferred app for doctors and patients. Led by doctors and other healthcare and pharmacy professionals, Doxx…
19 May 2022
- Kenyan healthtech startup Zuri Health has raised $1.3-million in funding to expand across Africa. The startup which offers mobile-based healthcare attracted investment from DOB Equity, Launch Africa and Founders Factory Africa. Zuri Health connects mass…
19 May 2022
- Founded in 2016, Instabug helps developers better understand the performance of their mobile applications, and its impact on user experience. The company’s robust platform scales with any sized business, allowing independent developers and enterprises…
19 May 2022
- The Milan “Huawei Flagship Product Launch 2022” event was held just the other day, and the Chinese tech corporation showcased some of its leading mobile and wearable products. Displayed and talked about during the event were the Watch GT 3 Pro, the…
19 May 2022
- Venture capital firm 468 Capital led the round with participation from Presight Ventures, Jigsaw VC, and high profile angels Mato Peric, Leonard Stiegeler, Laurin Hainy and Thomas Stafford. The company is currently in stealth mode and will use the new…
19 May 2022
- Kenyan fintech startup Bamba has secured $3.2m in seed funding to scale its app and build out its team. Venture capital firm 468 Capital led the round with participation from Presight Ventures, Jigsaw VC, and high profile angels Mato Peric, Leonard…
19 May 2022
- Hisa App, a Kenyan mobile investment platform that allows anyone in Kenya to invest in U.S. stocks and ETFs using mobile money has been selected to join the NVIDIA Inception programme. NVIDIA Inception programme is designed to nurture startups…
19 May 2022
- Nigerian automotive technology startup Autochek has acquired KIFAL Auto, a Moroccan automotive technology startup, to drive its expansion into North Africa.
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19 May 2022
- Interswitch has today received a $110 million investment fund from leapFrog and Tana Africa Capital to upscale its digital payment services across the continent. The investment will assist the African payments platform in supporting the company’s drive…
19 May 2022
- Adanian Labs Africa incubated fintech startup MooveBeta has today merged with ImpalaPay, a fintech blockchain company with operations across 42 African countries and 134 worldwide. The merger will provide a payment platform that will enable the Pan…
18 May 2022
- MasterChow, a direct-to-consumer (D2C) food brand based in India has raised $1.2 million in its new funding round led by Anicut Capital, an alternative assets-focused firm in India. The funds will be used to scale its product categories, introduce new…
18 May 2022
- Ninjacart, an India-based fresh fruit and vegetable supply chain startup supported by Flipkart has raised $9 million from STIC and Mainstream Digital.The funds will be used to scale Flipkart's 90-minute online grocery business to 200 cities by the year-…
18 May 2022
- "'STEM', Future for Girls". Those were the words of Valentine Chime, Managing Director, inq.Digital Nigeria, at the 2022 Girls in ICT Day, in Lagos last week.
18 May 2022
- Dock, a Brazil-based fintech company has reached a $1.5 billion valuation after its new funding round led by the Lightrock and Silver Lake Waterman funds. Dock provides bank-as-a-service (BaaS) for merchants in need of payment processing, proprietary…
18 May 2022
- DoraHacks, a China-headquartered Hackathon organizer has raised $20 million in its new funding round from FTX Ventures and Liberty Ventures among others. The funds will be used to launch Dora Grant DAO, a decentralized grant community, and Dora Infinite…
18 May 2022
- Huawei revealed its two high-end versions and a more inexpensive connected watch for the year 2022. The two new “Pro” versions are a very decent vintage, and the manufacturer has chosen to reveal more novelties before the year ends. Let us get started…
18 May 2022
- Zoho Corp, a global technology company, has officially been announced as Platinum Sponsor for the upcoming Digital Transformation Forum 2022 to be held at the Maslow Hotel in Johannesburg, South Africa on 31 May 2022. This hybrid event will see industry…
18 May 2022
- NodeReal, a Singapore-based blockchain and web3 technology firm has raised $16 million in its Series A funding round from Sky9 Capital to build a one-stop infrastructure for web3. The funds will help the firm to support blockchain developers, expand…
18 May 2022
- Indian users are being bombarded with many commercial messages from Android’s default messaging app. The statements are mainly for advertising purposes with a solid emphasis on gambling, insurance, and consumer loans multiple times a day. Advertisers…
18 May 2022
- Podcasts are quickly gaining ground both locally and internationally. Streaming platforms are making exclusive deals with popular podcasters. Podcasts are here to stay are they are becoming important storytelling platforms. The good thing about podcasts…
18 May 2022
- Autochek now has presence across West Africa (Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast), East Africa (Kenya and Uganda), and now North Africa (Morocco); partnerships with 1,500 dealers and workshops across these markets; and more than 70 banking partners, including…
18 May 2022
- Critical airport worker and capacity shortfalls in Africa that threaten to keep flights and passengers grounded and impede the continents’ economic recovery can be rapidly and affordably addressed with the adoption of trusted, secure cloud-based…
18 May 2022
- HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, are delighted to announce that the AndroidTM13 developer preview programme is live on the Nokia X20, enabling application developers to sample AndroidTM13 ahead of the highly anticipated launch in the second half of…
18 May 2022
- Pemo, an expense management fintech startup based in UAE has secured $12 million in its seed funding round. The funds will be used to further develop its product offering, and expand its operations into Saudi Arabia by the end of 2022.Pemo is a fintech…
18 May 2022
- Obi Charles Nnanna, founder of Nigeria-based Kaltani, explains how he is taking advantage of opportunities in the plastic waste recycling industry.
18 May 2022
- Amazon has invested $6.5 billion to launch smart commerce in India to help offline stores across India to launch their own digital storefronts, a move that will see them serve their customers better. The service has already attracted 125,000…
18 May 2022
- According to news that was first published by Variety, Netflix is laying off 150 employees including contractors, after an unsatisfying revenue report. An unnamed source also confirmed to The Verge that the cuts include at least 26 contractors working…
18 May 2022
- When it works properly, Wi-Fi is a wonderful thing. You can probably bring a gadget around with you and still have high-speed internet connectivity. When anything goes wrong, though, resolving Wi-Fi configuration issues on Windows can be a chore. Here…
18 May 2022
- BlissClub, an India-based direct-to-consumer (D2C) women's activewear brand has raised $15 million in its new funding round led by Eight Roads Ventures and Elevation Capital. The funds will be used to expand its tech team, develop its offline channels…
18 May 2022
- Bamba, an African-focused fintech startup based in Kenya has raised $3.2 million in its seed funding round led by 468 Capital. The new funding will be used to build out its product offering, expand its engineering team and increase its user base across…
18 May 2022
- Wow Skin, a direct-to-consumer (D2C) wellness and beauty brand based in India has secured $75 million in funding from GIC, the Singaporean sovereign wealth fund. The funds will be used to invest in brand development, talent resourcing, and innovation…
18 May 2022
- Against the backdrop of a funding boom for African startups, women-led startups - long starved of funds - have seen a dramatic increase in financing.
18 May 2022
- Disney+ has launched in South Africa.
Now, South Africans can access original Disney content at R119 ($7.47)/month or R1,190 ($74.64)/annum.
18 May 2022
- Kris Senanu, Safaricom’s Chief Enterprise Business Officer, has left. According to a statement from the telco, Kris’ last working day is 31st May 2022 as he leaves to” pursue other interests outside Safaricom”. Details about his next work station have…
18 May 2022
- You must monitor cellular data usage on your iPhone frequently and prevent Apps from consuming excessive quantities of Cellular Data. You should be able to manage within the limits of your Data Plan after you get into the habit of monitoring Mobile Data…
18 May 2022
- You must monitor cellular data usage on your iPhone frequently and prevent Apps from consuming excessive quantities of Cellular Data. You should be able to manage within the limits of your Data Plan after you get into the habit of monitoring Mobile Data…
18 May 2022
- WhatsApp is working on a new forthcoming feature that will remove the notification that is normally delivered to everyone in the group when you want to quit a group conversation. According to a screenshot posted by WABetaInfo, users will be notified…
18 May 2022
- WhatsApp is working on a new forthcoming feature that will remove the notification that is normally delivered to everyone in the group when you want to quit a group conversation. According to a screenshot posted by WABetaInfo, users will be notified…
18 May 2022
- Zuri Health, an African-focused mobile-first healthtech startup, which recently launched Vera, its new WhatsApp chatbot, has raised $1.3 million in its pre-seed funding round to expand across Africa. The funds will be used to build out its digital…
18 May 2022
- Jungle Ventures, a venture capital firm based in Singapore has raised $600 million in its fourth funding round to expand in Southeast Asia and India. $450 million of the funds will go to new investments while $150 million is allocated to follow-up…
18 May 2022
- Apple has high hopes for augmented reality, but delays and development issues have beset it. Already we have touched on Apple’s virtual reality headset or even AR / VR glasses on this website not once or twice, but the Cupertino firm has been hesitant…
18 May 2022
- At the beginning of the year, the South Korean manufacturer released its top-of-line smartphones, and since then, it has been doing great. As of late, there have been some difficulties with its one product: the Samsung Galaxy S22 line. Fortunately, an…
18 May 2022
- Bamba, a mobile-first enterprise software for micro-merchants in Africa, has secured $3.2m in seed funding to scale its app and build out its team. Venture capital firm 468 Capital led the round with participation from...
18 May 2022
- Technology company, Oracle has opened its first African research centre in Casablanca, Morocco. The research hub that will be run by Oracle Lab, the company’s advanced research arm, aims to take advantage of Morocco’s vibrant technology sector “to…
18 May 2022
- MTN has announced price reductions and more value to customers on its MyMTN Home Fixed LTE and 5G home portfolios. The MyMTN Home Fixed LTE and 5G offers are available until 31 July 2022. “At MTN we are committed to providing connectivity at affordable…
18 May 2022
- According to a top watchdog official, global market regulators are likely to establish a single agency within the next year to better coordinate cryptocurrency laws. The spotlight has returned to crypto markets this week, amidst even more wild…
18 May 2022
- Google has announced that applications for the second cohort of the Google for Startup Black Founders Fund for Africa are now open. Following the success of the first cohort in 2021, Google will increase its commitment with an additional KES 116.3…
18 May 2022
- Safaricom has announced that its Chief Enterprise Business Officer, Kris Senanu, will be exiting the telco later this month. He will be leaving the firm after about a year. Before joining Safaricom, Senanu was the Head...
18 May 2022
- The BLOC Smart Africa fund, managed by Bamboo Capital Partners and launched by the Smart Africa Alliance, has announced a $585,000 investment in TooMuchWifi, a South African internet service provider. Connectivity Capital, Atreyu Investments, and a…
18 May 2022
- Ericsson has announced that they are going to be a participant at the GSMA's Mobile 360 convention in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.