17 August 2022
- The just-concluded general elections in Kenya presented the country with yet another opportunity to showcase its progress in the uptake of technology. The country has become a hotbed of tech, performing well above many of its peers in the continent.…
17 August 2022
- Since its inception in 2019, the concept of Zero Trust has become a guiding principle for many cybersecurity practitioners. In...
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17 August 2022
- Rusk Media, an India-based digital entertainment startup has raised $9.5 million in its extended Series A round led by DAOL Investment based in Korea and Audacity Ventures. The startup aims to scale its content with OTT (Over-the-top) partners in…
17 August 2022
- Yellow Card, a Nigerian cryptocurrency startup, has launched a new service called Yellow Pay, which aims to make money transfers easier and also open up the continent to more investment, access to credit, and business grants. Formed in 2018 and…
17 August 2022
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17 August 2022
- TotallyAwesome, a digital advertising network for children, teens, and families has raised $10 million (debt and equity combined) seed funding from leading San Francisco based Partners For Growth (PFG) and Singapore based boutique investment growth…
17 August 2022
- HiBob, an Israel-based human resource platform modernizing HR processes has raised $150 million in its Series D funding round led by General Atlantic, with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners and others. The fund will be invested in…
17 August 2022
- The Youth Climate Innovation Lab is calling all young innovators in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) that are creating…
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17 August 2022
- Financial Times’ seventh fastest growing company in Africa, Lori Systems, has raised an undisclosed amount of Round B funding from...
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17 August 2022
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17 August 2022
- Niraj Varia spent the last eight years at Novastar Ventures, a global VC with hubs in Nairobi, Lagos and London, having joined it at inception and rising through the ranks to become partner. Under his watch, the firm invested in numerous tech-enabled…
17 August 2022
- Smile Identity, Africa’s identity verification provider has today published its inaugural report on the State of KYC report H1 2022 where they delve…
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17 August 2022
- Quotabook, a South Korea-based equity management platform has raised $11 million in its new funding round led by Elefund, with participation from others. The fund will be used to digitize its equity management process, provide standards for security-…
17 August 2022
- With 60% of the African population residing in rural areas, there is an enormous opportunity to connect people in rural communities and villages. In Morocco, a third of the population lives in rural areas, and there is still a need to connect more…
17 August 2022
- Integrating cloud marketplaces in your supply chain is no longer optional—it’s essential. Cloud-based marketplaces speed up the whole procurement chain, and they enhance control, risk management, and governance for businesses. According to a new…
17 August 2022
- Massive South African manufacturer Tiger Brands says it will soon begin rolling out solar power at its manufacturing sites. This marks a business-wide green energy initiative aligned with the business’ aim to reduce its energy intensity by 30% by…
17 August 2022
- The Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) has appointed Joanne Mwangi-Yelbert as the new chairperson of its board for a three-year term....
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17 August 2022
- Zain Bahrain has announced that they have collaborated with Ericsson to help deploy IoT technology.
17 August 2022
- Elloe.a kenyan conversational commerce startup has has acquired Flo by Saada, a Kenyan social commerce startup founded by Gerishon Mwaniki. The moves comes nearly three…
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17 August 2022
- MTN Group has announced that they have appointed the ex-ICASA COO, Willington Ngwepe as their new Chief of Staff.
17 August 2022
- According to data collected by Russia-based cybersecurity provider Kaspersky, the number of backdoor computer malware detected in Q2 2022 for corporate users in South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria has significantly increased compared to the previous…
17 August 2022
- Danial Mausoof, the Head of Mobile Networks Sales and Solutioning for Middle East and Africa at Nokia write about digital inclusion in North Africa.
17 August 2022
- Vodafone Ghana has announced that they are going to be rolling out 300 new 4G LTE sites across ghana.
17 August 2022
- Sunday Design, a global furniture and home décor brand, has secured USD 1.5 million (INR 125 million) in Pre-Series A funding led by QRG Investment & Holdings (The Family Office of Havells India Limited Founders), Kama Group (Family Office of SRF…
17 August 2022
- Uber has appointed Kagiso Khaole as its new GM for its Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) business, taking over Frans Hiemstra’s role who has been shifted to Regional GM for the Middle East and Africa at Uber. Kagiso joined Uber in 2021 where he led mobility…
17 August 2022
- Netflix has announced the launch of 'Because She Created', a writing program with Sard in Egypt for women writers.
17 August 2022
- AFR-IX has released an article wherein they have highlighted the role and importance of gender equality in the telecom sector.
17 August 2022
- The ongoing stress of the global pandemic, war, inflation and global uncertainty has made it difficult for people to manage...
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17 August 2022
- Nigerian cryptocurrency startup Yellow Card has launched a new service called Yellow Pay, which makes money transfers easier but also aims to open up the continent to more investment, access to credit, and business grants. Formed in 2018 and launched…
17 August 2022
- Uganda Police Force (UPF) has warned the public to be on the watch out for telephone scammers who are after...
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17 August 2022
- Online fraud attempts increased by 30% in the first half of 2022. This is according to Smile Identity, a pan-African identity verification provider that has since published its first report named State if KYC Report H1 2022. The “Know Your Customer…
17 August 2022
- SAIC Mobility Robotaxi, an arm of the state-owned SAIC automaker, has raised $148 million in its Series B funding round, to support its aim of launching a robotaxi service in China. The fund will be used to scale its robotaxi service in China, buy…
17 August 2022
- In a seed funding round, the company known as Pastel (previously known as Sabi Cash) raised a total of $5.5 million. Pastel is embarking on a quest to develop digital technology to unleash the value of smaller firms in Nigeria and other emerging…
17 August 2022
- Last week, Twitter launched its Location Spotlight feature to its users. This function would be made available to professionals everywhere. These professionals can be anyone from content creators to large corporations. The Location Spotlight…
17 August 2022
- Kenya e-logistics company Lori Systems which operates across East Africa has raised an undisclosed amount of Round B funding from Google. The startup was earlier this year named by the Financial Times as Africa’s seventh fastest-growing company. The…
17 August 2022
- The Wall Street Journal reported that YouTube plans to launch an online store for streaming video services. The company has reportedly been working on the channel store for 18 months and intends to launch this fall, according to sources quoted by…
17 August 2022
- Uber has announced the appointment of Kagiso Khaole as the new General Manager for Uber in Sub-Saharan Africa.
17 August 2022
- Liquid Intelligent Technologies has announced that they have completed 100% of the acquisition of Telrad.
17 August 2022
- Egypt-based startup Convertedin, which develops marketing operating systems for e-commerce firms, has raised $3 million in a funding round to grow its business. Merak Capital of Saudi Arabia served as the round’s lead investor. The funding round…
17 August 2022
- OneOrder in Egypt, a leading online one-stop shop for food supplies for hotels, restaurants, and cafés, has obtained a US$6.5 million working capital loan from Contact Factoring, a division of Contact Financial Holding, a major non-banking financial…
17 August 2022
- What defines a successful businesswoman? Is it her bank balance? Her friendship circles? Her family? Or her career? The answer...
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17 August 2022
- DataProphet, artificial intelligence as a service (AI-a-a-S) company, has announced the closing of a $10 million Series A funding round. The round was led by Knife Capital and included participation from IDC of South Africa and Norican, the largest…
17 August 2022
- Aidi, a Nigerian based female-led venture builder has announced an increase in its early-stage accelerator support fund to $1.5 Million.…
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17 August 2022
- Creation Investments, a Chicago-based fund with a track record of investing in financial companies in emerging markets, announced a US$25 million investment in DD360, a technology platform for financing and managing residential real estate in Mexico…
17 August 2022
- Angaza, a global leader in pay-as-you-go technology and services, today announced the appointment of Ali Hussein Kassim as its newest...
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17 August 2022
- Eliminating the old-fashioned way of pressing vinyl and offset printing, British music tech startup elasticStage has raised £3.5 million in funding for its on-demand vinyl platform. With a next-day turnaround time, gone are the days of waiting months…
17 August 2022
- Ride-hailing company, Bolt, has switched its corporate provision to only operate in Tanzania after saying that the regulatory environment in...
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17 August 2022
- Vosbor, an Amsterdam-based digital marketplace for global trade in bulk agricultural commodities, announced in July, that it has secured €6.8M in a Seed round of funding led by Lux Capital. Market One Capital, FJ Labs, 7percent Ventures, Athos…
17 August 2022
- Manchester-based embedded banking solutions platform for small and medium businesses, BankiFi has raised £4 million in funding to continue its global expansion, especially in North America. The funding comes on the back of its recent establishment of…
17 August 2022
- London-based Foundy has announced that it has secured a £1.25M round led by Fuel Ventures. Based out of London, Fuel Ventures is a technology fund investing in marketplaces, fintech, platforms, and SaaS companies and has also invested in startups…
