16 August 2022
- Dianxiaomi, a China-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) startup has raised $110 million in its Series D funding round co-led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and Sequoia China, with participation from others. The fund will be invested in expanding the…
16 August 2022
- Africa’s Liquid Intelligent Technologies (Liquid) has today announced the finalisation of its 100% acquisition and delisting of Israeli technology company Telrad. Telrad will now be part of Liquid, and its greater parent the Cassava Technologies…
16 August 2022
- Lori Systems, an African on-demand logistics and trucking company digitizing haulage and providing shippers with solutions to manage their cargo and transporters, has raised a pre-Series B round in which Google participated along with other existing…
16 August 2022
- Egyptian startup Bonbell, a mobile app specialised in food ordering and digital solutions for table and meal reservations, has closed an initial funding round worth US$350,000 to help further develop its services and grow its user base. Launched…
16 August 2022
- Last week, Samsung officially unveiled its latest foldable devices, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 and the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4. These phones will be available in Kenya later this year. When available in...
16 August 2022
- Webb Fontaine and the Niger Chamber of Commerce have announced the launch of the Niger National Single Window Platform.
16 August 2022
- stc academy has announced an offering of educational programs for gamers and game developers this gamers season.
16 August 2022
- Mycel, a South Korea-based startup making fungal-based biomaterials to replace leather and meat has raised $10 million in its Series A funding round. The fund will be used to open a production plant in South Korea to scale its manufacturing of fungal…
16 August 2022
- The Nigerian Department of Home Affairs is going to recruit 10,000 unemployed young graduates for the digitisation of civic paper records.
16 August 2022
- MTN has announced that they have partnered with some organisations to bring MSMEs focused trainings and developmental programmes.
16 August 2022
- Nigeria’s thirty-six federating states achieved a 38.5 per cent Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) growth at the national level in the...
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16 August 2022
- Verdant Capital has announced that the Verdant Capital Hybrid Fund have made their first investment, in Watu Credit Uganda Limited.
16 August 2022
- LigaData has announced a partnership with Natural Language Processing and AI/ML experts to provide AI solutions to the telecom sector.
16 August 2022
- The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet), a multistakeholder think tank for ICT policy and regulation, has lauded the Independent Electoral...
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16 August 2022
- The Ethiopia-based Tech African Women (TAW) programme has launched in a bid to provide support and acceleration to women-owned African tech startups, taking businesses from idea stage to operational. TAW is spearheaded by the United Nations Economic…
16 August 2022
- Watu Credit has secured a $7 million investment from Verdant Capital to expand its operations in Uganda. Uganda is the...
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16 August 2022
- Africa is the new Silicon Valley. As a result, more African tech talent is being included in the global economy....
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16 August 2022
- Egyptian startup Convertedin, a marketing operating system for e-commerce brands, has raised a US$3 million seed funding round to help it expand across MENA and Latin America. Convertedin is built for brands and businesses who desire a single…
16 August 2022
- William Ruto has been declared the winner of Kenya's presidential election with 50.5% of the vote.
He was followed closely by 77-year-old Raila Odinga, former prime minister and 5-time presidential candidate, who got 48.8% of the vote.
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16 August 2022
- Africa is the new Silicon Valley, and more African tech talent is being included in the global economy. The youth need therefore to embrace having a growth mindset and invest...
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15 August 2022
- Pastel, formerly Sabi Cash, which is on a mission to build digital tools to unlock the potential of small businesses…
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15 August 2022
- 4G Capital, a neobank powering micro and small business growth in Africa, has gone live on Mambu‘s cloud banking platform…
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15 August 2022
- After months in the beta stage, Android 13 is coming out today. It’s an early launch as it was expected to go live next month. Google has pushed Android 13 to the Android Open Source Project(AOSP) so that OEMs can tinker with it and customize it to…
15 August 2022
- GetFundedAfrica is a tech-enabled innovation and entrepreneurship platform that provides insights, resources, and funding to an unstoppable community striving to build a better future for all. This platform was created by and for African…
15 August 2022
- goEgoNetwork, an India-based electric vehicle charging infrastructure solution provider has raised $8 million in its Series A funding round from venture capitals and high-net-worth individuals.The fund will be used in developing and installing the…
15 August 2022
- Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission this evening declared William Samoei Ruto as the winner of Kenya’s presidential election that took place last week. The former deputy President in Uhuru’s administration got 7.1 million votes with his…
15 August 2022
- 80% of Nigeria’s 40 million MSMEs fail to last beyond 5 years due to a lack of digitisation. Pastel has now raised $5.5 million to solve this
15 August 2022
- With the confirmation by the IEBC that William Ruto will be the next president of Kenya, it is time we look at the promises his party made during the campaign period. These are some of...
15 August 2022
- Dukkantek, a UAE-based store management platform that is transforming businesses digitally has raised $10 million in its pre-Series A funding round led by BECO Capital with participation from others.The funds will be used to support its global…
15 August 2022
- Grindstone, an accelerator situated in Cape Town, recently announced the 25 companies that will participate in its year-long program that aids high-growth technology-based startup businesses that are motivated by innovation to become more sustainable…
15 August 2022
- Elloe, a conversational e-commerce firm, has announced that it has acquired Flo by Saada, a Kenyan social commerce startup established by Gershon Mwaniki. The amount of the acquisition was not announced publicly. The social commerce firm that was…
15 August 2022
- China-based Tencent Veterans building an identity protocol (.bit) on the blockchain has raised $13 million in its Series A funding round led by CMB International, with participation from others.The fund will be invested in securing strategic…
15 August 2022
- The Nigerian cryptocurrency exchange Yellow Card claims that its newest payment tool, Yellow Pay, makes it simpler for clients to transfer and receive money through its platform, particularly in African nations. Yellow Card operations director…
15 August 2022
- According to a recent study on the state of the global tertiary e-textbook and multimedia industry, the tech company Snapplify is ranked as one of the top six international players in the Higher Education sector. Snapplify has significantly grown in…
15 August 2022
- Bluechip Technologies, a Nigerian software firm that provides businesses with management, just announced that it would be expanding into Europe. Olumide Soyombo and Kazeem Tewogbade, two successful investors, started the company in 2008. It designs,…
15 August 2022
- Following field production commencing earlier this year, as well as the announcement of the local hosts, The Walt Disney Company Africa,…
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15 August 2022
- On the 23rd of September 2022, TechCabal, the leading pan-African publication on innovation and technology, will host the second edition of its flagship conference – “The Future of Commerce”. The Future of Commerce will explore how trends like social…
15 August 2022
- Zeepay, a challenger mobile money service based in Ghana specializing in cross-border payments, has launched a $10 million Series A.5 funding round. The funding round was led by Symbiotics BV, which contributed $ 9 million, followed by an investment…
15 August 2022
- The Economic Commission for Africa, in conjunction with the government of the Republic of Namibia, UN Namibia, UN WOMEN, and the International Telecommunications Union, organized the fifth iteration of the Connected Africa Girls Coding Camp this year…
15 August 2022
- SodaWorld is being hailed as Africa’s first and only arena for the Metaverse, and it has just received early global financing from a famous Swiss venture capital firm. The fledgling technological company allows artists to generate much-needed cash…
15 August 2022
- African countries are rushing headlong into a Western sponsored vision for digital biometric IDs with inflated "inclusion" claims.
15 August 2022
- A pre-series C investment round for the Nigerian fintech firm TeamApt, which provides commercial payments and banking systems, raised more than $50 million successfully. Light rock and BII were also participants in the investment, led by QED…
15 August 2022
- KCB Bank Kenya has unveiled a loyalty rewards campaign that seeks to appreciate its customers, merchants, and agents. Dubbed “Simba Rewards”, the campaign will see customers and partners who perform...
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15 August 2022
- There is much to be desired with intra-continental trade in Africa and the current state of logistics on the continent has played a big role in this. TechCabal sought to find solutions to this conundrum at a webinar.
15 August 2022
- South African (AIaaS) provider DataProphet has released an official statement saying: the conclusion of its Series A investment round, which had a total amount of $10 million and had begun in 2020 with a round of $6 million headed by Norican and IDC…
15 August 2022
- Droppa, a South African startup focusing on logistics, has announced that it has completed a Series A fundraising round that Skynet Worldwide Express headed. The total price of the transaction was not made public. SkyNet had a two-way agreement with…
15 August 2022
- Savenda Capital has identified a business opportunity in the unfair and inefficient way fresh produce is currently sold in Zambia. It sees potential to expand its solution throughout the continent.
15 August 2022
- As of May 2022, the total app downloads globally reached 36.9 billion in Q1 2022, a 1.4% increase compared to Q1 2021, a report by Sensor Tower shows. This is proof that billions of people globally...
15 August 2022
- Makerere University Council has re-appointed Professor Barnabas Nawangwe Vice Chancellor for another five-year term. The re-appointment was confirmed by Makerere...
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15 August 2022
- Samsung announced that pre-orders are now open in South Africa for its next generation foldable smartphones: Galaxy Z Flip4 and Galaxy Z Fold4. Both devices feature customisable form factors, tailored experiences, and upgraded performance. The…
