Venture Capital

Convergence Partners Announces First Close of its Third Fund at $120m to Drive Digital Inclusion in Africa

Convergence Partners, a private equity investor focused on the technology sector across sub-Saharan Africa, announced the successful first close of

Social Media Twitter

Twitter is Testing Dislike Button For Select iOS Users

Twitter is experimenting on a “dislike” button in an effort to improve conversations on the platform. News of the test started

Cellulant
Fintech Payment

Cellulant Launches in Tanzania After Getting Payment Solution Service Provider License

Cellulant Corporation has launched in Tanzania to operate as a Payment Solution Service Provider after receiving a license in principle

Ecobank
Digital SMEs

Ecobank and Microsoft Upskill Africa’s SMEs to Succeed in a Digital Economy

Ecobank Group in partnership with Microsoft, LinkedIn, GitHub and Ecobank Academy is set to provide training to equip Small and

Ctrl
Insurtech

SA Digital Insurance Advice Startup Ctrl Secures $2.3m Investment From Naspers Foundry

Ctrl, the South African digital insurance advice platform, has raised a R34 million ($2.3 million) investment from Naspers Foundry. The

Meltwater
Press Release Technology

Meltwater Drives Innovation with Broadcast Monitoring in Nigeria

Meltwater are the proud driver of innovation when it comes to maintaining its global position as a leader in media

Entrepreneurship Social Entrepreneurship Startup

12 Nigerians Among Top 50 Selected For Africa’s Business Heroes 2021 Prize Competition

–The Top 50 finalists chosen from 12,000+ entries, –Selected by a prestigious pool of 233 judges; 16 countries from Africa

54gene
Health

54gene Launches Trust to Reinvest 5% of Proceeds From Commercial Drug Discovery Programs

54gene has announced the creation of a trust which it will use to invest up to 5% of future proceeds

Jeff Bezos
News

Jeff Bezos and Crew Launch into Space, Return Safely on Blue Origin’s New Shepard Rocket

Jeff Bezos, the Amazon, and Blue Origin founder, and his crew have successfully launched into space and landed back on

Estshara
Entrepreneurship Funding Health Startup Venture Capital

Egyptian Telemedicine Startup Estshara raises $500,000 in Seed round

Estshara, an Egyptian healthtech startup and teleconsultations platform, has raised $500,000 in a seed funding round led by Egypt Ventures.