Tech
Technology

Tech Trends: What The Rest of 2022 Has in Store For The Industry

Since the beginning of 2022, several trends have emerged as newsworthy front-runners. CTO Wayne Yan and architect Saša Slankamenac at South

Acquisition Funding

Elloe Acquires Conversational Commerce Startup Flo by Saada 

Elloe, a U.S.-based conversational commerce startup, has acquired Flo by Saada nearly three months after raising more than $1 million

The Fashion Kingdom
Ecommerce Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Egypt’s The Fashion Kingdom Secures $2.6m Seed Funding Round

The Fashion Kingdom (TFK), an Egyptian fashion e-commerce marketplace, has completed a $2.6 million seed funding round co-led by CVentures

Fintech Funding Payment Venture Capital

Zazuu Raises $2m to Build Cross-border Remittance Solution for Africans in Diaspora

Zazuu, an African remittance payment platform, has announced that it has recently completed a $2 million raise.  Founded in 2018

Afropolitan
Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Afropolitan Secures $2.1m Funding to Build Digital Nation For Africans

Afropolitan, a startup that wants to build a digital nation for Africans, has raised pre-seed funding of $2.1 million.  Founded

DXwand
Artificial Intelligence Funding Investment Startup Technology

Egyptian AI Startup DXwand Bags $1M In Pre-Series A Investment Round

DXwand, an Egyptian startup that provides conversational artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, raised $1 million in a pre-series A investment round

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Instagram Social Media

Instagram Adds Amber Alert Feature to Help Find Missing Children

Instagram has announced that it is adding a new feature named AMBER alerts on users’ feeds to allow people to see

Funding Health Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian Healthtech Startup, Esaal Bags $1.7m Seed Funding

Esaal, an Egyptian healthtech startup, has completed the $1.7M Seed funding round led by A15. This takes the company’s total

Edtech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Foondamate, a South African Edtech Startup Secures $2m Investment

Foondamate, a South African edtech startup, has secured a $2 million seed funding round led by LocalGlobe to boost and

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Gaming

How Carry1st is Driving Growth in Africa’s Gaming Industry

Carry1st, one of Africa’s leading gaming publishers, has released new insights from its market data that highlights successes that have shaped their