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Call for Applications for Cohort III of Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship

Adebayo Trevor 11/26/2024

Egyptian Used Car Startup, Sylndr Secures $7.5m Investment

Mohammed Mane 11/26/2024

Ariika secures $3m Series A Extension Led by Beltone VC

Mohammed Mane 11/24/2024

How to Stay Ahead of Social Media Shopping Scams this Black Friday

Musa Suleiman 11/22/2024

Starlink Suspends New Orders Until NCC Approves Price Increment

Musa Suleiman 11/20/2024

Billboxx Secures $1.6m Pre-seed Funding to Empower African SMEs with Cash Flow Solutions

By Ester Adams / 12/11/2024

Billboxx, the integrated billing-to-payment platform aimed at ensuring timely payments for businesses across Africa, has closed a $1.6 million pre-seed...

Billboxx Secures $1.6m Pre-seed Funding to Empower African SMEs with Cash Flow Solutions

Eyone Raises Funds to Digitalize Healthcare in Africa

By Oluwasegun / 12/11/2024

Eyone, a startup specializing in digital health, has raised a $1 million investment round to accelerate its expansion in Africa....

Eyone Raises Funds to Digitalize Healthcare in Africa

Protecting Children in Digital Playground

By Ester Adams / 12/11/2024

As online gaming grows in popularity, children increasingly spend time on apps that often encourage in-app purchases, especially during school...

Protecting Children in Digital Playground

Seedstars Africa Ventures I Announces $42m First Close

By Adebayo Trevor / 12/10/2024

Seedstars Africa Ventures I, a venture capital fund making early-stage investments in highly scalable start-ups in Africa, has achieved a...

Seedstars Africa Ventures I Announces $42m First Close

Moove Partners with Waymo

By Ester Adams / 12/10/2024

Moove, a mobility solutions company, has announced a fleet partnership with Waymo, an autonomous driving technology firm. This collaboration represents...

How to Keep Top Tech Talent From Slipping Away

By Mohammed Mane / 12/05/2024

The global demand for ICT skills remains at an all-time high, and while many organisations focus on recruitment, retaining top...

How to Keep Top Tech Talent From Slipping Away

SAYeTECH Wins MEST Africa Challenge 2024, Securing $50k in Funding

By Ester Adams / 12/05/2024

The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST Africa) has announced SAYeTECH as the winner of the MEST Africa Challenge (MAC) 2024....

SAYeTECH Wins MEST Africa Challenge 2024, Securing $50k in Funding

New Report Reveals Potential of Harnessing AI Innovations To Create a Thriving Labour Market for Africa’s Youth

By Musa Suleiman / 12/05/2024

In partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, Caribou Digital has released a new report titled; The Role of AI Innovation Clusters in...

New Report Reveals Potential of Harnessing AI Innovations To Create a Thriving Labour Market for Africa’s Youth

Ventures Platform ClimateTech White Paper Calls For Climate-Resilient Business Models in the African Tech Sector

By Mohammed Mane / 12/04/2024

Ventures Platform, an early-stage venture capital fund investing in innovative startups across Africa has published its landmark climate tech whitepaper...

Ventures Platform ClimateTech White Paper Calls For Climate-Resilient Business Models in the African Tech Sector

Effective Tactics to Stand Out in a Crowded Online Space and Propel Your Brand Forward

By Oluwasegun / 12/03/2024

Standing out requires more than just a compelling product or service—it demands innovative strategies that capture and retain audience interest....

Moove Partners with Waymo

Ester Adams 12/10/2024

New Report Reveals Potential of Harnessing AI Innovations To Create a Thriving Labour Market for Africa’s Youth

Musa Suleiman 12/05/2024

SAYeTECH Wins MEST Africa Challenge 2024, Securing $50k in Funding

Ester Adams 12/05/2024

Eyone Raises Funds to Digitalize Healthcare in Africa

Oluwasegun 12/11/2024

Seedstars Africa Ventures I Announces $42m First Close

Adebayo Trevor 12/10/2024

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Billboxx Secures $1.6m Pre-seed Funding to Empower African SMEs with Cash Flow Solutions

Ester Adams 12/11/2024

Eyone Raises Funds to Digitalize Healthcare in Africa

Oluwasegun 12/11/2024

Seedstars Africa Ventures I Announces $42m First Close

Adebayo Trevor 12/10/2024

SAYeTECH Wins MEST Africa Challenge 2024, Securing $50k in Funding

Ester Adams 12/05/2024

Ivory Coast’s Hub2 Secures $8.5m Led by TLcom Capital

Adebayo Trevor 12/03/2024

Funding

Talk360 Secures $1.4m Pre-Series A To Double Down on Connecting Africans

Musa Suleiman 09/13/2024

News

Paymob Raises Additional $22m Series B Round

Musa Suleiman 09/11/2024

News

Video: In Three Minutes What Need to Know About Latest iPhone 16

Mohammed Mane 09/11/2024

Venture Capital

Launch Africa Ventures Unveils Mezzanine Impact Fund

Ester Adams 09/11/2024

Fintech

Omnisient Wins Finovate’s 2024 Excellence in Financial Inclusion Award

Mohammed Mane 09/11/2024

Women

TLcom Announces Africa Tech Female Founder Summit 2024

Oluwasegun 09/11/2024

Ecommerce

Transforming Online Shopping: The Rising Importance of eCommerce Development Services

Musa Suleiman 09/09/2024

Funding

Wattnow Secures Funding Led by Lateral Frontiers, 216 Capital and Satgana

Mohammed Mane 09/06/2024

News

APPLY: HERCCELERATE For Women-led Tech Startups

Adebayo Trevor 09/04/2024

Fintech

Digital Financial Services Platform, Fido Secures $30m in Debt & Equity Funding

Musa Suleiman 09/04/2024

Apps

How to Use FaceTime on iPhone

Mohammed Mane 09/02/2024

Ecommerce

Kenyan E-commerce Startup, Chpter Secures $1.2m to Empower Businesses to Sell More Via Social Platforms

Musa Suleiman 09/02/2024

Product Launch

Rubyx Launches ‘Lending as a Service’ For African Microfinance Startups With Proparco Support

Oluwasegun 08/31/2024

Cryptocurrency

Quidax, Busha Receive Licenses As Virtual Asset Service Provider From SEC

Musa Suleiman 08/31/2024

Fintech

Kredete Raises $2.25M to Help African Immigrants Build Credit and Send Money Home

Adebayo Trevor 08/30/2024

Fintech

South African Fintech Omnisient Secures $7.5m Investment From Arise

Ester Adams 08/29/2024

News

Flutterwave Acquires Payment Systems License in Uganda

Mohammed Mane 08/29/2024

News

Applications Now Open for the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) Africa Challenge 2024

Ester Adams 08/28/2024

Clean Energy

Solarise Africa Secures $8.9m Investment to Expand Renewable Energy Projects in South Africa

Musa Suleiman 08/21/2024

Appointment

Venture Platform’s Kola Aina Joins EFInA Board

Mohammed Mane 08/20/2024

AgricTech

APPLY: FCMB AgriTech Hackathon 2024

Adebayo Trevor 08/17/2024

Artificial Intelligence

Top 5 Benefits of AI in the Travel Industry

Oluwasegun 08/15/2024

Cyber security

The Importance of Cybersecurity Awareness Training for Employees

Musa Suleiman 08/15/2024

Competition

Ecobank Group Announces Top Finalists for the 2024 Ecobank Fintech Challenge

Adebayo Trevor 08/15/2024

Five Things To Do Before Selling Your Smartphone
Whether you are using an Android or iOS device, you may someday decide that you have enough of the phone
Taxify Joins #$1Billion Gang As It Secures $175M Investment From Daimler
Mercedes-Benz-owner Daimler has taken a stake in Taxify in a funding round that values the ride-booking group at more than
Meet The 10 Startups That Are Disrupting Agriculture In Africa
Gone are the days when you have to physically go to the farm before you can call yourself a farmer.
Piggybank.ng Secures $1.1M Capital Led by LeadPath
Funds has always been a huge problem when starting a business. However, you a business can only attract the attention
Jumia Nigeria to Reward Football Fans for Supporting the Super Eagles
Nigeria’s no.1 online shopping platform, Jumia has concluded plans to launch a series of exciting activities around the 2018 FIFA World
Scramble For African Startups By Venture Capitalists: Good or Bad?
Like the scramble for Africa that saw European powers invading, occupying and colonizing African territories without their consent, venture capitalists seem to
Nigeria’s Publiseer Selected For Startup Istanbul Challenge 2018
This year seem to be going well for Nigeria’s digital publishing startup, Publiseer. It recently declared a profit of 3
GitHub Is Now Own By Microsoft As Later Buys Former For $7.5B
Microsoft has acquired code sharing website, GitHub, for $7.5 billion. The all-stock deal is expected to be sealed by the end of
Biggest Announcements From Apple’s WWDC 2018
Apple’s big WWDC 2018 keynote is a wrap! Millions of Apple fans around the world tuned in to Apple’s live
Apply For The AppsAfrica Innovation Awards 2018
AppsAfrica has opened application for the 2018 AppsAfrica Innovation Awards set to be held on 12 November in Cape Town. Applications close 7

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