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Ventures Platform Closes $64m First Round for Fund II to Accelerate African Tech Growth

By Ester Adams / 11/06/2025
Ventures Platform, an Africa-focused venture capital firm, has secured a $64 million first close for its second fund, VP Pan-African...
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Ventures Platform Closes $64m First Round for Fund II to Accelerate African Tech Growth

Angola’s Anda Secures US$3.4M to Modernise Motorcycle-Taxi Transport

By Oluwasegun / 11/04/2025
Anda, an Angolan mobility startup, has raised US$3.4 million in seed funding as it moves to bring structure, technology, and...
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Angola’s Anda Secures US$3.4M to Modernise Motorcycle-Taxi Transport

Grammarly Rebrands to Superhuman

By Adebayo Trevor / 11/03/2025
Grammarly has officially rebranded as Superhuman, marking the company’s evolution from a writing-assistance tool into a fully-fledged AI-powered work platform....
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Grammarly Rebrands to Superhuman

5 Reasons You Should Restart Your Devices Regularly

By Musa Suleiman / 11/03/2025
In our always-connected world, phones, laptops, and other devices rarely get a break. We jump from messages to apps to...
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5 Reasons You Should Restart Your Devices Regularly

Novastar Secures Up to $40m from Green Climate Fund

By Ester Adams / 11/03/2025
Novastar Ventures has secured approval for an investment of up to USD $40 million from the Green Climate Fund (GCF)...
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Novastar Secures Up to $40m from Green Climate Fund

Digital Lender Lidya Shuts Down Operations Despite Raising $16.45m

By Mohammed Mane / 10/24/2025
Lidya, the Nigerian-founded digital lending platform aimed at financing small and medium enterprises (SMEs), has ceased all operations, informing customers...
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Digital Lender Lidya Shuts Down Operations Despite Raising $16.45m

Spiro Secures $100m for Africa’s Electric Mobility and Battery Swapping Expansion

By Ester Adams / 10/23/2025
Spiro, the electric two-wheel transport and battery swapping provider in Africa, has finalised a historic $100 million investment round. This...
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Spiro Secures $100m for Africa’s Electric Mobility and Battery Swapping Expansion

Global Shop Group Acquires ANKA to Scale African E-commerce Globally

By Adebayo Trevor / 10/23/2025
ANKA, the pan-African software-as-a-service (SaaS) and commerce infrastructure company, has announced its acquisition of select assets by the Global Shop Group for...
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Global Shop Group Acquires ANKA to Scale African E-commerce Globally

Moniepoint Raises $90 Million to Deepen Its African Expansion and Empower Small Businesses

By Musa Suleiman / 10/22/2025
Moniepoint Inc., the African financial technology company, has secured an additional $90 million to extend its Series C funding round...
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Moniepoint Raises $90 Million to Deepen Its African Expansion and Empower Small Businesses

AWS Outage Takes Down Snapchat, Canva, Alexa, and Major Internet Services Worldwide

By Oluwasegun / 10/20/2025
A massive outage at Amazon Web Services (AWS) disrupted much of the internet on Monday, temporarily taking down Snapchat, Canva,...
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AWS Outage Takes Down Snapchat, Canva, Alexa, and Major Internet Services Worldwide

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