ThriveAgric secures $56.4m debt funding to promote pan-Africa expansion
Thrive Agric ThriveAgric, an agriculture investment platform, has announced a $56.4 million debt financing from local commercial banks and institutional…
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Application is now open for the Irish Tech Challenge South Africa
Following the launch of the Irish Tech Challenge South Africa, South African tech startups now have the opportunity to gain…
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ADAS the new Digital Addressing APP
A swift buzz has taken over the streets and suburbs of Kampala about this new and amazing technology, you can…
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Why Investing in Women Owned Start-up Ecosystem Gives Highest Return on Investments
Establishing a new business is not an easy feat as it cannot be compared with a prosperous one that has been…
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Microsoft has invested around $200m building its Africa Development Centre in 3 years
Microsoft has announced that it has invested approximately $200 million (two hundred million dollars) in the establishment of its Africa…
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Apply for HiiL’s Innovating Justice Challenge
The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL) has opened applications for its Innovating Justice Challenge 2022, which seeks innovations…
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Egyptian financial services super app Lucky secures $25m in Series A funding
Lucky, an Egyptian startup that provides credit products, offers, and cashback rewards, has raised a US$25 million Series A funding…
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South African 4th Industrial Revolution Incubator Will Exhibit at IOTFA 2022
The 4th Industrial Revolution Incubator, a South African platform for SMMEs, will present its solutions at the fifth edition of…
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Lendsqr is building a one-stop shop for lending in Africa
The difficulties in Africa’s financial sector open up a plethora of opportunities. When one financial service issue is resolved, other…
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Tony Elumelu Foundation, Google introduces fellowship programme to support African business owners
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) and Google have announced a new Google.org Fellowship to provide one million more Africans with…
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Africa No Filter and Meta Announces the Winners of the Future Africa Grant for Extended Reality Creators
Africa No Filter and Meta have announced the winners of the Future Africa Grant for Extended Reality Creators. Africa No…
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Google internet cable lands in Africa, to Connect Togo to Europe
According to Google, an undersea cable that will boost internet speeds for millions of Africans has arrived in Togo, the…
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Rwandan online marketplace for lawyers, Hence Technologies secures $1.8 million in funding
Rwandan online legal marketplace Hence Technologies has raised $1.8 million in seed funding. This brings the company’s total cash raised…
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Katapult unveils African accelerator in collaboration with Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
Katapult, based in Norway, has collaborated with the Tony Blair Institute (TBI) for Global Change, Norrsken, and Smart Africa to…
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NiRA Reduces .NG Domain Name Price by Over 40%
Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) has reduced the price of .NG domain by over forty per cent (40%). NiRA is…
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US Astute Imaging LLC Acquires Egyptian AI-based healthcare startup DilenyTech
DilenyTech, an Egyptian deep technology healthcare startup that is developing innovative artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for screening and diagnostic radiology…
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YC-backed, Simplifyd is evolving to Africa’s destination for data-free internet access
Simplifyd Systems Inc., a YCombinator-backed Nigerian startup aiming to become the platform of choice for data-free Internet access across Africa,…
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Senegalese logistics startup Chargel secures $750k in pre-seed round
Chargel, a Senegalese logistics startup, has raised a pre-seed funding round of $750,000 to help it make the trucking industry…
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The Real Reason Kenya is yet to Fully Embrace Online Shopping
Kenyans who prefer to order or buy goods online face challenges due to the country’s high logistical costs. According to…
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How the Internet is Providing an Enabling Environment for the South Africa Side Gig Landscape
South Africans aren’t unfamiliar with the concept of a side hustle. Indeed, according to a recent Momentum/Unisa Household Index, an…
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Crypto-trading Scam Demands Thousands of Dollars in Fake “Profit Tax” To Unlock Victims’ Accounts, Sophos Finds
Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, has released new insight into an international cryptocurrency trading scam called CryptoRom that targets…
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Ransomware is the Biggest Threat to Your Organisation. Here’s Why
Ransomware is becoming more dangerous and expensive all the time, and it has affected nearly every industry and geography. Nobody…
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Crypto exchange Luno announces early-stage investment arm
Luno, a global cryptocurrency company, has launched an investment arm called Luno Expeditions, which will support early-stage fintech and cryptocurrency…
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Big Cabal Media secures $2.3m for expansion
The news media landscape has shifted dramatically over the last few decades. Searching for news online has become commonplace, whether…
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Ghana’s Central Bank Digital Currency ‘eCedi’ Will Revolve Around Financial Inclusion
Ghana’s central bank has released information about its ‘eCedi’ digital currency, which it hopes will encourage more people to use…
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Kenyan e-commerce startup, Sokowatch evolves into Wasoko, secures $125 million in Series B funding
Sokowatch, a Kenyan e-commerce company that uses technology to improve the informal retail supply chain, has raised $125 million in…
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Apply for the South African Engen’s $67k startup pitching competition
Engen, a South African petroleum company, has opened applications for its Pitch & Polish pitching competition, in which 16 entrepreneurs…
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Scalable System Architecture & Product Growth
Every new product starts with an idea, but ensuring its continuation depends on something less exciting: its underlying structure. Appealing…
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11 startups selected for 2nd Startupbootcamp AfriTech, Telecel accelerator
Startupbootcamp AfriTech and Telecel Group have chosen 11 African startups to participate in the second edition of the Africa Startup…
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Application is now Open for the Mercy Corps $1M Fund to Test Blockchain Solutions for Financial Inclusion
Mercy Corps, a global humanitarian organization, has established a $1 million Crypto for Good Fund to test and support blockchain-based…
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