Apply for the Westerwelle Young Founders Programme
The latest Westerwelle Young Founders Programme, which offers outstanding young entrepreneurs from developing and emerging countries six months of business…
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Sweden’s Norrsken Foundation is building the largest startup hub Kigali, Rwanda
For the past five years, the Norrsken Foundation in Sweden has helped social tech entrepreneurs in Africa and elsewhere solve…
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First Bank Receives $100 Million Credit Facility From CDC to Support Women and Small Business Owners
According to Bloomberg, the CDC Group, the United Kingdom’s development-finance arm, will provide a $100 million credit facility to First…
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African tech startup fund, Atlantica Ventures receives $23.8 million in funding
Atlantica Ventures, an African tech startup fund, has received $11.3 million in junior funding from Boost Africa and $12.5 million…
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7 Best Practices to Keep Your Social Media Safe & Private
For an organization or individual, social media offers a plethora of opportunities to promote and expand a brand. Social media,…
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JPMorgan emerges as the first financial institution to enter the metaverse
JPMorgan, the world’s largest bank, has become the first financial institution to enter the metaverse. Customers will be able to…
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MarketForce Completes $40 Million in Series A Funding
MarketForce, a Nairobi-based B2B platform for consumer goods retail distribution and digital financial services in Africa, has closed a $40…
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BlackPay, South African Fintech Startup Arrives to Rescue Marginalised Communities
BlackPay, a South African fintech startup, describes itself as a “no-frills, non-banking” multi-product platform that promotes financial inclusion for economically…
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Africa Tech Summit Announces Leading Startups That are Eligible to Pitch Live
The Africa Tech Summit has announced the final shortlist of startups that will pitch live on stage to delegates at…
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Donald Trump’s Truth Social App is Ready for Launch This Week
Truth Social, Donald Trump’s new social media platform, is set to launch gradually this week and should be “fully operational”…
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Zomato Will Invest $400M in Quick Commerce
Zomato has reiterated its focus on the quick-commerce segment and announced an additional $400 million investment in the space over…
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“Mixed Reality Is Still a Few Years Away,” Meta
Technology that merges the virtual and physical worlds could become a reality for consumers in a few years, according to…
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Snapchat Rolls Out Live Location Sharing to Help Users Inform Friends About Their Real-Time Location
Snapchat launched Temporary Live Location on Friday, allowing users to share their current location with friends. The new feature, which…
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Nigeria Federal Government Entrusts 3.5HZ Spectrum of the 5G network to NCC
The Nigeria Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, formally handed over the 3.5HZ spectrum of the fifth-generation (5G)…
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Flutterwave launches new product offerings and features after Series D funding
Flutterwave, a Nigerian fintech unicorn, has unveiled new product offerings and features for individuals, business owners, and developers just two…
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Snapchat Users can now Change Their Username
Snapchat users will soon be able to change their usernames on the photo- and video-sharing platform. Beginning February 23, the…
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Freterium, a Moroccan logistics startup, acquires $4 million in a seed round
Freterium, a Moroccan startup, has received $4 million in seed funding to help it grow and serve more businesses in…
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Egyptian e-commerce startup, Wasla secures $9 million
Wasla, an Egyptian ecommerce startup, has received a $9 million investment from Contact Financial Holding, the country’s largest non-bank financial…
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Twitter Rolls Out Pinned Conversations Feature to DMs
Twitter has added a pinned conversations feature to its Direct Messages (DM) service for iOS, Android, and the Web, allowing…
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BimaLab, Insurtech-focused accelerator programme launches in Nigeria
FSD Africa and Nigeria’s National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) have collaborated to launch BimaLab, an accelerator program designed to accelerate the…
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Earnipay, a Nigerian fintech startup, raises $4 million in venture funding for expansion
Earnipay, a Nigerian fintech firm that provides flexible and on-demand salary access to income earners, has raised US$4 million in…
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SA’s Zindi secures $1m in a seed round for growth
Zindi, a professional network of data scientists based in South Africa, has raised a US$1 million seed funding round to…
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MTN Evolves From Telecoms to Tech Company, Unveils a New Logo
MTN, the mobile telecommunications company, has begun a rebranding effort. As part of the rebranding effort, the telco unveiled a…
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Passengers on Uber can now see how drivers have rated them
Uber now allows its users to see how their Uber drivers rate them. Riders can now see how those ratings…
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Meeula, a Nigerian startup, has launched a smart business card solution
Meeula, a Nigerian startup, has launched a smart lead-generating business card to assist corporate professionals, entrepreneurs, and business owners in…
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Nigeria’s CcHub Unveils Createch Accelerator Programme
The Createch Accelerator focuses on businesses that employ innovation or technology to improve value chains in Africa’s creative industries…
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Popular Cryptocurrency Exchange, Binance Will Invest $200 Million in Forbes, a US Media Firm
“Binance,” one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges,” is reportedly investing $200 million in the company as it prepares to…
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LoftyInc Capital Management, Nigerian VC firm made up to 65 African investments in 2021
LoftyInc Capital Management is a venture capital business with the goal of “creating an ecosystem of Africans investing in…
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7 Tech Upgrades to Enhance Your Productivity When You’re Working From Home
Working from home is enjoyable and relaxing. However, it becomes a nightmare when you have a slew of tasks to…
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African startups are now leveraging debt financing to fuel growth with $700m raised in 2021
According to Partech’s report on venture capital funding in Africa, 37 African tech startups raised a total of $767 million…
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