Sote, Kenyan logistics startup completes $4m seed round for expansion into fintech
Sote, a Kenyan supply chain company, has raised a US$4 million seed extension round in order to expand its offering…
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4 Scams Online Merchants Should be Wary of in 2022
Even in 2022, there are plenty of people out there attempting to take advantage of countless online retailers. The main…
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Bentley Will Unveil First Luxury Electric Car in 2025
Bentley, a German-owned luxury car brand, announced Wednesday that its first all-electric vehicle will be ready by 2025, as part…
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26 African YouTube creators joins second year of #YouTubeBlack Voices Fun
YouTube today announced the names of African creators who have been chosen to join a global cohort of 135 from…
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SA startups can start applying for Circular Economy Accelerator
Fetola, a business growth specialist, has opened applications for its Circular Economy Accelerator (CEA), which aims to provide mentoring and…
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Nigeria’s digital currency, eNaira registers around 10% P2P transactions in 3 months
Nigeria became the first African country to adopt a digital currency, the eNaira, in October 2021. Three months later, only…
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Mobility startup Opibus unveils electric bus developed in Africa
Opibus, a mobility startup, has introduced the first all-electric bus in Kenya, as well as the first electric bus designed…
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Ghanaian fintech startup OZÉ secures $3m to expand capacities of its platform
OZÉ, a Ghanaian fintech startup that offers MSMEs digital recordkeeping tools with embedded finance products, has raised a US$3 million…
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Out of Africa Collection is Ready to Revolutionize Fine Art
Many people around the world have had a difficult time as a result of the global pandemic. It’s been a…
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How to leverage Google Workspace for your business
The development of Covid-19 and the desire to be safe has forced many businesses to operate in silos, which has…
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SA chatbot provider CompariSure secures $980k funding to promote growth
CompariSure, a South African business, has raised ZAR15 million (US$980,000) in pre-Series A funding to help it extend the use…
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FedEx, Microsoft partners to build “logistics as a service” product
Microsoft and FedEx made more information about the second phase of their multiyear relationship, which they first announced in 2020,…
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Meta Unveils the World’s Fastest Supercomputer, AI Research SuperCluster
There’s a global race to develop the world’s largest, most powerful computers, and Meta (AKA Facebook) is ready to join…
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Abu Dhabi-based venture capital firm, Chimera Capital closes its second venture capital fund at $10 billion
Chimera Capital, an Abu Dhabi-based investment firm, announced the closing of its second venture capital (VC) fund, totaling $10 billion,…
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SA fintech startup Floatpays secures $4m seed funding round to expand in Africa
Floatpays, a South African on-demand payment platform, has raised just under $4 million in an oversubscribed seed fundraising round to…
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How Companies can Prepare for the Gig Work Revolution
Workers are quitting employment at an alarming rate, resulting in a talent shortage that has corporations around the world scrambling….
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Egyptian fintech startup MNT-Halan adds BNPL feature to it’s digital ecosystem
MNT-Halan, an Egyptian fintech startup, has launched a buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) function to its digital ecosystem, which also includes business loans,…
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Application is now open for healthcare-focused African startup accelerator
Applications are now available for the second cohort of the AUDA-NEPAD Home Grown Solutions Accelerator, which aims to provide hands-on,…
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Vivian Agbata, PRO of Zenithchain shares insight on visibility for women in tech
It is common knowledge that women are underrepresented in the worldwide technology sector. While more women are beginning to create…
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Norebase is developing a solution that will handles everything a brand needs to launch in a new African country
In 2019, a few months after the African Continental Free Trade Deal (AfCFTA) was signed, CcHUB hosted some African tech…
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Uber unveils its motorbike section, UberMoto in Ibadan
Uber, the ride-hailing business, has announced the addition of an UberMoto motorbike component to its product offering in Nigeria. The…
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5 Anti-Fraud Strategies for Every Financial Institution
The rise of digital banking and e-commerce, fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic, creates an ideal environment for fraudsters and money…
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South Africa’s leading IT Service Provider, BitCo Telecoms Reveals Exponential Growth in the ISP market
BitCo Telecoms, one of South Africa’s major Telecommunications and Internet Service Providers, announces fiscal and market share growth for 2021,…
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WhatsApp is Developing a ‘Community Home’ Feature for Android Users
WhatsApp is rumored to be working on a new area called “Community Home,” which will list all groups associated with…
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Oracle opens its first African data center in Johannesburg
Oracle, the world’s largest database management firm, launched its first cloud region (a cluster of data centers) in Africa last…
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SA deliveries startup Orderin secures $4.7m pre-Series B funding round
Orderin, a South African business-to-business (B2B) delivery-as-a-service (DaaS) startup, has raised ZAR71 million (US$4.7 million) in pre-Series B funding to…
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Apple TV+ market share increases in the US while Netflix is behind its competitors
Apple has been investing heavily in Apple TV+, its own streaming platform that features original movies and TV shows. While…
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Google Docs adds watermark support feature
Google Docs is my favorite application. It enables me to swiftly draft documents or make changes to existing ones on…
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5 hottest home automation trends for 2022
The internet of things (IoT) is growing in popularity, with forecasts indicating that around 50 billion IoT devices would be…
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Exploring the top Software Outsourcing Country in 2022
The role of software outsourcing organizations is rapidly evolving from “contract software engineers” to strategic business partners. It has been…
