South African Startup, Qwili Raises a $1.2 Million Seed Round
Qwili, a hybrid hardware-software startup based in Cape Town, has raised US$1.2 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round to…
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Apply for the 2nd Cohort of the DMZ Cairo Incubator
Applications for the second year of DMZ’s incubator program, which aims to support early-stage tech startups, are now open. DMZ…
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Safaricom is Developing Coding Lessons for Kenyan Kids
Safaricom customers can now purchase tokens for coding lessons through the mobile operator’s financial services platform, M-Pesa. Customers will be…
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Gamic Guild Debuts Gameathon, Africa’s First Crypto Gaming Event
Gamic Guild, a platform dedicated to providing users with a diverse catalog of NFT games to play while also earning,…
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Namibia Rolls out its first Bitcoin ATM, Crypto Kiosk
Namibia’s first Bitcoin ATM is now available at the Crypto Kiosk in Windhoek’s Maerua Mall. The Crypto Kiosk operates in…
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) and defending the future of autonomy
Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) are changing the way we think about mobility – and transforming the digital network infrastructure…
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How To Choose An Ideal Price For Your Product
The price of a product determines what customer segment would make demands for them and determines its classification as a luxury good…
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Paratus Unveils New Data Centre in Namibia
Paratus, a telecommunications company, will open Armada, a new data center in Windhoek, Namibia come August 20222. For the first…
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Kodris Africa Announces M-Pesa Mini App to Improve Coding Skills in Kenya
Kodris Africa, an education technology firm, has partnered with Safaricom to promote coding education by purchasing annual lessons through the…
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Nigerian Mobility Startup, Moove Partners With Uber to Expand Ride-hailing Fleet in India
As part of its global expansion, Moove, the world’s first mobility fintech and Uber’s largest vehicle supply partner in EMEA,…
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South African Online Payment Startup, PayGate Teams up With Samsung
PayGate, a subsidiary of South Africa’s DPO Group, has announced the addition of Samsung Pay as an additional payment method…
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UNFPA, AfriLabs Unveils Incubation Programme to Fund Ideas Addressing FGM, Climate Change
The UN Population Fund and AfriLabs have launched an incubation program to support ideas that address female genital mutilation (FGM)…
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Seedstars Announces its Second Emerging Market Seed-stage Fund
With this second emerging market seed stage fund, Seedstars, a seed-stage venture fund devoted to emerging and frontier markets, will…
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Hashgreed, a Nigerian NFT Marketplace Secures $1m
The Krosscoin Ecosystem’s Hashgreed, a Nigerian NFT marketplace, multifunctional NFT, and super dapp platform, recently raised more than US$1 million…
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4 African Startups Join the S22 Batch of Y Combinator Accelerator
The first 156 firms confirmed to be a part of the famed Silicon Valley accelerator Y Combinator’s S22 cohort include…
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TU Eindhoven students develops Zem, a car that purifies the air while driving.
The TU/Ecomotive student group at TU Eindhoven has revealed that they have created an electric passenger automobile that purifies the…
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Cartona, Egyptian B2B e-Commerce Platform Completes $12 Million Series A Round
SANAD Fund for MSME, an impact investment fund committed to assisting business owners in the Middle East and North Africa,…
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Innovative Healthtech Startup, Ubenwa Secures $2.5 Million
Ubenwa, a cutting-edge healthtech firm that uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to identify newborns between the ages of 0…
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Jobberman Introduces Soft Skills Training on WhatsApp and Telegram
With outstanding results, Jobberman, the largest online training and job placement platform in sub-Saharan Africa, has broadened its non-cognitive soft-skills…
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Nigerian Startup, Remedial Health is Transforming Africa’s Pharmaceutical Sector
In order to increase the productivity of Africa’s pharmaceutical industry, Nigerian startup Remedial Health has created a number of solutions….
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Impresa Capital Buys Gumtree, South African Online Classifieds Platform
Gumtree, a South African online listings network, has been acquired by Impresa Capital, a venture capital firm with offices in…
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Eight ways edge computing can future-proof your organisation
Adopting edge computing is the next important step in future-proofing your infrastructure. By moving data processing towards the ‘edge’, you…
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Kwik, Nigerian Logistics Startup Unveils Kwikstore Solution to Enable African Merchants Sell Online via Their Smartphones
With the introduction of KwikStore, Kwik is extending the range of digital services it provides to African business owners and…
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NALA, Remittances Firm Lands in Kenya, Opens Local Office
A cooperation between Lender Equity Bank Kenya and NALA Payments Limited has been declared. NALA is a platform for processing…
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Vaxiglobal, Zimbabwean Health Tech Startup Bags $250,000 Kofi Annan Award
The Kofi Annan Award for Innovation in Africa has been given to Vaxiglobal, a Zimbabwean startup that uses contactless biometrics…
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Africa CDC Launches its $3 Million Fund for the Saving Lives Initiative in Kenya
In order to speed up the COVID-19 vaccine, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), in collaboration…
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Engie Energy Partners With PreMal to Launch Solar-powered Mosquito Trapping System in Kenya
In a first for the biggest economy in East Africa, Kenya, the global energy and services company Engie Energy Access…
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Terawork, Nigerian Recruitment Startup Launches App to Help Employers Hire
Terawork, a Nigerian startup in the recruiting industry, has released iOS and Android mobile apps to assist employers and business…
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World Travel Holdings Will Be Honored Other Recipients
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Nigeria Innovation Summit unveils date for 2022 event, says 7th edition will span a full week
The Nigeria Innovation Summit (NIS) today announces the seventh edition of its annual event, slated to hold all through one…
