Boris Bison, Cameroon Business Incubator Seals Deal to Spread 5G Tech Spaces Across Africa
Boris Bison (BB) Incubator, a Cameroon-based business incubator, has partnered with Ludique Works, a pan-African video game publishing company, and…
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SA edtech Startup FoondaMate Secures $2M Seed Funding
FoondaMate, a South African edTech company, has raised $2 million in a seed round headed by LocalGlobe, a UK-based venture…
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VerifyMe Introduces Instant Vehicle License Verification Service in Nigeria
VerifyMe Nigeria, a digital identification and consumer analytics technology business, has developed a digital plate number verification solution that immediately…
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Honoris United Universities Changes 770,000+ Lives Across Africa
The initial impact report from Honoris United Universities, Africa’s first and largest pan-African network of private higher education institutions. Honoris’…
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Sophos Named a Leader in 2022 KuppingerCole Leadership Compass for Endpoint Protection, Detection and Response
Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, today announced it has been named a leader in the 2022 KuppingerCole Leadership Compass for…
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Egypt’s Sylndr Completes $12.6m Pre-Seed Round for Expansion
Sylndr, Egypt’s online used-car store, has raised $12.6 million in a pre-seed round headed by RAED Ventures, with participation from…
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Meet Nigeria’s Jamit, the Social Network for African Podcasters
Jamit is a “social audio network” based in Nigeria that assists African podcasters with content creation and links them with…
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AfriLabs Introduces e-Learning Platform to Promote Innovation Across Africa
AfriLabs, an African hubs network, has launched the AfriLabs Academy to provide startup ecosystem enablers with the skills and training…
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Egyptian Healthcare Start-Up, Doxx Secures $1.5Million in Seed Round
Doxx launches a digital platform in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, connecting medical professionals and institutional healthcare…
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ADH Twitter Space Amplifies Voices on Issues relating to Covid19 and Lassa Fever in Nigeria
ADH Twitter Space is a monthly forum hosted by Orodata Science whose mission is to continue to democratize data, and…
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How Digital Lending has Been Evolving Over the Past Decade
A lot has changed since the dawn of technology around the world, especially with the arrival of the internet. The…
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Qualcomm Releases Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
The Californian company has finally decided to take the bulls by the horns after months of waiting. The Snapdragon 8+…
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Nigeria’s Autocheck Buys Moroccan startup to Facilitate North African Expansion
Autocheck, a Nigerian auto-tech firm, has purchased KIFAL Auto, a Moroccan competitor, to help it expand into the North African…
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Mastercard Partners With OPay to Promote Advance Digital Financial Inclusion for Millions
Mastercard and fintech firm OPay have launched a strategic relationship that will bring digital commerce to millions of people across…
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African entrepreneurs are invited to apply for the next ShelterTech accelerator from Habitat for Humanity.
The ShelterTech Sub-Saharan Africa accelerator program, run by the global non-profit Habitat for Humanity, is now accepting proposals from entrepreneurs…
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Rwanda is unarguably Africa’s leading tech destination with a new $1bn innovation hub
With Timbuktu, the home of the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) new innovation funding hub, Rwanda is quickly becoming Africa’s…
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Apple Is Working on Accessibility Tools For People With Disabilities
Apple intends to make accessibility tools available to people with disabilities. In honor of World Accessibility Day on Thursday, Apple…
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Innovate Now accelerator kickstarts its fifth cohort of Assistive Technology innovators
The fifth batch of innovators, ventures delivering digital AT or using digital to expand access to AT products or services,…
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LinkedIn Raises Membership Fees in Kenya
LinkedIn, an American job-search social networking site, has raised membership fees and tariffs for premium services by up to Sh…
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South African agri-tech startup Nile secures $5.1m funding round led by Naspers Foundry
Nile, a South African agri-tech firm that uses its platform to allow purchasers to buy directly from Africa’s top food…
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SA emergency response startup RapidDeploy bags Nedbank investment deal
RapidDeploy, a South African emergency response platform, has raised equity capital from Nedbank CIB, the Nedbank Group’s corporate and investment…
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Victory Farms, a Kenyan aquaculture startup, has received $5 million in finance to expand into new markets.
Victory Farms, a tilapia fish aquaculture firm with hatcheries, nursery ponds, and deep-water cages, has raised $5 million in new…
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Meta Files for Five Patents and Hints at Launching Crypto-Supported Payments Platform
Meta Pay is rumored to be a cryptocurrency-friendly payment platform from Meta. The parent company of social media behemoths Facebook…
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Bamba, a Kenyan startup, has raised $3.2 million in seed capital to grow its user base across 12 African countries.
Bamba, a mobile-first business software for African micro-merchants, has raised $3.2 million in venture capital to help it scale its…
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Application is now open for Google for Startups Black Founders Fund for Africa
The second cohort of the Black Founders Fund for Africa has accepted applications, according to Google for Startups. Google has…
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Instabug raises $46 M Series B Fund to develop mobile observability and performance monitoring platform
Instabug, an Egyptian software company that offers bug reporting, app performance monitoring, crash reporting, in-app chats, and user surveys for…
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Nigeria based telemedicine startup, Zuri Health secures $1.2 million pre-seed round for African expansion
Zuri Health, a digital healthcare firm, has raised $1.3 million in seed capital to further develop its digital platform, expand…
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Edves to raise $2.5M Pre-Series A round to continue Pan African expansion
Edves is an Edtech with strong adoption and usage in Africa’s EdTech and digital infrastructure arena, with over 1,200 schools,…
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ICT Authority Partners With Kodris Africa to Implement Coding Curriculum in Kenya
The ICT Authority (ICTA) and Kodris Africa, an online publishing company, have agreed to establish a coding curriculum in a…
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6 African startups emerge as WEF Technology Pioneers of 2022
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has chosen six African digital startups among the 100 most disruptive Technology Pioneers of 2022,…
