Tech Startup, Viva Translate Raises $4M in Seed Funding
Viva Translate, a technology startup, announced $4 million in funding and the release of a new AI context-aware translation software….
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Smangele Nkosi joins Cisco South Africa as its General Manager
Cisco, a multinational technology corporation headquartered in the United States, has announced the appointment of Smangele Nkosi as General Manager…
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Swedish electric vehicle startup, Volta secures $260M in a series c round
Volta Trucks, a Swedish electric vehicle startup that believes it can build better urban delivery vehicles and other trucks that…
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How to leverage UGC for virtual events
What exactly is User-Generated Content? User-generated content is any content created by your users that expresses their feelings about your…
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Africa’s Rise of Digital Wallet-Based Apps
Africa and Asia are the birthplaces of mobile money, and the transition to digital wallets is well underway in countries…
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Meet the 19-year-old Nigerian who is building his own blockchain empire.
Njoku Emmanuel dropped out of school to focus on coding after his father confiscated his laptop for “coding too much”…
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Mobile Malware Attacks in Africa are Declining – Why Isn’t It a Good Thing?
While analyzing the threat landscape of African countries, Kaspersky experts observed a steady decline in mobile device attacks in the…
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Facebook, Twitter Release a Feature to Lock Accounts and Share Security Tips for Users in the Wake of the Ukraine-Russia Conflict
Meta Platforms, the company that owns Facebook, has established a special operations center to monitor the conflict in Ukraine, and…
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Meta founder, Mark Zuckerberg reveals a series of Artificial Intelligence projects
Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Meta, has announced new artificial intelligence projects, believing that AI is “the key to unlocking…
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Application is now open to pitch at the Stanford Africa Business Forum
The Stanford Africa Business Forum has opened applications for the New Venture Pitch Competition, which will give early-stage ventures the…
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Fundraising via Cryptocurrency is Now a Criminal Offence in China
China has issued a new ban on raising funds through “virtual currency,” declaring the practice illegal. In China, anyone who…
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5 African startups joins the Y Combinator W22 batch
Five more African startups have been confirmed as participants in the renowned Silicon Valley-based Y Combinator accelerator’s W22 batch, bringing…
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Voyance secures $500k in a pre-seed round, introduces two new products
Voyance, a Nigerian data infrastructure company, has announced a $500,000 pre-seed funding round. Beta.Ventures led the round, with Zedcrest Capital,…
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Recognizing your worth as a Product Manager in Nigeria
As you sit across from the hiring team, reflecting on your past achievements and challenges, it’s time to address the…
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TradeDepot acquires Accra-based Green Lion to accelerate expansion across Ghana.
TradeDepot, a Nigerian B2B e-commerce and embedded finance startup, has announced the acquisition of Green Lion, Ghana’s largest and fastest…
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Nigerian-based Fintech Startup, Opay is Making Waves in Egypt
According to a press report published by Forbes Middle East, OPay has received widespread support in Egypt. The Nigeria-based fintech…
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Weaver Fintech acquires South African fintech startup PayJustNow
PayJustNow, a Cape Town-based fintech startup, has sold a controlling stake in its business to Weaver Fintech as it seeks…
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South African Fintech Startup, Clickatell Bags $91-Million in its Latest Round of Funding
Clickatell, a Cape Town-based and California-based fintech firm, CPaaS innovator, and creator of the Chat Commerce platform, announced yesterday that…
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3 African startups qualifies for SOSV MOX accelerator
Three African startups have been chosen to participate in the 12th edition of the SOSV MOX accelerator, where they will…
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Bank of Jamaica’s digital currency, Jam-Dex is Arriving Soon
The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has revealed that it has selected the name JAMAICA DIGITAL EXCHANGE – JAM-DEX, as well…
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Nigerian Fintech startup, Canza Finance completes $3.27M seed round
Canza Finance, an emerging markets neobank that is building the world’s largest non-institutional-based financial system, announced the completion of its…
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Apply: ‘Welcome To Nigeria Challenge’ by TechCircle & Hardware Things
Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) is the country’s busiest international airport, with approximately 3 million international passengers passing through each…
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Facebook Reels Surface in Over 20 Sub-Saharan African Countries
Today, Meta, a tech and social media touchstone based in the United States, announced the expansion of the availability of…
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Bizzyn, Tanzanian startup unveils business management product suite
Bizzyn, a Tanzanian startup, has launched a full-featured business and financial management suite of products designed to scale as businesses…
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Kenyan Startup, Ziada is assisting informal sector service providers find more jobs
Launched as Kazi in 2017, when the market was still in its infancy, Kenyan startup Ziada returned after a hiatus…
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South African Startup, Lipa Payments Brings “Tap to Pay” to Africa’s Informal Sector, Secures Millions
Lipa Payments, a South African fintech startup, has raised R10 million ($659 thousand) in funding from Empowerment Capital’s Imvelo Ventures,…
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Report: Twitter is Working on a Feature to Allow Users Untag Themselves From Threads
Twitter may be testing a way for users who do not want to be tagged to untag themselves from a…
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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…
