Nigerian Startup, ThriveAgric Bags $100,000 From 2022 Global Winner of Visa Everywhere Initiative
The Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI), a global open innovation initiative and competition for start-ups and fintech companies, has announced the…
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Zeraki, Kenyan Edtech Startup Raises $1.8 Million to Facilitate Regional Expansion
Zeraki, a Kenyan educational technology platform that provides digital learning and school data analytics, has raised $1.8 million in early…
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Seven African stock markets begin a process of integration
In order to promote cross-border trading of securities throughout the continent, seven African stock exchanges on Wednesday started an integration…
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Taking control of your cloud: How to stop the weakening Rand from negatively affecting your technology strategy
The depreciation of the Rand against the US Dollar reached its highest point of the year in early November, at…
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Mastercard Announces its $200m Foundation Africa Growth Fund
An initial $200 million has been pledged to the Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund (MFAGF), a fund of funds that…
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Future Africa Partners With TLG Capital to Launch a $25M Venture Debt Fund for Portfolio Companies
The $25 million venture debt fund will be launched by Future Africa, a venture capital firm with its headquarters in…
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Telegram: New Users Can now Sign up Without Phone Number
A new update to the well-known messaging application Telegram has been released, bringing with it a number of new features…
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Can Africa’s startup sector keep up its record funding run amidst global turmoil?
Startups have become vital engines of change that can have an outsized impact on an economy. They are crucial in…
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Gridless, African Bitcoin Miner Secures $2m Seed Round
A $2 million seed funding round headed by Stillmark and Jack Dorsey co-founded payments company Block has been secured by…
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Google Photos is Testing a New Search Button With Lens Features on Android
Users will be able to examine photographs and identify faces thanks to a new “Search” button that Google Photos is…
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Seedstars launches EWEA, a Program for Supporting Women-led Startups and Organizations in Africa
Women-led small to medium enterprises (WSMEs), as well as community enablers and entrepreneurship support programs in Africa, are encouraged to…
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4Di Capital Completes Second Close of a new $25 Million Seed Fund
The second closing of the new $25 million fund managed by South African seed capital firm 4Di Capital has recently…
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Heifer International CEO Reaffirms Commitment to Empowering More Smallholder Farmers in Africa
During a recent visit to Heifer International’s operations in Africa, Heifer’s new President and CEO, Surita Sandosham, reaffirmed the commitment…
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Kelvin Strengthens Executive Leadership Team to Serve Its Customers Better
Kelvin, the leading collaborative control software company delivering industrial intelligence, has bolstered its executive leadership team with strategic hires and…
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Kapu, a Kenyan Social Commerce Startup Founded by ex-Jumia Executive Raises $8 Million
The social commerce startup Kapu from Kenya has announced the raising of $8 million in early money. As food costs…
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Application is now Open for the 2nd Cohort of Venture for Africa Talent Programme
For its second batch of the VFA Fintech Product Management Bootcamp, Venture for Africa (VFA), an immersion program and talent…
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Nigerian Government to Introduce Crypto, Digital Assets Tax come 2023
According to Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning of Nigeria, the 2022 Finance Bill contains a…
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Sophos Launches Industry-First Managed Detection and Response (MDR) Service from an Endpoint Security Provider that Integrates Vendor Agnostic Telemetry
· Introduces Sophos Marketplace and $1 Million Breach Protection Warranty · Sophos X-Ops Identifies LockBit 3.0 Similarities to BlackMatter; Attackers Use Pentesting…
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Kenya-based Skincare Brand, Uncover secures $1M for Expansion across Africa
Africa’s beauty and personal care market is expanding rapidly as a result of its growing young and fashion-conscious population, rising…
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86 New African Graduates Emerge From the Alibaba Netpreneur Training
The latest edition of the Alibaba Netpreneur Training (“ANT”) Program has graduated 86 African entrepreneurs, according to Alibaba Global Initiatives…
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Google’s Hustle Academy has graduated 5,000 entrepreneurs.
Google held graduation ceremonies in Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa to honor the 5,000 entrepreneurs who completed its Hustle Academy…
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The Cloud is a Growing Target for Cyberattacks, A New Sophos Survey Finds
Sophos, a global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, today published findings of a new survey, “The…
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MTN Zambia Unveils the Country’s Debut 5G Network
After successfully completing trials of the revolutionary technology over the previous 11 months, MTN Zambia has now launched its 5G…
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Despite being fragmented, Africa’s gaming sector is still the “next big thing.”
The gaming business in Africa is currently quite fragmented, consisting of only a few tiny studios, but it is still…
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Heifer Announces Three New Tech Innovators as Winners of Ayute Africa Challenge in Nigeria
Three young agric-tech innovators in Nigeria have emerged final winners of this year’s Agriculture, Youth and Technology (AYuTe) Africa Challenge…
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Orda, a startup in restaurant management in Nigeria, raises $3.4 million in an early round.
Orda, a Nigerian company that develops cloud operating systems for restaurants, has raised US$3.4 million in a seed round to…
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500 Global Join Forces With ITIDA to Open Egypt Office
As part of a holistic ecosystem plan that also sees it create an office in the nation and hire Amal…
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Apply: ygap Kenya Accelerator Programme
Applications are now being accepted for the ygap Kenya Accelerator Programme, which aids businesses in developing and validating their business…
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LoftyInc, an Early-stage Afrocentric VC Firm Completes Oversubscribed $14.3m Fund
An early-stage venture capital business called LoftyInc Capital Management has announced the final close of its LoftyInc Afropreneurs Fund 3…
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Africa Data Centres to Construct 2MW Data Centre in Rwanda
An African technology company called Cassava Technologies has revealed that Kigali, Rwanda will be the site of its first data…
