Empowering Africa’s Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) with Technology Adoption

Empowering Africa’s Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) with Technology Adoption

To help increase technology adoption among the continent’s SMEs, the research emphasizes the significance of sharing best practices to enable better decision-making and cost-effectiveness. Nearly 70% of Africa’s small and medium-sized firms (SMEs) have invested in technology in the last year to assist enhance growth and resilience, indicating that SMEs are recognizing technology’s positive impact….

Kenyan AI-Driven Conversational E-commerce Startup Elloe Raises $1m Pre-Seed Round
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Kenyan AI-Driven Conversational E-commerce Startup Elloe Raises $1m Pre-Seed Round

Elloe is a first-of-its-kind AI-powered conversational commerce platform that allows SMEs to buy and sell products online across any messaging platform. It was founded by Owen Sakawa. Mad Ventures, located in the Philippines, led the US$1 million pre-seed fundraising round, which would help Elloe expand across Kenya and other emerging economies. “The opportunity to engage…