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Helium Health, a health tech startup, has secured $10 million Series A investment from Dubai-based Global Ventures co-led by AAIC Japan.
Helium Health which is based in Nigeria is the
Cairo-based Pravica has raised US$500,00 in a pre-seed round, led by 500 Startups, with the participation of Modus Capital and DYRES Venture.
Pravica is an innovative platform based
Mobile payments company Paga has entered a partnership with Nigeria’s financial technology brand, Remita to allow payments across both companies and to make Federal Government bill payments available to
The popular video-sharing app TikTok has been ranked the highest app with 2 billion downloads on Google Play Store and Apple’s App Store.
TikTok is the first app after
As a result of the pandemic, there has been a demand for cheaper broadband access. Because of the lockdown, users have enough time to access the internet hence the demand
Flutterwave, a fintech startup company based in Lagos, Nigeria is launching an e-commerce platform for small business entrepreneurs in Africa.
The company has made efforts to bring ease to those
African young entrepreneurs will now have the opportunity to get help from an agricultural company called GoGettaz. The company is going to help young entrepreneurs who want to do business
African digital payments company, DPO Group, has collaborated with Mastercard’s payment gateway technology to develop an e-commerce store for businesses.
This comes after the ongoing pandemic which has forced
Ghana’s retail startup, Sumundi has secured an investment from Greentec Capital.
Sumundi is a retail accelerator that helps retailers in Africa manage and grow their businesses.
The company also
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in collaboration with Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research (KCCR) and Incas Diagnostics has developed a Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) kit for
Google is making its teleconferencing service, Google Meet, free to consumers.
At an earlier time, Meet was solely for customers who pay Get Suite, Google’s line of enterprise apps
South African online community “Startup Circles” has launched to support entrepreneurs to build their businesses by raising funds as well as offering guidance and access to a network of investors.