Afropolitan Group, an Afrocentric Community As A Service Company (CAAS) that curates a seamless experience in Travel, Events, and Media for the African diaspora, has raised $2.1 million in
mTek, a Kenyan insurtech startup that offers paperless insurance through its platform, has secured a $3 million funding round from Finclusion Group. This follows in the wake of a $1.
Amazon announced it will be expanding to Nigeria and South Africa by April 2023. And no, I don’t mean the group of female warriors and hunters who matched men
All around the globe, blockchain is shifting familiar structures in tangible ways even as Africans show resilience in startups amidst the chaos.
Technology-dominated startups on the continent will continue to
At the very least, it has become apparent that the much-touted Decentralized Finance, Defi, is not immune to the macroeconomic realities and its volatility as the world is again witnessing
Digital colonialism refers to a modern-day “Scramble for Africa” where largescale tech companies extract, analyze, and own user data for profit and market influence with little benefit to the data
Telegram, an encrypted instant messaging platform, has recorded over 700 million monthly active users as it launched a premium tier to monetize a portion of its large user base.
Although
Jobop, a Moroccan tech-enabled on-demand temporary staffing startup, announced that it had received $1 million in an Azur Innovation Fund-led Seed funding round, with participation from Plug and Play and
Voice assistant technologies are making life easier and more enjoyable in and out of our homes. Having Alexa, Siri, or Google in your home can feel like having an attentive
Boyot, an Egyptian startup, has raised a six-figure pre-seed round from a Kuwait-based real estate firm. Boyot provides an end-to-end operating system for payment and financial services focused on the
Egyptian fintech startup ADVA has announced an undisclosed six-digit seed funding round to help it expand its offering. Local VC firm Sawari Ventures led the round.
Rania Gaafar founded ADVA
