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Exploring the Implications of Western Appeal to African Tech Startups on the Continent

Exploring the Implications of Western Appeal to African Tech Startups on the Continent

The African tech landscape is thriving, with over ten thousand innovative businesses working relentlessly to address some of the continent's most critical challenges. These startups have piqued the interest of both international and domestic investors, with total venture capital funding increasing from less than $190 million in 2015

Nigerian Fintech Startup Wallets Africa Launches Spring, a Multi-Currency Wallet

Nigerian Fintech Startup Wallets Africa Launches Spring, a Multi-Currency Wallet

Nigerian fintech company Wallets Africa has introduced "Spring," a multi-currency wallet designed to transform the way users manage their finances by providing effortless cashback and seamless Ethereum transactions. The platform, which was founded in 2018, has gained recognition for its innovative approach to financial services and already boasts

Why FMO, Endeavor Extend Partnership with AfricaGrow for the Second African Agritech Cohort

Why FMO, Endeavor Extend Partnership with AfricaGrow for the Second African Agritech Cohort

Endeavor and FMO have announced the continuation of their partnership to empower a second cohort of early-stage African agritech startups through its African Agritech Accelerator’ program.

Bolt Kenya Hikes Fares to Cushion Drivers from Soaring Fuel Prices

Bolt Kenya Hikes Fares to Cushion Drivers from Soaring Fuel Prices

Ride hailing company Bolt has revised its prices to cushion its drivers from the recent fuel price hike by the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) in Kenya. In the review, bolt has increased prices between Ksh.70 and Ksh.100 across its driver platforms of Economy, Base, Boda, and

Outsized Closes Knife Capital-Led Series A Round To Scale Up Its Talent-On-Demand Platform

Outsized Closes Knife Capital-Led Series A Round To Scale Up Its Talent-On-Demand Platform

Outsized has closed its Series A funding round to scale up its talent-on-demand platform.

Kuramo Commits $150 Million to Empower Female-Led Startups in Sub-Saharan Africa

Kuramo Commits $150 Million to Empower Female-Led Startups in Sub-Saharan Africa

Kuramo Capital Management, an investment firm focused on Sub-Saharan Africa has revealed plans to invest $150 million (Ksh. 22 billion) in supporting female-led startups across Africa over the next 10 years. The investment will be done under the firm’s Moremi Platform, in a three-pillar initiative involving an accelerator program,

Amazon Announces Entry Into the South African E-Commerce Market

Amazon Announces Entry Into the South African E-Commerce Market

Amazon has unveiled plans to launch its online marketplace in South Africa in 2024.

Meet The 15 Nigerian Tech Startups selected For The Inaugural Cohort Of Female Founders’ Growth Program

Meet The 15 Nigerian Tech Startups selected For The Inaugural Cohort Of Female Founders’ Growth Program

Fifteen (15) female-led Nigerian tech startups have been selected to participate in the first cohort of the Female Founders Growth Program. The acceleration program, powered by FSDH Merchant Bank in partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and WEAV Capital, is an investment readiness accelerator program aimed at empowering female

Nigerian Crypto Exchange Platform Coinazer Expands To Brazil

Nigerian Crypto Exchange Platform Coinazer Expands To Brazil

Scaling Digital Health Solutions in Emerging Markets: Insights from BYON8's CEO

Exclusive Interview

Scaling Digital Health Solutions in Emerging Markets: Insights from BYON8's CEO

Flutterwave Appoints Leon Kiptum as Senior VP Enterprise Business for East Africa

Flutterwave Appoints Leon Kiptum as Senior VP Enterprise Business for East Africa

Leon Kiptum has been named Senior VP Enterprise Business for East Africa at Flutterwave. Leon made the announcement through his linkedIn page saying; “I’m happy to share that I started a new position as Senior Vice President, Enterprise Business – East Africa at Flutterwave. “At Flutterwave, we are building a

Tech Talent Platform Andela Unveils AI-powered Hiring Solution

Tech Talent Platform Andela Unveils AI-powered Hiring Solution

Global talent marketplace Andela has announced the Andela Talent Cloud, an integrated, end-to-end platform that pairs technologists with companies in emerging markets seeking to bolster capacity and skill sets. The platform streamlines the complete hiring lifecycle, helping companies source, qualify, hire, manage, and pay global technologists in one integrated platform.

Strathmore University and ILab Africa to Host Second Edition of GDSAI Summit

Strathmore University and ILab Africa to Host Second Edition of GDSAI Summit

Strathmore University and ILab Africa are set to host the second edition of the Global Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Summit (GDSAI) in Nairobi on November 9th –10th. The summit titled ‘Unlocking the Power of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence’, will delve on topics such as Agritech, Artificial Intelligence, Business,

Kenyan Ed-Tech Startup Skizaa Wins $25,000 Prize in New York City

Kenyan Ed-Tech Startup Skizaa Wins $25,000 Prize in New York City

Jordanian Startup, Capifly Raises $1 Million Pre-Seed Round

Jordanian Startup, Capifly Raises $1 Million Pre-Seed Round

Capifly, a Jordan-based technology startup unlocking non-dilutive capital for growth startups empowering the digital economy, is excited to announce its successful $1 million pre-seed funding round. In addition to this milestone, Capifly is in the advanced stages of setting up a $10 million non-dilutive capital facility, with increasing commitments reflecting

G20, African Union Adopts IMF-FSB Synthesis Paper on Crypto Regulation

G20, African Union Adopts IMF-FSB Synthesis Paper on Crypto Regulation

The G20, or Group of Twenty, an intergovernmental forum consisting of 19 sovereign countries, the European Union, and the African Union, unanimously adopted the "G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Communique" on Thursday, October 12, 2023, during its ongoing meeting in Marrakesh, Morocco. The fourth and final

Fiverr's The Future Collective Accelerator Opens for 2024 Cohorts

Fiverr's The Future Collective Accelerator Opens for 2024 Cohorts

Fiverr has just announced the opening for applications to The Future Collective Accelerator. The program will also be expanding to Canada, and increase the cohort size from 10 to 12. Selected entrepreneurs will get: * Six months of interactive workshops and 1:1 mentoring * A supportive community to network and collaborate

Northwestern Mutual's Black Founder Accelerator® program celebrates its third year of empowering Black entrepreneurs

Northwestern Mutual's Black Founder Accelerator® program celebrates its third year of empowering Black entrepreneurs

Furthering its commitment to championing diversity, equity, and inclusion, Northwestern Mutual, in partnership with gener8tor, a nationally ranked startup accelerator, announced this year's fall cohort of five Black-owned tech startups to its Black Founder Accelerator program. Research shows that Black founders receive less than two percent of venture

SA Logitech Startup Tripplo Closes Seed Round With Additional $1.8M To Scale Up

SA Logitech Startup Tripplo Closes Seed Round With Additional $1.8M To Scale Up

Sony Launches $10 Million Innovation Fund to Boost African Entertainment Startups

Sony Innovation Fund

Sony Launches $10 Million Innovation Fund to Boost African Entertainment Startups

Africa Leads Global Blockchain Adoption with 1200% Growth: EMURGO Report

Africa Leads Global Blockchain Adoption with 1200% Growth: EMURGO Report

SA Startup Cue Raises $500k Pre-Seed To Advance AI-Powered Customer Service

SA Startup Cue Raises $500k Pre-Seed To Advance AI-Powered Customer Service

Dami Olawoye Succeeds Zach Bijesse As Payhippo New CEO

Dami Olawoye Succeeds Zach Bijesse As Payhippo New CEO

Kenyan Transport Regulator Rejects Bolt's Licence Renewal

African Mobility Startup Treepz Partners with Octamile to Unveil Car Rental Insurance in Africa

African Mobility Startup Treepz Partners with Octamile to Unveil Car Rental Insurance in Africa