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GSA Africa Summit 2023 Kicks Off Today in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

GSA Africa Summit 2023 Kicks Off Today in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Nigerian Healthtech Startup WellaHealth Launches Healthsend in Kenya

Nigerian Healthtech Startup WellaHealth Launches Healthsend in Kenya

Digital Lender Tala
Appoints Annstella Mumbi as GM

Digital Lender Tala Appoints Annstella Mumbi as GM

Husk Power, World’s Biggest Mini-Grid Company, Secures Record $103M Series D to Expand Across Africa, Asia

Husk Power, World’s Biggest Mini-Grid Company, Secures Record $103M Series D to Expand Across Africa, Asia

UAE Proptech Keyper Raises $6.5 Million Seed Round

UAE Proptech Keyper Raises $6.5 Million Seed Round

Digital real estate investment management platform, Keyper, based in the UAE, today announced the successful completion of its seed funding round, raising $6.5 million. The round was led by Access Bridge and Vivium Holdings. Other participants include venture Capital firm MEVP, renowned tech investor Jabbar Internet Group, key players

Wellington Management Announces Close of Wellington Venture Investments I

Wellington Management Announces Close of Wellington Venture Investments I

Wellington Management (“Wellington” or “the Firm”), one of the world’s largest independent investment management firms, today announced the final close of its early-stage venture fund, Wellington Venture Investments I (“WVI” or “the Fund”), with US$150 million in commitments. The Fund invests in early-stage companies in large and growing

Cape Town Sets to Play Host to AfricArena 2023 Grand Summit

Cape Town Sets to Play Host to AfricArena 2023 Grand Summit

The renowned Cape Town International Convention Centre will transform into a hub of innovation and investment as it hosts the AfricArena Cape Town Grand Summit, slated for Tuesday, December 5, and Wednesday, December 6, 2023. AfricArena is a pan-African tech startup accelerator that has hosted regional events in Johannesburg, Cairo,

Bitnob Integrates Universal Money Address (UMA) to Further Revolutionize Cross-Border Payments in Africa

Bitnob Integrates Universal Money Address (UMA) to Further Revolutionize Cross-Border Payments in Africa

Bitnob, Africa's leading fintech company, has today announced its historic integration with the Universal Money Address (UMA) standard. Making Bitnob the first company in Africa to adopt this revolutionary payment protocol. UMA, portrayed as an “email address for money,” is an open-source, global system that enables 24/7

Chenosis Partners with Botlhale AI to Close Language Gaps for African Businesses

Chenosis Partners with Botlhale AI to Close Language Gaps for African Businesses

Pan-African Accelerator Platform Chenosis has partnered with Botlhale AI Solutions to bridge language gaps for African businesses. Chenosis is a platform that enables the creation of more efficient and affordable code. Launched in 2020, it enables developers to tap into a broad spectrum of API products and services from across

Kenyan Web3 Startup, HoneyCoin Partners with MYKOBO to Enter European Market

Kenyan Web3 Startup, HoneyCoin Partners with MYKOBO to Enter European Market

HoneyCoin, a Kenyan cross-border Web3 super app, has entered into a partnership with MYKOBO, paving the way for its introduction into the European market. The partnership aims to empower users across all 27 European Union (EU) Member States to effortlessly deposit, withdraw, and transmit digital Euros to more than 140

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

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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