Stitch, a South African fintech platform on a mission to make Africa a world-leader in fintech has raised $4m and come out of stealth to do just that. Stitch builds...
Read moreUsiku Games, a Kenyan mobile games company, is targeting primary school-aged children with a new web-based platform to improve their learning skills, especially in Science, Math and English languages. The...
Read moreGozem, Africa’s Super App, has appointed Othmane Bouhlal to the advisory board of the company as it prepares to enter new markets and scale its business. Othmane Bouhlal co-founded Chauffeur-Privé...
Read moreCurrency exchange is trendy. Traders work in the largest financial market. They can make money from any device — even a smartphone! In 2021, the opportunities for financial freedom are...
Read moreSouth Africa's Imperial Group has acquired 60% of eCommerce logistics business, ParcelNinja effective 1 February 2021. The acquisition will see ParcelNinja expand its reach as well as remain sustainable. Imperial...
Read moreWhat’s the first thing that comes to your mind when mentioning the Internet? The endless opportunities? Various ways for having fun, inexhaustible sources of information and the possibility to acquire...
Read moreSouth African digital bank TymeBank has raised R1.6 billion (around $109 million) from new investors from the UK and Philippines to bolster TymeBank’s growth and secure its path to commercial...
Read moreSpotify, the popular global audio streaming subscription service, is now available in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda as of 23 February. The firm announced today it's launching in over...
Read moreOpen banking is one of those phrases that we’ve all probably heard mentioned in passed, whether it’s on the news or via one of our friends. But few people outside...
Read moreCcHUB, the pan-African incubation hub, has announced the first round of investments for the CcHUB Syndicate, its investment vehicle. The 3 startups, with valuations north of $17.5m, include Oneport 365,...
Read moreHuawei has announced HUAWEI Mate X2, the new-generation foldable flagship smartphone with a brand new Falcon Wing Design. The HUAWEI Mate X2 folds perfectly into a compact form factor, and...
Read moreKikao64, a new co-working space and ‘inspirational hub’ by the Van Woustraat Trust, an initiative of Hannie Kiprono Biwott, (Late Hon Nicholas Biwott's widow), has been launched in the centre...
Read moreTechnology firm Huawei has committed to providing training to 377 trainees under the Presidential Digital Talent Programme (PDTP) in partnership with the ICT Authority of Kenya. The five-week virtual training...
Read moreIn a recent report released by CarePay Kenya and Ajua mobiles are increasingly being used to access care and are generating demand for new digital healthcare services. The report on...
Read morePowerful and transformative changes in technology have altered the way consumers interact with businesses and make purchasing decisions. According to Sameer Kumandan, Managing Director of SearchWorks, almost every industry has...
Read moreOpera, the browser developer has today launched a new dedicated chat service dubbed Hype for users in Kenya. Hype is built into mobile web browser Opera Mini and will provide...
Read moreHuawei Mobile Services (HMS) has launched HUAWEI Ads, a supply-side and demand-side, real-time advertising marketplace in the MEA (Middle East, Africa, and Pakistan) region. HUAWEI Ads will help media companies...
Read moreIf you are engaged in a delivery service business, then you probably know the importance of evolving your business with the corresponding situation. If you don't learn how to keep...
Read moreThere’s no denying that virus developers are a crafty bunch. Whenever a new breakthrough is made in the world of cybersecurity, they waste no time in attempting to find ways...
Read moreCrossBoundary Group, a renewable energy services and investment firm has received a minority investment from Brown Advisory to help it unlock capital to make a strong return and a lasting...
Read moreOPPO has introduced the Reno5 and Reno5 F, its latest Reno series in the Kenyan market for Ksh41,999 and Ksh31,999. The phones are available on pre-order exclusively on e-commerce sites...
Read moreThe Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), the Lagos-based pan-African philanthropy empowering African entrepreneurs is accepting applications now on www.TEFConnect.com for its 2021 TEF Entrepreneurship Programme. With the March 31st deadline fast approaching,...
Read moreThe giant telco Huawei is cutting its smartphone production by over 60 percent and is investing in technology for Pig Farming in a bid to stay afloat. The move comes...
Read moreWambui Kinya has joined Mozilla Foundation’s Board of Directors from Andela where she was the VP Partner Engineering where she had direct oversight of +1000 software engineers across 6 African...
Read moreJapan-based Venture Capital Firm Uncovered Fund has unveiled a fund to support early-stage African startups including Sky Garden and Lipa Later startups which are both founded in Kenya. The Firm...
Read moreAdjuvant Capital, which led 54gene's $15 million round in April last year for its Bioinformatics programs, today raised $300 million to improve global public health. The fund will support promising...
Read moreTanzania's NALA Money or just NALA has signed an Electronic Money Directive (EMD) agent deal with Modulr, ahead of its UK launch. The deal with Modulr will enable the Accel-backed...
Read moreKenya's ifarm360 and Egypt's Tobadaa have been named among winners of UNWTO Global Startup Competition for their unique contributions to sustainable and responsible tourism in the UNWTO SDGs Global Startup...
Read moreThe search giant Google has launched new software products to boost virtual learning in the phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. The new features on Google Meet and Google Classroom are...
Read moreMeat Naturally and Agricool Finance were awarded joint first place in this years' Annual Social Innovation Awards, while Leafline Washable Sanitary Wear was named first place in the Disability Empowerment...
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