Innovation
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63314 start-ups announced to Pitch Live at Africa Tech Summit 2023
Africa Tech Summit has announced the final shortlist of ventures who will Pitch Live on stage to investors, corporate and media at...
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3.0KAfrica Tech Summit Nairobi 2023- fifth edition to connect 1000+ delegates on February 15-16th
Following a sell out Summit in 2022, Africa Tech Summit Nairobi 2023 will again connect tech leaders from the African ecosystem and...
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Overcoming the treasury challenges of operating in Africa
Sike Bamisebi – Chief Business Officer, Cellulant shares her insights Africa offers huge opportunities for businesses, but many multinationals struggle to reach...
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Ventures Platform Closes its Pan-African Fund Above its Initial Target – at $46M
Ventures Platform, the pan-African VC firm championing the next generation of African technology entrepreneurs, has today announced the final close of its...
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Kenyan tech startups shatter funding records according to new report
Kenyan tech startups have higher rates of acceleration and are more diverse than their fellow tier one startup ecosystems, and are raising...
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Africa’s Biggest Classroom, Ubongo, Receives a $27.8M Award from Lego Foundation Global Challenge
Africa’s leading creator and producer of children’s educational media, Ubongo is delighted to announce that it has been chosen as one of...
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OneOrder secures $3m seed round, led by Nclude with participation from Delivery Hero Ventures and A15
OneOrder, the MENA-based fintech-enabled restaurant management platform, has today announced the close of a $3m Seed round.
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86 Africans graduate from the Alibaba Netpreneur Training
Alibaba Global Initiatives, AGI, has announced the graduation of 86 African entrepreneurs from the latest edition of the Alibaba Netpreneur Training (“ANT”)...
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Appzone Rebrands to “Zone” to Power Global Payments with its Regulated Blockchain Network
Appzone, one of Africa’s leading Fintech Software Providers, has rebranded to “Zone”, a regulated blockchain Payment Infrastructure company. By building Africa’s first...
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Africa Tech Summit London celebrates sixth edition at London Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange welcomed back Africa Tech Summit (ATS), the leading event series solely focused on the burgeoning tech industry across the...
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DPO launches new payments app
Leading African digital payments company DPO Group launched DPO Pay Mobile, a new version of their payments app.. With several new features,...
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Autochek launches Autochek Financial Services to accelerate seamless access to vehicle financing across Africa
Autochek, the automotive technology company making car ownership more accessible and affordable across Africa, has announced the launch of Autochek Financial Services,...
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BasiGo secures $6.6M in new funding from leading Autotech Investors
BasiGo, the first company to introduce electric buses into Kenya, has announced $6.6 million in new funding led by Mobility54, the corporate...
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Viktoria Ventures: Angel investing in Silicon Savannah
A recent study by Viktoria Ventures and UK – Kenya Tech Hub reveals the realities of the investment ecosystem within the Silicon...
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African tech leaders and investors connect at London Stock Exchange for the 6th Africa Tech Summit London
African tech leaders, corporates and investors will connect at the London Stock Exchange for the sixth edition of Africa Tech Summit London...
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Smile Identity: Fraudsters are coming up with new ways to infiltrate systems
Original Article on Smile Identity Blog. As technology advances, so do the techniques used by fraudsters. Passwords and authentication codes are becoming...
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SecondSTAX partners with Ghana Stock Exchange and Nairobi Securities Exchange
SecondSTAX, a technology company that is building solutions to enhance intra-Africa capital and investment flows, launched the SecondSTAX Portal – a technology-driven...
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Algeria’s super app Yassir raises $150 million Series B funding
Yassir, a multi-sided marketplace offering on-demand services such as ride-hailing, food and grocery delivery, banking and more, announced that it has raised ...
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Amazon Web Service opens Lagos, Nigeria offices
Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company, today announced the opening of its first office in Lagos, Nigeria. The new...
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CardinalStone Capital Advisers Invests $6m Investment in AfyA Care
West African private equity fund manager, CardinalStone Capital Advisers (CCA), has announced a $6 million investment in AfyA Care as part of the company’s Series A...
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Egypt-based cleantech KarmSolar has secured $2.4M in funding
Solar energy company and multi-utility enterprise KarmSolar, has secured EGP47 million in funding for the first financed solar Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)...
