Innovation
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3.7KAfrica Tech Summit London announces the first 20 speakers
The Africa Tech Summit London brings together 200+ tech leaders, international investors, banks, entrepreneurs, African governments, trade bodies, media and leading ventures...
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4.8KHotelOga and Savanna Sunrise merge to create African travel tech giant
African travel tech industry rivals Savanna Sunrise and HotelOga have signed an agreement to merge, creating an African giant in hospitality marketing technology,...
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6.9KAfrican Data Collection Agency Bamba Raises $1.1 Million
African data collection startup Bamba has announced today that it has closed its first seed investment round after raising US$1.1 million (Kes....
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3.2KCall for applications for Lagos Startup DealDay
Lagos StartUp DealDay brings together Lagos Angel Network (LAN) members, other angel investors and Lagos startup ecosystem players in a process where the...
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4.0KSilvertree acquires Nigeria’s TopCheck to become Africa’s biggest comparison group
Silvertree Internet Holdings, the Cape Town based Internet holding company which owns and operates Internet assets across Africa has acquired Nigerian price...
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4.3KAfrica Tech Summit London – Where African Tech and Europe Connects On April 20th
Africa Tech Summit London (ATSLDN), the event where African Tech and Europe connects returns to London on April 20th, providing unrivaled insight and networking with the...
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5.4K3BitPesa closes a $2.5M round to expand digital payments business beyond Africa
BitPesa, the leading frontier market digital currency payments company, has closed a $2.5 million Series A round to expand its services in...
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5.3KBastian Gotter to leave Iroko and pursue Africa-related start-up investments
Iroko today announced that Bastian Gotter, the company’s co-founder and original seed investor, is moving on from his role as COO /...
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4.9KNew seed investment firm Outlierz launches in Morocco
After three years of hard work on the ground, connecting entrepreneurs and building a startup community in Morocco, a team of entrepreneurs...
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4.6KMastercard launches agri-tech platform 2KUZE to connect East Africa’s farmers and buyers
Mastercard has launched 2KUZE, a digital platform that connects smallholder farmers, agents, buyers and banks in East Africa. 2KUZE, which in Swahili...
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5.5KThe year serious money was invested in African tech
While difficult to put an exact figure on how much the African tech ecosystem is actually worth, the increased level of activity in...
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13.8K5 agri-tech ventures disrupting agriculture in West Africa
Disrupting agriculture through agri-tech in West Africa presents numerous opportunities to create efficiency and increase food production, however transforming this traditional industry is not...
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8.0KMTN & Garmin partnership illustrates the growing demand for wearables in Africa
Garmin have partnered with the leading operator MTN, to launch a range of wearable tech watches in Ghana as the market for wearables continues...
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5.6KIFC invests $2 million in Flat6Labs Egyptian seed fund
Flat6Labs, the leading regional early-stage investment company has joined forces with IFC as the lead investors in its EGP 75 million Egypt-focused...
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5.8KNigerian fintech start-up Paystack raises US$1.3 million
Nigerian payments start-up, Paystack has raised US$1.3 million in a seed funding round from local and international investors to grow its sales and...
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3.8KVisa and Nest to run fintech bootcamp in Nairobi
Visa, in partnership with Hong Kong-based venture capital firm and incubator Nest will run a four-day fintech bootcamp in Nairobi, Kenya, for...
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6.3KStandard Bank acquires SnapScan maker Firepay
Standard Bank has acquired a majority stake in Firepay – the team behind South Africa’s largest mobile payments product, SnapScan. Firepay was...
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4.7KChanzo Capital to raise $50M for high growth Africa tech fund
Chanzo Capital is looking to raise $50 million for its High-Tech High-Growth fund to invest in rapidly growing technology startups across Africa....
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5.4KmCommerce platform Kasha named Rwanda’s top start-up
Kasha has won the Rwanda round of Seedstars World and will represent the country at the Seedstars Summit in Switzerland to compete...
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4.2KBattabox crew share their AppsAfrica Award win on the streets of Lagos
Having scooped the News & Entertainment category at the AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards 2016, the Battabox crew took their award to the streets of...
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4.6K1The time for investors to be brave in Africa is now
Having founded the initial wave of tech businesses, some of the continents leading entrepreneurs are now the investors in Africa’s next phase...
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5.3KSimbaPay expands mobile money transfer to Ghana and Uganda
SimbaPay the digital money transfer provider has expanded its money transfer service to Ghana and Uganda. Using the SimbaPay app or website,...
