Spotlight 10 Silicon valley venture firms that invest in African startups African startups headquartered in the US received $471.8 million of the total 2020 funding. Here are 10 Silicon Valley investors that invest in Africa.
News Klasha is building borderless payments for commerce in Africa Klasha simplifies borderless payments for commerce in Africa. The company recently launched in Nigeria to deepen its reach.
News Afrikrea wants to power African e-commerce with ANKA Ivorian marketplace startup, Afrikrea, will leverage its new platform ANKA to disrupt e-commerce in Africa and across the globe.
Spotlight Getting into YCombinator as an African founder We applied to Ycombinator three times before acceptance - and what made us successful was our ability to articulate the problems we were solving and the opportunities therein.
News Twitter launches its first African office in Ghana Twitter has set up its first African office in Ghana, 18 months after Jack Dorsey's visit to Africa.
News UmojaHack Africa hackathon connects 1000 African students on Zindi UmojaHack Africa 2021, a machine learning hackathon has ended with over 1000 African students participating in the hackathon via Zindi.
covid-19 Facebook and WHO Africa's new campaign tackles Covid-19 misinformation Facebook and WHO Africa have launched the ‘Together Against Covid-19 Misinformation’ campaign. The campaign will promote information about Covid-19 vaccines.
News Meet the 10 African startups and their founders that got into Y Combinator Winter 2021 Ten African startups have made it into the Y Combinator Winter ’21 batch. This brings the number of African startups in YC to 50.
News E-Settlement reaffirms commitment to consumer data protection E-Settlement Limited's recent update is boosting its consumer confidence and data protection.
News Universal Music Group and Boomplay expand license to new markets Boomplay and Universal Music Group's (UMG) licensing agreement will see them extend UMG's global music catalog to 47 African countries.
Spotlight IWD 2021: Celebrating African women while shining the light on women-focused opportunities For #IWD2021, we feature five women doing amazing things in Africa. Also, we curate women-focused organisations for ladies in Africa to be a part of.
News FirstCheck Africa wants to bridge the funding gap for women in Africa FirstCheck Africa will invest $25,000 in six early-stage female founders, in exchange for equity.
Opinion The “Truth” about African consumer markets African consumer markets represent one-fifth of the world's population. Yet, it is uncertain whether they can support startups seeking rapid growth.
Spotlight Insights on AR/VR Industry in Nigeria; Past, Present, and Future Virtual (VR) and Augmented (AR) reality have been herald as the next big thing since it gained prominence globally in 2016 with the success of VR gears like Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Playstation VR and Google's Daydream.
Spotlight The protracted history of internet shutdowns in Africa Internet shutdowns have become a motif in Africa. African leaders restrict internet access for the flimsiest motives. It could be to prevent exam malpractice, disperse protests, or mitigate against misinformation.
News TeamApt announces new consumer focus and West & North Africa expansion plans for 2021 TeamApt has announced that it will be shifting its focus from delivering financial services products to banks to delivering products for consumers and businesses.
News Afriktrip launches online marketplace for African tours with book now, pay later feature Afriktrip has launched an online marketplace to connect travellers with tour guides and operators across Africa. It also has an array of activities to do to explore Africa. And a book now, pay later feature.
News Vantage Capital invests $28.0 million in Cliniques Internationales du Maroc Group (CIM) Holding Vantage’s funding will enable the founding family to part-finance the extension of the existing clinic in Marrakech and the opening of new clinics in Tangier and Casablanca
News Anzisha Prize announces 20 finalists for Very Young African Entrepreneurs 2020 Anzisha Prize announced the finalists of its Very Young African Entrepreneurs annual competition on Thursday, September 17, 2020. The annual competition is the brainchild of the African Leadership Academy and Mastercard Foundation. This
Social media Ugandans now need government approval to go live on social media The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) made the shocking announcement via their Twitter account on 7 September 2020, much to the dismay of Ugandans and Africans in general.
Events 10 reasons why you should attend the Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence townhall TechCabal will be holding its first townhall of the year on February 28, at the Zone Tech Park, 9 AM prompt. Use TCEM004BD to get 20% discount.
News Google's first Africa Developer Space launched in Lagos is free for all Google has launched its first Developer Space in Africa, in Lagos, Nigeria. The Google Developer Space would serve as a hub for Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa and can be used by members of the Africa tech community for free.
News Oui Capital invests in Mauritius first app-based mobility startup, Vite Oui Capital—an Africa-focused venture capital firm—has made an undisclosed pre-seed investment in Vite Technologies, the first app-based mobility startup in Mauritius
News Go Global Africa 2020 is now open for application Go Global Africa is now for open for applications from Kenyan, Nigerian and South African entrepreneurs who are using technology solve problems in their countries.
Opinion 5 remote-friendly companies with a lot of flexibility and good pay A list of remote-friendly companies you can work for that pay pretty well and give you a lot of flexibility.
