Today on #TechpointDigest, @BoluAbiodun1 discusses illiteracy in Africa, @AkiddieNG’s global storytelling mission, @getProspa’s $3.8m pre-seed, and @MNT_Halan’s $120m investment.

Today on #TechpointDigest, @BoluAbiodun1 discusses illiteracy in Africa, @AkiddieNG’s global storytelling mission, @getProspa’s $3.8m pre-seed, and @MNT_Halan’s $120m investment.
Raising money is hard for anyone regardless of gender but significantly harder for women. We spoke to seven women whose startups have raised over $1 million to learn how to raise money as a woman. Enjoy.
Today on #TechpointDigest, @jermah4 discusses @AltSchoolAfrica by @TalentQL, Privacy Roundtable on @Techpointdotng, @biz301software for SMEs, and Brass $1.7m funding.
Today on #TechpointDigest, @OnomeOneyibo discusses #WorldSuicidePreventionDay, @OurPassCo’s $1M pre-seed, and @WhatsApp’s latest privacy feature
10 African startups, predominantly from Nigeria and Egypt, featured in @ycombinator’s Winter 2021 batch demo day. This is slightly less than those selected in 2020, and it’s once more dominated by fintech companies.
On September 22, Nigeria tech Twitter was in a frenzy over the launch of fintech app, Abeg. Now, with more than 5k downloads, here’s what you need to know about the startup and what it hopes to achieve.