In most low and middle-income countries, spending power is low. CDcare lets Nigerians pay for tech gadgets and home appliances in instalments.
Joy Matthew
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What you should know about raising funds, Autochek’s $13.1m seed, VeriFind by VerifyMe, Paystack’s Pay for Me feature
Today on #TechpoinDigest, @jermah4 discusses advice for first-time founders on fundraising, @AutochekAfrica’s $13.1m seed round, VeriFind by VerifyMe, and @paystack’s Pay for Me feature.
Techpoint Awards, AltSchool by TalentQL, Privacy Roundtable PT2, Brass’ $1.7m funding
Today on #TechpointDigest, @jermah4 discusses @AltSchoolAfrica by @TalentQL, Privacy Roundtable on @Techpointdotng, @biz301software for SMEs, and Brass $1.7m funding.
African healthtech startup, Healthtracka, gets into Techstars Toronto Accelerator programme
Nigeria-based @healthtracka has joined @Techstars. We had a follow-up chat with @ife_adeyemi on expansion plans and what this means for the five-month-old startup.
From death to life: how a loved one’s demise spurred the idea for Healthtracka
Healthcare is an essential aspect of life. Moved by the sudden death of a loved one, @ife_adeyemi conceived the idea for @healthtracka. The startup is on a mission to help you preserve your health by providing at-home tests and results.
Mono’s Series A, the digital gender gap, Airtel Money’s pay later service
Today on #TechpointDigest, @jermah4 discusses @mono_hq’s Series A, the digital gender gap, and @AirtelMoney_Afr’s spend now and pay later service in Tanzania.
Nabsolute’s SpinHeard for artists, Uber’s latest expansion, and Klasha’s $2.4m seed
Today on #TechpointDigest, @jermah4 discusses @NabsoluteHQ giving artists exposure with SpinHeard, @UberNigeria’s expansion, and Klasha’s $2.4m seed raise.
3 crucial questions about NFTs answered
Last week, something happened, and @jermah4 said to her family, “we could ‘NFT’ that thing o.” And they asked, “what is NFT?” In this article, she explains what NFTs or Non-fungible tokens are, in simple terms.
Celebrating access to information, home for the homeless, meet Abake Adenle, Gokada in Ibadan
Today on #TechpointDigest, @jermah4 discusses International Day for Universal Access to Information, @TheDestinyTrust children foundation, a chat with @AbakeAdenle, and @GokadaNG in Ibadan.
Tech for good: Destiny Trust is housing Nigeria’s homeless children and empowering them with tech skills
There are over 16 million homeless children in sub-Saharan Africa. Here’s how the @TheDestinyTrust is looking to take them off the streets with a triad mission of care, education, and empowerment through tech.
How companies can shape the narrative for tech-enabled mobility in Africa
Team Chemotronix, 2 others win $2,500 cash prize at TABS Web3 Hackathon
SEC regulations: Nigeria Crypto exchange CEOs to retire after 10 years
Analysing 2 major allegations against Olugbenga Agboola
Investors on high alert as Y Combinator shows more interest in East and North Africa
Nigeria has a new data protection enforcing body; here’s why you should care
How no-code tools helped two UNILAG graduates build omni-channel messaging platform, Ozi
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