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African startups can apply for South Korea’s K-Startup Grand Challenge
Last year, no African startup made the cut for the K-Startup Grand Challenge, a platform for startups looking to expand to Asia via South Korea. This time, the organisers wants more African startups t…
Nigeria’s Techpoint Africa and South Africa’s Ventureburn announce new partnership
Techpoint Africa is glad to announce a new partnership with SA-based Ventureburn. Starting today, both top African tech publications will share content and partner together on events and market intell…
LionPride Agility Fund invests in SA healthtech, BusyMed
SA healthtech startup BusyMed has raised an undisclosed amount of investment from the R500-million LionPride Agility Fund.…
University of Cape Town GSB Solution Space selects 10 startups for Venture Exploitation Programme
The University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business’s (UCT GSB) Solution Space has selected 10 startups to join its 12-week Venture Exploitation Programme, which kicked off on Monday (1 June).…
Nigerian startup, Jamborow raises $400k for blockchain-based fintech platform
Nigerian startup, Jamborow has reportedly raised $400,000 from its shareholders to expand its blockchain-based B2B fintech platform. Tech publication, Techmoran reported in an article yesterday that t…
9mobile completes transition from ‘Etisalat Nigeria’ with appointment of its first CEO
Nigerian telecom company, 9mobile, formerly Etisalat, has appointed a new CEO, Alan Sinfield. This will be 9mobile’s first confirmed CEO since it began its torrid transition from Etisalat in 2017.…
SA tech company, Wyzetalk in ‘multi-million’ euro investment from Dutch investors
SA-founded tech company, Wyzetalk has landed a “multi-million” euro investment from Dutch investment company, CNBB Venture Partners…
SA-founded water drone startup RanMarine Technology lands Series A investment
Netherland-based startup RanMarine Technology, founded by South African Richard Hardiman, has netted a Series-A investment from European investor Boundary Holding…
AWIEF opens nominations for its 2020 awards
The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) is calling for nominations for the AWIEF Awards 2020…
Google is creating ‘Plus Codes’ to track locations any where in Nigeria
Google launched its new Google Maps feature, Plus Codes, yesterday, developed with a plan to ease challenges associated with lack of good address system in most developing markets. Here’s an exp…
Nigerian reality TV show, BBNaija goes virtual for Season 5 auditions
Popular Nigerian TV sensation, Big Brother Naija, recently announced plans to kick-off Season 5 with calls for auditions via online video submissions. What does this mean for the organisers and potent…
Women-focused fintech startups can now apply for World’s Women Banking challenge
Fintech startups focused on unbanked women in Africa and other emerging markets can now apply for this global challenge by a global investment firm, World’s Women Banking, for access to grants a…
Ghanaian healthtech startup, mPharma, raises $17m in new funding round
Led by the CDC Group, Ghana’s mPharma has secured $17 million that will see it expand its offerings in five countries. At the same time, it has appointed ex-CVS president, Helena Foulkes to its …
Forbes8 launches digital startup accelerator, calls for applications
Forbes8 virtual accelerator will welcome 100 top companies from Nigeria. Founders selected for the programme will undergo 4 intensive weeks of digital training to help build and scale their companies.…
If you live in these Nigerian states, calls and data are about to get cheaper
Five Nigerian states have drastically dropped or waived right of way charges for fibre connections. Nigerian telcos and ISPs discuss the implications for these states and Nigeria’s National Broadband …
WhatsApp wants to change how you manage contacts with new QR code feature
A new feature on WhatsApp currently available for only beta users allows the sharing and saving of phone numbers using QR code. Here is what it would mean to the traditional way of managing contacts o…
Mozilla, via its incubator, wants to invest up to $75k in African early-stage startups
US-based Internet company, Mozilla, known for its Firefox browser, is going VC mode. With ticket sizes from $10,000 to $75,000, the company’s Builders Incubator is looking to invest in pre-startup and…
Burundi shuts down social media amidst tense presidential elections
In keeping with recent actions by some African governments, the East African nation of Burundi has reportedly blocked access to WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, and Yahoo as election tensions rise.…
60 days or a decade, how long will it take to digitise public data in Nigeria?
As NITDA requires all public institutions holding or processing personal data to securely digitise all personal databases within 60 days, we review existing setbacks and the possibility of meeting suc…