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Early Paystack investor, Olumide Soyombo launches Pan-African VC firm, Voltron Capital

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Nigerian-American, Abake Adenle, wins award for building speech recognition API for African languages

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How technology is helping this AC technician scale his business

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Jessica Hope: Considering scale as an African entrepreneur

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Gokada announces new CEO, Nikhil Goel

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What Nigerians should expect as Teju Ajani joins Apple as country head

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Google’s $25m grant, Koinz’s $4.8m seed, Global eSports industry

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How a 3D visual effects video of a drone delivering a carton of Indomie fooled the internet

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How I Work: Samuel Okike, Techpoint Africa Culture reporter

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How I Work From Home: Ifeanyi Ndiomewese, Mediapoint Managing Director

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How I Work From Home: Yinka Awosanya, Techpoint Africa Corporate & Governance Editor

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Building two YC-backed startups in five years: A discussion with Jesse Ghansah

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How I Work From Home: Precious Mogoli, Sub-editor at Techpoint Africa

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How I Work From Home: Emmanuel Paul, Techpoint Africa Policy Reporter

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How I Work From Home: Tage Kene-Okafor, Techpoint Africa Startup Reporter

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Gokada CEO, Fahim Saleh, passes on

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How I Work From Home: Oluwanifemi Kolawole, Techpoint Africa Culture Reporter

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How I Work: Harrison Obiefule, Digital Communications Strategist, Amplify Digital

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In conversation with Funke Opeke, CEO of MainOne, on strategic partnerships and Internet connectivity in Africa

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Early Paystack investor, Olumide Soyombo launches Pan-African VC firm, Voltron Capital

Eight months after the @paystack exit, one of the company’s early investors, @OtunbaSho, launches VC firm, Voltron Capital. The firm’s portfolio will primarily focus on startups in Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, and North Africa.

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Nigerian-American, Abake Adenle, wins award for building speech recognition API for African languages

Nigerian-American, @AbakeAdenle, who is building a voice recognition API for five African languages, recently received an award from @WomenInVoice. Adenle plans to do more to digitise African languages.

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How technology is helping this AC technician scale his business

June 26 is World Refrigeration Day. After scouring the Internet, I finally found Emmanuel, an AC technician in Ile-Ife, Nigeria. I had a chat with him about several issues. You should read it.

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Jessica Hope: Considering scale as an African entrepreneur

On April 30, 2021, the UK Nigeria Tech Hub hosted Jessica Hope, Founder of Wimbart at the Building from Ground up series in partnership with Techpoint Africa. Here are the key takeaways

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Gokada announces new CEO, Nikhil Goel

Mobility startup, @GokadaNG has been without a CEO for the past eight months following Fahim Saleh’s passing in July 2020. This changes today as ex @SafeBoda_Kenya and @zomato exec, Nikhil Goel takes up the role.

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What Nigerians should expect as Teju Ajani joins Apple as country head

One year after announcing an opening for a country lead, @Apple appoints @Teju_at_Oracle as Managing Director for Nigeria to oversee sales and business development. How does this look on the Nigerian iOS market?

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Google’s $25m grant, Koinz’s $4.8m seed, Global eSports industry

In this conversation with @titiakinsanmi, a data policy expert, we explore how she wears many hats — her role at Google one of them — and plans to open up a new side to inspire more women in tech.

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How a 3D visual effects video of a drone delivering a carton of Indomie fooled the internet

Anisiuba Uche who made the Indomie drone delivery video talks about how he got into visual effects (VFX) and how his 35-second video that fooled the internet came together.

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How I Work: Samuel Okike, Techpoint Africa Culture reporter

Samuel Okike has featured several exceptional personalities on the How I Work weekly series for more than a year. This week, we turn the spotlight on him as he gives a peek into how he stays productive.

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How I Work From Home: Ifeanyi Ndiomewese, Mediapoint Managing Director

Ifeanyi cut his teeth as a startup reporter at Techpoint Africa. He now leads Mediapoint, a visual content agency built to tell stories for brands. Here’s how he’s directing the growth of the company while working from home during a pandemic.

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How I Work From Home: Yinka Awosanya, Techpoint Africa Corporate & Governance Editor

Every quarter, Techpoint publishes the Nigerian Startup Funding Report. Behind these reports is Yinka Awosanya who works with the Intelligence team to gather and make sense of the data.

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Building two YC-backed startups in five years: A discussion with Jesse Ghansah

Ghanaian entrepreneur, Jesse Ghansah co-founded media startup, OMG Digital in 2015. Five years later, he’s working on Swipe, a fintech startup. In this interview, he shares his journey starting both YC-backed companies.

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How I Work From Home: Precious Mogoli, Sub-editor at Techpoint Africa

As a sub-editor at Techpoint Africa, Precious works mostly behind the scenes where he spends hours poring over thousands of words by the editorial staff to eliminate errors and fluff. Here’s how he is working from home during a pandemic

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How I Work From Home: Emmanuel Paul, Techpoint Africa Policy Reporter

‪Emmanuel Paul covers everything from the government policies to corporate giants like banks and telcos. Here’s how he’s with working from home during a pandemic‬

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How I Work From Home: Tage Kene-Okafor, Techpoint Africa Startup Reporter

Tage spends a lot of his time searching for and profiling startups and founders across Africa whose ideas are transforming the way we live and do business. Here’s how he’s continuing to spotlight innovation while working from home during a pandemic.

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Gokada CEO, Fahim Saleh, passes on

Gokada founder and CEO, Fahim Saleh has passed on. He will be remembered for his impact on the Lagos ride-hailing scene and the Nigerian tech ecosystem in general.

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How I Work From Home: Oluwanifemi Kolawole, Techpoint Africa Culture Reporter

Oluwanifemi digs deep to understand how technology is shaping the African culture. She’s also passionate about chronicling African startup stories. Here’s how she’s working from home during this pandemic.

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How I Work: Harrison Obiefule, Digital Communications Strategist, Amplify Digital

In 2018, Harrison Obiefule decided to switch careers to digital marketing. That move turned out to be one of his best decisions. Two years in, Harrison has scaled up considerably in the industry and has begun to make a name for himself. Here’s how he works

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In conversation with Funke Opeke, CEO of MainOne, on strategic partnerships and Internet connectivity in Africa

MainOne, one of Africa’s biggest telecom infrastructure providers, recently celebrated its 10th anniversary. We had a chat with its CEO, Funke Opeke, on the company’s journey so far and what the future holds.

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The Great Stack: Paystack is building an army of exceptional execs

Paystack, a Nigerian payment startup that started with two software engineers as co-founders in 2015, has grown to a 112-person team in 2020. What isn’t obvious, however, is the rich background of its top executives

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