Techpoint Africa Podcast 62 • Techpoint Africa

Build the money of the future at the Digital Currency Summit 2021

Emmanuel Paul

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3 years ago

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Internet Culture

With Fleets, Twitter wants to help users have safer conversations

Twitter finally joins the disappearing stories wagon like most social networking platforms, and the feature is called Fleets. Twitter hopes that this will encourage safer conversations. What are the possibilities?

Oluwanifemi Kolawole

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3 years ago

Fintech

Backed by Ribbit Capital and Bezos Expeditions, Chipper Cash raises $30m Series B funding

Having raised $13.8m in June 2020 and $6m in December 2019, African focused P2P payments startup, Chipper Cash has raised a third round in 12 months. This means the startup has raised $52.2m since launching in 2018.

Tage Kene-Okafor

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3 years ago

Fintech

Kenyan lawmakers want M-Pesa split from Safaricom’s operations

The Kenyan Senate reportedly wants its Largest telecom provider, Safaricom, to be split into two separate firms -- Mobile Services and M-Pesa. A move that could have dire effects

Emmanuel Paul

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3 years ago

Startups

4 months post-launch, Autochek raises $3.4m pre-seed to disrupt Africa's automotive industry

Founded in August by Etop Ikpe, Autochek Africa has secured $3.4m in a pre-seed round. Led by TLCom and 4DX Ventures, the startup wants to disrupt Africa's automotive industry with its technology.

Tage Kene-Okafor

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3 years ago

Startups

TalentQL raises $300k pre-seed led by Lagos-based investment firm, Zedcrest Capital

Launched this month with the premise to hire, develop, and manage remote talent for global companies, Ile-Ife-based talent startup, TalentQL, has raised $300k in pre-seed funding to carry out operations.

Tage Kene-Okafor

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3 years ago

Mobility & Logistics

Why Safeboda is leaving Kenya to focus on Uganda and Nigeria

After a 5-year run in the East-African market, Ugandan-founded bike-hailing startup, Safeboda has announced its exit from Kenya. This may have resulted from the effect of COVID-19 among other unconfirmed reasons.

Oluwanifemi Kolawole

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3 years ago

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Build the money of the future at the Digital Currency Summit 2021

With Fleets, Twitter wants to help users have safer conversations

Backed by Ribbit Capital and Bezos Expeditions, Chipper Cash raises $30m Series B funding

Kenyan lawmakers want M-Pesa split from Safaricom’s operations

4 months post-launch, Autochek raises $3.4m pre-seed to disrupt Africa's automotive industry

TalentQL raises $300k pre-seed led by Lagos-based investment firm, Zedcrest Capital

Why Safeboda is leaving Kenya to focus on Uganda and Nigeria

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