Google Startups Launches Black Founders Funds to Help Low-income Communities
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Search engine giant, Google, has launched a US$3 million Black Founders Fund for African startups. The company also launched a US$3 million…
Cairo-based Trucking Start-up - Trella - Raises US$42m in Series A Round
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Trella, an Egyptian trucking startup, has raised $42 million in equity and debt in a Series A round. The total figure raised…
South African Brothers Disappear with US$3.6 Billion Worth of Bitcoin
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Africypt, a cryptocurrency investment platform founded by two South African brothers, have gone into the wind along with Investors’ Bitcoin funds worth…
Microsoft Corporation hits US$2 trillion Market Value
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Earlier this week, Microsoft Corporation’s market value hit the US$2 trillion mark, making it the second publicly traded U.S. company to achieve…
Airtel Nigeria Partners AXA Mansard to Provide Health Insurance Services Via USSD
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Mobile telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has announced its partnership with AXA Mansard to provide its customers access to Health Insurance via…
ECOWAS Court Restricts Nigerian Federal Government from Prosecuting Twitter Users
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The ECOWAS court of Justice in Abuja, Nigeria, has today ruled that the Muhammadu Buhari led federal government must not prosecute, sanction,…
Rockefeller Foundation Partners IFC To Foster Private-Sector Investment on Renewable Energy
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The Rockefeller Foundation has announced its partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC). The partnership is aimed at catalysing private-sector investment in…
Kenyan-based FoodTech Start-up - Kune - Raises US$1m in Pre-seed Round
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Kenyan FoodTech startup, Kune, has announced that it has raised US$1 million in its pre-seed funding round. The start-up, which was launched…
Truecaller Launches Smart SMS to Improve User Experience on its App
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Truecaller has announced that it is rolling out a new feature which it calls Smart SMS. The feature is designed to further…