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Angel Investor, Olumide Soyombo, Unveils VC Firm with a Focus on Pre-seed and Seed Investment
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Angel investor and founder, Olumide Soyombo, has announced the launch of his Venture Capital (VC) firm - Voltron Capital.
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IFC Invests $25m To Help Strengthen the Broadband Structure In Africa
IFC has announced that it is going to invest in a new fund by Convergence Partners in Africa which is focused on...
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Saint-Gobain Partners AfricArena to Launch Innovation Challenge for Fintech Startups in Kenya, South Africa, and Egypt
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Saint-Gobain, in partnership with African tech ecosystem accelerator and deal-flow platform, AfricArena, has launched an Innovation Challenge.
The challenge...
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Nigeria’s Central Bank to Launch Digital Coin in October
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The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced, through the Director IT department, Rakiya Mohammed, that it will start the pilot phase of...
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Call for Application: UNICEF Innovation Fund US$100K Equity-free Investment for Tech Startups
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The UNICEF Innovation Fund has presented an opportunity for startups into machine learning (ML), data science (DS), or artificial intelligence (AI) related...
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Kenyan Startup – Kibanda TopUp – Partners Carbon to Grant Restaurant Owners Access to Loan Facility
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Kenyan-based startup, Kibanda Topup, which aims to digitise the supply chain for micro, small and medium restaurants in Africa, has partnered African...
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Nigerian Game Developer – Maliyo Games – Partners Google to Train Young Africans on Mobile Game Development
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Search engine giant, Google, is teaming up with Nigerian mobile game developer, Maliyo Games, to host #GameUp Bootcamp in Ghana, Kenya, and...
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South Africa Insurtech Startup, Ctrl, Raises $2.3m Funding From Naspers
Ctrl, a short term insurance startup, has raised $2.3m from Nasper Foundry. This new round of financing comes after South Africa-based short-term...
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Kenyan AI-driven Influencer Marketing Platform – AIfluence – Raises US$1m in Seed Funding Round
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Kenyan-based influencer marketing startup, AIfluence, has successfully raised US$1m in its seed funding round.
The ad-tech startup disclosed that...
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Xiaomi Overtakes Apple to become Second-largest Smartphone Maker
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Chinese smartphone maker, Xiaomi, has overtaken Apple as the second-largest smartphone maker in the world.
Xiaomi, with an 83%...
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WhatsApp Begins Multi-device Supports Roll-out For Beta Users
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WhatsApp has finally started rolling out the much-awaited feature that gives multi-device capability to its Beta users.
The feature...
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Hybrid Solar Power Company – Daystar Power – Secures US$20m to Expand its Power Capacity
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Daystar Power, a Nigerian-based hybrid solar power solutions provider, has secured $20m funding from the International Finance Corporation (IFC).