The U.S. government’s decision to ban TikTok, the immensely popular short-form video app owned by China’s ByteDance, has sent shockwaves through the tech industry,…
FOMO app reaches 100K users, opens Series A funding round
FOMO, an app in South Africa focused on connecting users to restaurant specials closest to them using geo location, launched in late 2020 has…
[Opinion] How technology is changing the face of SMEs
It’s no surprise that technology underpins every facet of modern life and while we have all experienced the changes that technology has brought about…
IBM boosts investment in MEA with the launch of Client Engineering
IBM has launched Client Engineering in South Africa and three countries across the Middle East. The company says that this will drive innovation across…
Nigerian agritech, ThriveAgric, raises $56.4M
Nigerian based ThriveAgric, a fast-growing technology-driven agricultural company, has raised $56.4M in debt funding from local commercial banks and institutional investors. The raise also…
Egypt fintech, Lucky, raises $25M in Series A
Lucky, the leading app in Egypt for credit products, offers and cashback rewards, has raised $25 million in a Series A funding round. The…
Nona Digital acquired by South Africa’s Yoco
African payments and software company, Yoco, has acquired the leading fintech and Web3 software development agency in Africa, Nona Digital. The acquisition significantly accelerates…
Luno launches early-stage investment arm
Cryptocurrency company, Luno, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Digital Currency Group (“DCG”), has launched Luno Expeditions, a global, early-stage investment arm to support fintech and crypto/web3…
New Google.org Fellowship to empower African entrepreneurs
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) and Google announced an inaugural Google.org Fellowship to provide one million additional Africans with access to TEFConnect, as part…
Virgin Active acquires Real Foods Group
Virgin Active has announced that Dean Kowarski, founder of The Real Foods Group, has been appointed as its Group CEO. Dean started the Real…
Three SA startups chosen for Google for Startups Accelerator Africa Class 7
Google has announced the participants in Google for Startups Accelerator Africa Class 7. The selected startups are developing solutions in areas such as healthcare,…
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