Snap Inc, the company behind social media app Snapchat, has announced a new premium subscription called Snapchat+. This subscription will include exclusive features and…
This founder dreams of owning an eight-tonne crane truck
Recycling is big business. Just ask Rheineth Modiselle, the founder of Bokamoso Recycling, a Johannesburg-based waste management start-up, who dreams of owning an eight-tonne…
GovChat to be showcased at Las Vegas tech summit
They say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, and so it should be – except when GovChat, an innovative citizen engagement platform, gets…
FMO backs AfricArise to fast-track tech start-ups
Tech start-ups in Ghana, Morocco and Tanzania are set to benefit from a partnership between AfricArena, Africa’s leading tech ecosystem accelerator and deal-flow platform,…
Amazon to equip SA youth with cloud computing skills
RLabs, a South African social entrepreneurship that sparked a global movement, has now partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to train learners in the…
Nyala Venture throws $9.8m lifeline to ‘new class of asset allocators’
FSD Africa Investments (FSDAi), the investment arm of FSD Africa, has announced an $9.8-million investment to support a new class of investors who are…
Ride-hailing start-up Gozem signs $10m deal with IFC
Six-thousand moto-taxi drivers in Togo and Benin can now access vehicle financing after the West African super app Gozem and the International Finance Corporation…
Virridy raises $5.5m to roll out satellite-connected sensors
After closing a $5.5 million series A funding round, environmenttech start-up Virridy is set to expand its offering across Africa and North America. The…
Rise, raise and scale: African start-ups touch down in Paris
More than 45 start-up founders representing 15 African countries have begun to touch down in Paris, France for Viva AfricArena. Commencing on Tuesday 14…
Start-ups channel VC funding towards tech recruitment
More than half (54%) of start-up businesses who have secured private equity or venture capital funding in the past 12 months invested capital in…
[Opinion] Crypto and blockchain can drive financial inclusion
Crypto and blockchain solutions can be tailored to meet the specific needs of the world’s underbanked, and enable an inclusive and equitable global financial…
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