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,…
Beyond funding: African entrepreneurs also need mentorship
Ask most African entrepreneurs what their biggest challenge is and they’ll tell you that it’s funding. That’s not conjecture either. In multiple continent-wide and…
Lulalend secures $35m to scale its lending business
In an arid investment landscape, Lulalend, a South Africa-based digital lender catering to underserved small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has finalised a transformational $35…
DPO Pay scoops Fintech Discovery of the Year award
Leading African digital payments company DPO Pay won the Fintech Discovery of the Year award in the 2022 Ghana Fintech Awards. The competition is…
$1m grant to drive electric mobility shift in 7 African countries
Following a $1-million technical assistance grant to the Green Mobility Facility for Africa (GMFA), the continent will further pave the way for the development…
Trends: What to expect from machine learning in 2023
The leap Artificial Intelligence (AI) has made is expected to boost the digital transformation of businesses while disrupting various industries. Helm head of engineering…
Grindstone X announces top 10 women entrepreneurs
Grindstone, in partnership with Naspers Labs announced the first 10 women entrepreneurs to benefit from its entrepreneur accelerator programme, GrindstoneX. GrindstoneX was formally launched…
14 start-ups to pitch live at Africa Tech Summit
A Nigerian legaltech is among the 14 start-ups announced to pitch live at the upcoming Africa Tech Summit in Nairobi, Kenya. Earlier today, organisers…
Private equity firm raises $296m to drive digital inclusion
Convergence Partners, a leading private equity investor dedicated to the technology sector across sub-Saharan Africa, closed its Convergence Partners Digital Infrastructure Fund (CPDIF) at…
Top 5 data privacy trends that will shape 2023
Prompted by the dramatic global upswing in cybercrime, an increasing number of businesses across the industry spectrum are coming to a better understanding of…
SA company embarks on four-day work week – with full pay
Exhaustion, burnout and illness seem to be the trademark of modern working life. But what if companies could “cure” employees by giving them more…
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