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Clarity AI and AWS advance sustainable investing at scale

Clarity AI, a leading provider of environmental and social insights, has announced its collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to leverage the latter’s generative…

IBM and AWS strengthen alliance to propel generative AI solutions across critical use cases

IBM announced a significant expansion of its collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to empower mutual clients in unlocking the full potential of generative…

Google Hustle Academy empowers 5,300 small businesses across Africa

Google’s Hustle Academy has celebrated the graduation of 5,300 small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) across South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria. This milestone marks the…

Top tech start-ups vie for innovation glory at Grand Summit

Cape Town is poised to witness an exhilarating battle of innovation as over 30 of Africa’s leading tech start-ups gear up to compete in…

AfricArena Grand Summit: Top speaker line-up unveiled

The Mother City is gearing up for an exhilarating gathering of entrepreneurial minds as the AfricArena Grand Summit 2023 approaches, promising a powerhouse of…

AfricArena Grand Summit draws 500+ investors to CPT

In a countdown to innovation, the global spotlight shines on the Mother City as the AfricArena Grand Summit 2023, the pinnacle of Cape Town…

Kgodiso Fund fuels Khula! for agricultural revolution

In a significant move for South Africa’s agricultural landscape, Khula!, an agritech digital ecosystem, welcomed the Kgodiso Development Fund as its latest investor during…

Entrepreneurial success: Master the offshore IP game

In the global landscape where Intellectual Property (IP) reigns as one of the most coveted assets, it’s imperative for entrepreneurs to grasp the intricacies…

African climatetech start-ups soar, raising $3b since 2019

The AfricArena Nairobi Summit kicked off with an impressive line-up of speakers and insights shared by key figures in the tech and investment sectors….

Africa’s climatetech boom ‘a lucrative long-term bet’

“Climatetech presents a long-term opportunity for investment with significant growth potential,” believes Jean-Gabriel Dayre, senior investment officer in private equity and venture capital at…

African tech start-ups urged to improve investor relations

71% of African technology investors would hesitate to invest further in a start-up that fails to provide regular reporting updates. This is according to…

Malta lures non-EU start-ups with residency programme

The island nation of Malta has unveiled an enticing initiative aimed at luring non-European Union entrepreneurs and their families to establish their start-ups on…

Unicef Ethiopia backs Global Startup Awards Africa Summit

The Global Innovation Initiative Group (GIIG), exclusive rights holder to the Global Startup Awards (GSA) Africa, has announced Unicef Ethiopia as strategic partner for…

ICL Group backs AI-powered agritech start-up Agrematch

ICL Group, a global specialty minerals company, has taken a significant leap into the future of agriculture with its investment in Agrematch, an AI-powered…

Banking behaviour: Insights from 100k statements

Finch Technologies co-founder Christopher Ball analyses over 100 000 bank statements to reveal key insights into consumer behaviour, supplementary incomes, micro-betting, grocery shopping patterns,…

SunFi ignites Nigeria’s clean energy revolution

SunFI, a pioneering clean energy start-up based in Nigeria, is making waves in the climate technology sector with a mission to eliminate millions of…

Tanzanian cleantech start-up leads plastic waste change

In the heart of Tanzania, Hellena Sailas, the CEO and founder of Arena Recycling Industry, leads a relentless charge against the looming spectre of…

Rentoza Secures $6 Million Investment to Revolutionise African E-commerce Through Subscriptions

Rentoza, the South African-based online subscription platform, has recently received a substantial boost in funding, with investments totaling $6 million from two prominent funders….

E-commerce giant Wasoko expands into DRC

Wasoko, an innovative African e-commerce company, is making waves once again with its announcement of expansion into the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Leveraging…

African start-ups shine at AfricArena Safarilex Bootcamp

“Our home base will always be Africa, but we want to start competing at an international level because we can definitely beat them on…

FSDAi commits $19.5m to bolster climate resilience in Africa

FSD Africa Investments (FSDAi), the investing arm of FSD Africa, announced a significant investment of US$19.5 million in climate adaptation and climate-aligned infrastructure projects…

Africa Climate Tech: Innovators, investors and leaders unite

Kenya’s capital city is poised to this week host an invite-only, game-changing event that will put the spotlight squarely on the innovators, investors, and…

Self-service technology & personalisation: A generational blend

Vis Govender, co-founder of Everything.Insure and group CEO of FirstEquity Group, says self-service technology is reshaping customer experiences across generations. Personalisation remains crucial in…

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AI’s $4.8 Trillion Explosion – Will Africa Get a Slice of the Pie?

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