Following repeated criticism for its handling of hate speech and misinformation (which resulted in an advertising boycott earlier this year), Facebook has introduced some…
How Nigerian tech companies listed on the NSE fared during the lockdown
The weeks leading to Nigeria’s lockdown which started on 30 March could be described as frantic and laden with uncertainty. Businesses, schools and churches were…
Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [24/03/2020]
With the coronavirus (Covid-19) headlining news all over the world, Ventureburn has launched the first edition of a daily roundup on the virus and…
SA travel company Travelstart takes over operations of Jumia Travel
SA travel tech company Travelstart has entered into a distribution and commercial agreement with Jumia Travel to run the latter’s pan-African online travel booking portal….
Nigeria’s Interswitch becomes Africa’s latest unicorn after Visa acquires minority stake
US payments technology corporation Visa has acquired a minority stake in Lagos-based digital payments firm Interswitch Group at a valuation of $1-billion, effectively making…
