Nigerians can expect to pay less for Internet services after Google announced that its Equiano subsea cable will reduce retail Internet prices by 21% after its...
A Singapore-based tele-health startup, Ordinary Folk, has raised a $5M Pre-Series A financed by Monk’s Hill Ventures. The Co-founder and Managing Partner of Monk’s Hill Ventures,...
The Director-General of the Bureau of Public Service Reform, Dr Dasuki Arabi, has said that the Federal Government will roll out a road map for the...
This line-up of stories will help you discover the latest happenings around the tech world, today. 1. Nigeria’s Syarpa secures $500K pre-seed A Nigeria-based fintech startup,...
London-based wearable-tech company, Soter Analytics, has announced securing a $12M investment to build safety products. The founder and CEO, Soter Analytics, Matthew Hart, disclosed this in...
Instant messaging app, WhatsApp, has added a new privacy feature to help users hide ‘Last Seen’ from pre-selected contacts. WABetaInfo, a blog dedicated to tracking changes...
This line-up of stories will help you discover the latest happenings around the tech world, today. 1. WIC Capital raises $1.6M to fund female African entrepreneurs...
A UAE-based digital marketplace, QiDZ, has announced closing an undisclosed investment from the Cairo Angels Syndicate Fund (CASF). The Founder and CEO of QiDZ, Simona Agolini,...
A UK-based ecommerce startup, Moot, has closed an $18M investment intended to help it push sales unification online. The founder, Nick Moutter, disclosed this in a...
This line-up of stories will help you discover the latest happenings around the tech world, today. 1. Nigeria startup, Etap, secures $1.5M pre-seed funding A Nigerian-based...
London-based fraud prevention startup, SEON, has raised a $94M in Series B round led by Silicon Valley’s IVP. Michael Miao, who is a Managing Partner at...
A Morocco-based fashion startup, Nessiam, has secured a $305, 000 grant under the 212 Founders program to accelerate its network. . The Director of the 212...
A Pakistani B2B procurement startup, Zaraye, has raised a $2.1M seed round co-led by US firm, Tiger Global, and UK VC, Zayn Capital. The startup’s CEO,...
This line-up of stories will help you discover the latest happenings around the tech world, today. 1. Egypt’s Algebra Ventures closes $15M investment Egypt-based VC, Algebra...
Kudi, PAL, Rapido, Opay, Techstar, Umba, Spoilz Games, Simpu, and Kippa. These are some of the names that made the headlines this week. Simpu, a Nigerian...
This line-up of stories will help you discover the latest happenings around the tech world, today. 1. Ghana’s PAL launches payment service infrastructure A Ghanaian fintech...
Nigerian financial technology company, Kudi, has rebranded its business name to Nomba. The company claims that the rebranding was necessary as it seeks to transit into...
Instant messaging platform, WhatsApp, has launched a new feature designed to help users to join private communities. The Chief Executive of Meta Group, Mark Zuckerberg, disclosed...
Chinese fast growing fintech company, Opay, has been approved by the Central Bank of Egypt to issue prepaid cards through their OPay application. Opay‘s Head of...
This line-up of stories will help you discover the latest happenings around the tech world, today. 1. Techstars shortlists three Nigerian startups for accelerator American seed...
The Egypt subsidiary of the American multinational company, Procter & Gamble (P&G) has launched its annual Unbox Innovation challenge. P&G made the announcement in a press...
This line-up of stories will help you discover the latest happenings around the tech world, today. 1. Nigeria’s Simpu raises $1M pre-seed round A Nigerian customer...
A UAE-based B2B e-grocery platform, Right Farm has announced securing a $2.8M seed funding round to support its technology development and growth plans in the Middle...
An Egypt-based digital payments provider, Paymob, has expanded its footprint with a new market entry in Pakistan. The expansion followed an initial entry into other markets...
This line-up of stories will help you discover the latest happenings around the tech world, today. 1. Snapchat launches new feature to teach sign language Popular...
A Cairo-based tech start-up, Sprints, has raised a $1.2 million seed round. Several start-ups including MED Angels, AUC Angels, Cubit Ventures, Challenge Fund, EdVentures, Falak Startups...
This line-up of stories will help you discover the latest happenings around the tech world, today. 1. MainOne launches MDXi Lekki II Data Center to expand...
ImaliPay, Sycamore, ZirooPay, O7Therapy, and Strove. These are some of the names that made the headlines this week. Nigeria’s 105-year old financial institution, Union Bank, has...
A United States-based ecommerce start-up, Elloe, has closed an undisclosed amount to fund its investment plan in Kenya. The Chief Executive Officer of Elloe, Owen Sakawa,...
76% of organizations suffered downtime and data loss in 2021, according to Acronis Cyber Protection Week Global Report 2022. The report, seen by Ripples Nigeria, cited...
American AI business software provider, Lilt, has announced closed a $55 million Series C round led by Four Rivers. The round, according to a statement from...
This line-up of stories will help you discover the latest happenings around the tech world, today. 1. Tesla to roll out electric Cybertruck next year Tesla’s...
Nigeria’s 105-year old financial institution, Union Bank, has launched SpaceNXT, a technological and innovation hub, in Nigeria’s seat of commerce, Lagos. The bank revealed this on...
This line-up of stories will help you discover the latest happenings around the tech world, today. 1. Nigeria’s ImaliPay secures $3M to enhance services Nigerian fintech...
Google Cloud has launched a new cross-platform data storage device that will help enterprises analyze data in their warehouses easily. Google Cloud disclosed this at a...
UAE-based edtech and remote work marketplace, Qureos, has closed a $3M pre-seed round. The round, according to details of the deal, was co-led by Dubai-based COTU...
American global tech payments giant Visa has built an innovation studio in Kenya as it seeks to help Africans develop digital solutions. The multinational financial services...
1. US chipmaker, Intel, suspends operations in Russia American chipmaker, Intel Corp., on Tuesday, announced suspending business operations in Russia, a move in show of solidarity...
Barcelona-based hotel, software-as-a-service startup, Amenitiz, has closed a $30 million Series A funding round. The raiser comes on the heels of a recent $7.5M seed, led...
This line-up of stories will help you discover the latest happenings around the tech world, today. 1. Lagos-based ZirooPay raises $11.4M to scale venture ZirooPay, a...
This line-up of stories will help you discover the latest happenings around the tech world, today. 1. South African app, Strove, raises R4 million Strove, a...
Mikron, Sticitt, Minit, Al Mada, Waspito, Malt, and Zepto. These are some of the names that made the headlines this week. American tech giant, Microsoft, has...
Mobilecooks is a foodtech startup based in Lagos, leveraging technology to enhance the Nigerian food industry by solving some of the major bottlenecks that hampers food...
This line-up of stories will help you discover the latest happenings around the tech world, today. 1. Five-year-old Sticitt closes seed funding to scale venture Sticitt,...
This line-up of stories will help you discover the latest happenings around the tech world, today. 1. Morocco’s Al Mada launches $110m investment fund for Africans...
This line-up of stories will help you discover the latest happenings around the tech world, today. 1. Cameroon’s Waspito closes $2.7m seed funding round Waspito, a...
This line-up of stories will help you discover the latest happenings around the tech world, today. 1. Paris-based startup Malt acquires Comatch Malt, a French startup,...
Kwik, Yemaachi, Betacube, Cashlet, ThriveAgric, CodeLn, Simplifyd and Lucky. These are some of the names that made the headlines this week. Nigerian agritech startup, ThriveAgric, has...
This line-up of stories will help you discover the latest happenings around the tech world, today. 1. Nigeria’s Kwik closes $2m Series A funding round Kwik,...
Apple may begin to sell iPhones and iPads as part of a hardware subscription service. This is according to a report from Bloomberg, speculating that the...
