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TLcom
Venture Capital

TLcom Secures First Close of $150mn Pan-African Tech Fund

TLcom, the Africa-focused venture capital firm, has announced a first close of $70mn for its $150mn Africa-focused tech fund.  With

Investment Startup Venture Capital

South Africa’s POS Solution Startup, TallOrder Raises $3m

TallOrder, a South African point of sale (POS) solution for SMES, has raised $3 million funding to accelerate growth and

Interview

Fresh From Raising $1m, Zanifu Sets its Sight on Delivering its Solution to MSMEs Across Sub-Saharan Africa

2022 has just started and African startups are closing million dollar deals from venture capital firms and angel investors. One

Instadeep
Artificial Intelligence Funding Investment Technology Venture Capital

Tunisia’s InstaDeep Raises $100M to Scale Decision-Making AI Products

InstaDeep, a leader in advanced AI decision-making systems for solving real-world problems, has raised $100 million Series B round led

JAMB
Education

JAMB Announces Registration Dates For 2022 UTME/DE

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that the registration processes for the 2022 Unified Tertiary and Matriculation

MNT-Halan
Product Launch

MNT-Halan Adds BNPL Feature to its Digital Ecosystem

MNT-Halan, the Egyptian fintech player, has announced the addition of its Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) feature to its digital ecosystem that includes

Uber
Mobility Ride-hailing

Uber Launches UberMoto, a Motorcycle ride-hailing Service in Ibadan

Uber has launched UberMoto, a motorcycle ride-hailing service in Ibadan, southwest Nigeria. UberMoto would serve as a low-cost alternative and smart

Talabat
Security

Talabat Achieves Highest Level of PCI-DSS Certification for Transactional Security

talabat becomes the first and only food and q-commerce delivery platform in the MENA region to achieve the PCI-DSS certification

DPO Group
Payment

DPO Group Granted Regulatory Licence to Provide Payments Services in Nigeria

One Payment Limited, a subsidiary of the Pan-African digital payments group, DPO Group has been granted a licence by the

ThinkBikes
CleanTech

ThinkBikes Nigeria is Launching Locally Produced Electric Tricycles

Tolulope Olukokun, the founder and CEO of ThinkElectric Africa, recently quit his job at the Polytechnic in Ibadan in Nigeria to