Microsoft
Acquisition Technology

Microsoft Acquires Nuance, the Speech Recognition Firm Behind Siri For $19.7bn

Microsoft disclosed that it is buying the speech recognition company Nuance in a deal worth about $US19.7 billion. The acquisition

Ampersand
Funding Investment Renewable Energy Venture Capital

Ampersand Secures $3.5m in Sub-Saharan Africa’s Largest Ever Private Investment In Electric Mobility

Ampersand Rwanda Ltd, Africa’s first electric motorcycle company, has just secured a $3.5 million investment from the Ecosystem Integrity Fund

Appzone
Fintech Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Pan-African Fintech Platform AppZone Secures $10m Series A Funding

Appzone, the Pan-African fintech software provider building proprietary solutions for the continent’s banking and payments industries, has today announced the

Tanda
Fintech Funding

Kenyan Agency Banking Startup, Tanda Secures Funding to Expand Regionally

Tanda, a Kenyan agency banking startup, has raised backing in February 2021 from HAVAÍC, Zedcrest Capital, DFS Lab, Victor Asemota

DLM Trust
Acquisition Banking Fintech

DLM Capital Group to Tap into Nigeria’s Fintech Opportunity, Acquires MFB License

DLM Capital Group, a leading developmental investment bank, has today announced its plans to expand into Nigeria’s million-dollar fintech sector

Paymob
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Paymob, an Egyptian Fintech Startup, Raises $18.5m Series A Funding Led by Global Ventures

Paymob, an Egyptian fintech startup, has raised $18.5 million in a series A round led by Global Ventures. The round

SEC
Investment

FG Declares Foreign Stock Trading Platforms Like Bamboo, Trove, Rise and Others Illegal

The Federal Government through the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has declared the activities of stock trading and investment platforms

PricePally
Funding Investment Venture Capital

PricePally Raises Six-figure Pre-seed Funding From VCs and Angels

PricePally has raised six-figure funding from Samurai Incubate, Launch Africa Ventures, and Angel Investors. The investment comes as the Lagos-based group-buying platform

Platform Capital
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Platform Capital Celebrates MaC Venture’s Fund Close at $110 Million

Platform Capital, an early investor in the fund on Sunday 4th April 2021 in Los Angeles, hosted an exclusive celebratory

Algebra Ventures
Venture Capital

Algebra Ventures Launches $90m Second Fund to Support Egyptian Tech Startups

Algebra Ventures, Egypt’s leading VC firm, has announced the launch of its $90 million second fund to support tech startups