FitBit
Acquisition Business Technology

Google Buys Smartwatch Maker Fitbit For $2.1b

FitBit, a smartwatch device maker has been purchased by Google for $2.1bn. The purchase gives Google the chance to expand

DAAYTA
Entrepreneurship Social Entrepreneurship Startup

Apply For Deji Alli ARM Young Talent Award (DAAYTA) 2020 For Nigerian Entrepreneurs

ARM Pensions in Partnership with TechnoVision has launched the Deji Alli ARM Young Talent Award (DAAYTA) 2020 that aims at

Africa Fintech Foundry
Accelerator Africa Entrepreneurship

Africa Fintech Foundry Opens Application For 2020 Accelerator Program

Africa Fintech Foundry (AFF) has opened the application for its 2020 accelerator program. Africa Fintech Foundry is an Access Bank

Teacher Prize
Africa Awards People

First AU Teacher Prize Awards 3 Teachers $10k Each For Outstanding Performance

The African Union (AU) has awarded three African teachers with the first Continental Teacher Prize for their outstanding performance. The

Safaricom
Appointment Leadership People

Safaricom Bows to Kenyan Government Pressure, Appoints Peter Ndegwa As CEO

Safaricom, the leading telecom juggernaut in East Africa has appointed Peter Ndegwa as chief executive following the death of Bob

Anzisha Prize
Awards Entrepreneurship Leadership

21-year old Yannick Kimanuka Emerges Winner of Anzisha Prize 2019

Yannick Kimanuka, a 21-year-old from the Democratic Republic of Congo has emerged the winner of Anzisha Prize, in partnership with

Microtraction
Entrepreneurship Partnership Startup

Microtraction & Algrowithm Partner to Offer Growth As A Service to Portfolio Companies

Microtraction, an early-stage venture capital firm that backs and supports African tech entrepreneurs and alGrowithm, a “growth-as-a-service” company to provide

Binance
Cryptocurrency Funding Investment

BitPesa’s Parent Company AZA Group Secures $15M Financing From The Development Bank of Southern Africa

AZA Group, the new parent company of brands BitPesa, TransferZero and BFX, has announced a landmark $15 million in debt

Corpus
Entrepreneurship Funding Social Entrepreneurship

Application For Corpus Pitch Challenge 2019 is Now Open

In celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2019 in Abuja, Corpus is looking for African startups and Enterprises using technology to

Publiseer
Entrepreneurship Social Entrepreneurship Sponsor

Publiseer Selected For The AYADA Lab Program

Publiseer, the digital distribution platform, has been selected to take part in the AYADA Lab program, which effectively started on