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Feature Security

How South Africa’s Cloud Market is Finally Maturing

In 1999, CNN published an article with the headline: “Is the internet maturing?” The author referred to the first airline tickets being

Startup

Bluechip Launches in Europe Following pan-African Expansion

Bluechip Technologies, a Nigerian provider of business application and data management solutions, has launched in Europe following growing demand for

Cryptocurrency NFT

African Founded Ayoken to Build an NFT Marketplace For Creatives After Raising $1.4m

Ayoken, an NFT marketplace for creatives, has raised $1.4 million pre-seed funding to enable users grow their revenue streams through

SIM
Government

Nigeria’s Government Drops The Big Hammer on Unregistered Sim Cards

After several deadline postponements, the Federal Government of Nigeria has ordered telecommunications companies in the country to block all outgoing

Dapio
Fintech Funding Investment

Flutterwave Leads $3.4m Investment in UK Contactless Payment Firm, Dapio

Flutterwave, the unicorn African payment startup, has led a $3.4 million investment in Dapio alongside Techstars, PactVC and Daniel Gould,

Artificial Intelligence Investment Venture Capital

Tunisia’s Wattnow Closes $1.3m in pre-Series A Round

Wattnow, a Tunisian IoT smart energy management solution, has secured a $1.3 million pre-Series A funding round. The investment round

Poa Internet
Investment Venture Capital

Poa Internet Closes $28m Funding to Grow its Reach Across Africa

Poa Internet, a Kenyan internet service provider (ISP), has bagged a $28 million Series C funding round led by Africa50 and

Wowzi
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Kenya’s Wowzi Bags $3.2m to Support African Creators

Wowzi, a Kenyan startup that connects brands with influencers to scale up their marketing, has raised $3.2 million funding from

MarketForce
Payment

MarketForce, Cellulant Partner For Digital Financial Services Expansion into 5 New Markets in Africa

MarketForce, the B2B retail, and financial services distribution platform, has partnered with Cellulant, to extend the availability of RejaReja retailer ‘super

Raseedi
Fintech Funding Venture Capital

Egyptian Spend Optimisation Startup, Raseedi Raises $850k in pre-Series A

Raseedi, an Egyptian spend optimisation startup, has announced that it has raised $850,000 in a Pre-series A round from Samurai