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Calendly had earlier raised around $200,000 from OpenView Venture Partners and Iconiq CapitalOpen to help users connect with their personal and business calendars to save time and simplify the tasks involved in meeting with people outside your company.... -
Autochek, the automotive technology company that aims to build solutions for the African market, has today announced that it has commenced operations in Accra, Ghana to support the delivery of technology solutions for one of Africa’s most advanced automotive markets.... -
Nigeria’s edtech startup uLesson has raised $7.5 million Series A funding for Africa expansion. The new round was led by Owl Ventures, with inclusion from existing investors, TLcom Capital and Founder Collective and participation from new investor LocalGlobe.... -
The BBC World Service has announced a brand new daily news podcast for Africa, more episodes of The Comb podcast, and launched a new podcast competition open to residents in Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa. Africa Daily will be a deep dive into the news stories shaping Africa, one question... -
Data from jobs platforms across Africa reveals that 14 job listings attracted more than 2,000 applications each. ROAM Africa’s data sheds more light on the challenges facing both job seekers and employers in the African jobs market.... -
The rise of the internet and the global digital revolution over the last decade has given rise to a modern way of marketing known as ‘influencer marketing’. An online influencer is an individual who has created an audience or fan base that they are able to influence via online... -
More than 200 start-up companies from across some 28 countries in Africa applied for a place on the Africa4Future initiative run by Airbus. Now in its third season, #Africa4Future saw 10 start-ups originating from Ghana, Morocco, Nigeria, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa and Tanzania, all of which will have the... -
Nigerian fintech platform Okra has secured a $1mn pre-seed fundraise from TLcom Capital, strengthening its push to build the infrastructure for Africa’s next wave of fintech innovation. The platform is building the first API in Africa to retrieve real-time financial data from a bank account to any web or... -
Venture funding in the first quarter of the year for African startups reached $350 million according to data from Briter Bridges, a tech ecosystem data consultancy. South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya and Egypt topped the funding charts. These 4 countries also received the largest share of funding in the whole...
