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Pan African VC Microtraction has raised $15 million in the first close of its second fund, Microtraction Community Limited. A $15 million first close of Microtraction’s second fund has been announced by Microtraction, an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in African internet entrepreneurs at the pre-seed stage. The... -
Twitter’s new location spotlight lets local businesses display their address, hours and more information at the top of their Twitter profile. Twitter has introduced Location Spotlight, which enables professionals with physical places of business to share their address, contact details, and other relevant information so that clients can get... -
Pre-seed to seed stage technology startups in Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Kenya, and South Africa are invited to apply to participate. MEST Africa has officially announced the opening of applications for the 2022 MEST Africa Challenge. The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) is an Africa-wide technology entrepreneur training program,... -
In an effort to concentrate on important areas, Vodafone PLC has reportedly agreed to sell a 70% interest in Vodafone Ghana to Telecel. British telecommunications giant Vodafone has agreed to sell its majority stake in Vodafone Ghana to Africa-focused Telecel Group as it looks to refocus on key markets,... -
With the backdrop of how digital innovation has contributed to significant growth in lower-middle-income (LMIC) economies, we see the increasing adoption of technology in Africa and Ghana in particular. The past three years, though challenging in many ways due to COVID 19, has witnessed exponential growth in startup activity,... -
Google has opened its first African Artificial Intelligence (AI) research center in Accra, Ghana. Check out photos of the new space. Google, a global leader in technology, has opened an Artificial Intelligence (AI) research facility in Accra, Ghana, and has since published photographs of the facility. With the opening... -
The MEST Express accelerator, which focuses on developing start-ups in the technology solutions industry, is now accepting applications for its major partner, MEST Africa. Applications are now being accepted for MEST Africa‘s principal partner of the MEST Express accelerator, which focuses on accelerating emerging enterprises in the technology solutions... -
With a focus on growing across Africa, Fido, a fintech business with its headquarters in Ghana, has raised $30 million in a Series A round of funding. Fido, a fintech company with headquarters in Ghana, has raised $30 million in a Series A round of fundraising with the goal... -
The Vice President of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has officially opened Ghana’s first-ever Tier 4 Data Center, ONIX Data Centre. The first-ever Tier 4 Data centre in Ghana, ONIX Data Centre, has been launched by Ghana’s Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia. One of the few tier 4 digital centres...
