Tag: Tech News
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Lewam Kefela
Lewam Kefela is a Principal at Partech Africa, a leading venture capital firm investing in early-stage startups in Africa.
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Ndidi, Nnoli-Edozien
Ndidi Nnoli-Edozien is a Nigerian social entrepreneur and corporate sustainability and responsibility expert and Bottom of the Pyramid empowerment advocate.
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World Food Day Spotlight: Celebrating 30 Remarkable Individuals Transforming Africa’s Food Landscape
World Food Day is celebrated annually on October 16th to raise awareness of hunger and malnutrition around the world and to promote action to achieve zero hunger by 2030.
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Sony Launches $10 Million Innovation Fund to Support Africa’s Entertainment Industry
Sony Group Corporation has launched the Sony Innovation Fund: Africa, a $10 million fund to support the growth of the continent’s entertainment sector.
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AI-Powered Weather Forecasting Startup Salient Raises $2.9 Million
Salient Predictions, a startup that develops AI-powered weather forecasting solutions, has secured a $2.9 million grant courtesy of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
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Egyptian Insurtech Startup Amenli Raises $1 Million Equity Funding to Fuel Growth
Amenli, an Egyptian insurtech startup, has raised $1 million in equity funding to fuel its growth.
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ARC Investments Backs South African Freight Platform Linebooker With $3.5 Million Funding
South African freight platform Linebooker has secured $3.5 million (R67 million) in investment from ARC Investments, a leading African investment firm.
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African Startups to Get Share of Leapfrog’s $50 Million New Fund
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has announced an investment of $50 million in a new fund by LeapFrog Investments.
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Google Backs 11 African Startups For Its Inaugural Africa AI First Accelerator Program
Google has selected 11 African Startups for its inaugural Africa AI First Accelerator Program.