Tech giants are increasingly wanting for tech talent in Africa, wherever the variety of builders achieved 716,000 last yr, up 3.8% from 2020, in accordance to Google. In the last 6 months, Microsoft and Amazon have been on a recruitment travel that came alongside with attractive gives including relocation to […]
Africas
3air Plans to Solve Africa’s Internet Access Problems Using Blockchain 3air is a blockchain-based startup seeking to solve Africa’s persistent internet access problems. The African continent has been struggling with the digital divide for decades. Most individuals in Africa rely on mobile internet providers for internet access. These connections are […]
African telehealth is looking like it could hit a boom with more mobile connectivity and better innovations to bridge the doctor-patient ratio gap, a report says. MPharma, a Ghanaian startup, is looking to open 100 virtual centers across seven African markets in the next six months. The report says mPharma’s […]
Six unicorns and counting. The speed at which unicorns are emerging on the African continent is a key indication that its startup scene continues to blossom, helped by booming FinTech and eCommerce sectors and a youthful, tech-savvy population. Read more: SoftBank Makes First Foray Into Africa With OPay Investment After […]
Photo of person shuffling cash in Senegal bank. The amounts raised by African technology startups over the past year have been eye-popping and headline-grabbing. Flutterwave, a payments processing company, raised $170 million in March as it became Nigeria’s third unicorn—a startup valued at at least a billion dollars. OPay, a […]
An image of a woman counting bank notes in Abidjan, Ivory Coast Mobile money is making money for companies riding the coat tails of its steady rise in Africa, and the latest beneficiary is Wave, a startup based in Senegal that has raised $200 million in a Series A round […]