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The tech space in Africa is blossoming, driven by the rise of mobile payments, fast Internet connectivity and the proliferation of smartphones. This has invariably resulted in high demand for software developers and lately, Africa has been a major destination. But the question of whether Africa has enough quality developer talent to meet the demands …
Cet article est également disponible en français. Vous pouvez le lire ici. In bustling Cotonou, Benin’s commercial capital, a homegrown company has tapped into the global technology revolution and, over the years, has made giant strides. Located in the suburb of Cotonou, inside a magnificent white duplex overlooking Cadjehoun Airport’s runway, is EtriLabs, one accelerator …
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Seven years after its launch in June 2012, one of Nigeria’s pioneering online grocery startups Gloo.ng just announced they will be shutting down ecommerce operations in February. The information was sent out on Twitter from @docolumide, the official twitter handle of Olumide Olusanya, founder and CEO of the company, or ‘Chief Glootian’ as he likes to …
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South African student accommodation marketplace DigsConnect began life as a passion product, but has since grown into a fully-fledged business with more than 50,000 rooms listed on its platform. Co-founder Alexandria Procter was on the Student Representative Council (SRC) at the University of Cape Town (UCT) back in 2015, with all off-campus students falling under …
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South African startup TradeSafe, an online escrow platform that safeguards the buyer’s funds in trust in a transaction involving two or more parties, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Standard Bank in return for a 35 per cent equity stake. Disrupt Africa first reported on TradeSafe back in 2018. The startup’s escrow platform …
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Senegal has become the second African country after Tunisia to pass a dedicated Startup Act after 90 per cent of parliamentarians voted in favour last week. Disrupt Africa reported in August 2018 more than 60 key players in the Senegalese innovation ecosystem came together to draft a startup act at the i4policy hackathon in Dakar. …
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Kenyan retail-tech startup MarketForce is the only Sub-Saharan African company selected for the Y Combinator Summer 2020 batch, securing US$150,000 in funding and the inspiration for a new product. Launched in 2018, MarketForce enables consumer brands to optimise how they deliver essential goods and services to retailers and consumers by bridging the information gap in …
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South African student accommodation marketplace DigsConnect has raised ZAR12 million (US$830,000) in funding to build out its team and its offering. Launched early last year, the DigsConnect platform allows landlords, estate agents and property managers to post their property listings, with students then searching and filtering through these listings to find accommodation that suits their …
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Sometime in November 2018, African tech publication, Techpoint Africa hosted its first African tech talent meetup in Europe in partnership with US-based seed accelerator, Techstars. Majority of the people in attendance were software engineers who worked mostly in Berlin and other parts of Europe. According to Adewale Yusuf, Techpoint Africa CEO, the aim was to …
