Alibaba Group celebrated its 20th anniversary on Tuesday 10 September, 2019 with a gala celebration in Hangzhou, highlighting its journey from […]
Egyptian Startup, Swvl, will Hit $1 Billion in Revenue by 2023, Investor Bets
Swedish venture capital (VC) fund Vostok New Ventures is betting on Egypt’s startup Swvl hitting a revenue of $1-billion by 2023. Swvl is a Cairo-based transportation […]
The Africa Netpreneur Prize Unveils 7 Illustrious Semi-Final Judges
The Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative named its judging panel for the semi-final round of the $10 million contest launched by Alibaba Group Executive Chairman […]
15 Next-Generation Leaders Announced Winners at the 2019 Resolution Social Venture Challenge
Fifteen teams of emerging African social entrepreneurs have been selected as winners of the 2019 Resolution Social Venture Challenge. A […]
Jumia Banks Hope on Jumia Pay As It Struggles to Stem Mounting Losses
In the event e-commerce doesn’t pay off for Jumia as losses continue to mount, its management appears to already have a […]
Google Staff Can No Longer Debate Politics at Work
Alphabet Inc.’s Google posted internal rules that discourage employees from debating politics, a shift away from the internet giant’s famously […]
Verod Capital Management Invests in Ghana’s Largest Clothing Manufacturer, DTRT
West Africa’s largest clothing manufacturer, DTRT Apparel Ltd (DTRT), have announced a major investment from leading investment firm Verod Capital […]
Kaspersky: 6 Android Apps Downloaded 90 Million Times Have Been Loaded with the PreAMo Malware
Mobile device security threats are on the rise and it’s not hard to see why. In 2019 the number of […]
Gokada: Nigeria’s On-Demand Okada Hailing Pioneer Shuts Down Temporarily
On-demand motorcycle hailing startup, Gokada has shut down its services temporarily in order to restrategize on some of its features […]
Verve Global Card Launches 1st International Transaction In New York, USA
Verve, a leading payments technology and card business in Africa, and Discover Global Network, the payments brand of Discover, have […]
