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Meet the 10 African Startups Selected for Y Combinator 2021 Cohort (YC W21)
Y Combinator (YC) is a seed funding startup accelerator based in Silicon Valley, California. The firm invests a…
Nigerian Electoral Umpire, INEC is Considering an Online Voter Registration in Preparation for the Next General Elections
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that an online voter registration exercise will be introduced as…
Cybercrime Incidents Has Increased by 125% in 2020. $13.3bn Lost in 5 Years
The incidence of cybercrime has increased by a significant 125% over a period of 2 years (2018-2020), according…
Paychant enables users in Nigeria to buy air-time, data, cable TV, and electricity with Bitcoin
Paychant launched Quick — the all-in-one platform for everyday purchases in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. People in Nigeria and other…
Tech Events this Week: African Digital Week 2021, Space Webinar and Others
Hi guys, trust you had an enjoyable weekend. To help start the new week on a great note,…
Social Media Roundup: Samia Hassan Becomes Tanzania’s First Female President
Hi guys! Trust you had a great week. Are you planning a getaway or working through the weekend?…
‘We want Workers Status’ -Nigerian e-Hailing Drivers to Institute Class Action Suite Against Uber and Bolt
Taxi-hailing drivers under the aegis of the National Union of Professional App-based Workers (NUPA-BW) have revealed that they…
Manchester City Catches Crypto Frenzy, Becomes First English Club to Launch Digital Fan Token
Four-time English Premier League champions, Manchester City has become the latest football club to embrace cryptocurrency. City has…
Breaking: Kwik Delivery Raises $1.7m pre-Series A Fund to Drive Expansion into New Markets
Kwik Delivery, a Lagos-based last-mile delivery startup has raised $1.7 million in its pre-Series A financing round. The…
Nigerian CaaS Startup, Termii Closes $1.4M Seed Round to Drive North Africa Expansion
Nigerian communications-as-a-Service (CaaS) startup, Termii has today closed a $1.4 million seed round. Iyinoluwa Aboyeji’s early-stage VC firm, Future…
