The launch of movie-streaming service Netflix across Africa has “zero impact” on Nigerian startup iROKO, according to the latter’s chief…
Month: January 2016
South African startup Custos Media Technologies, which employs bitcoin bounties as a means of cracking down on piracy of various…
Kenyan peer-to-peer (P2P) farming information platform WeFarm is raising a GB£2 million (US$2.9 million) series A funding round, following strong…
Back in June, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) imposed a raft of new foreign exchange controls, denying importers access…
Registration is open for the second Blockchain and Bitcoin Africa Conference, with startups encouraged to attend and explore the opportunities…
So the dust has settled on 2015, a stellar year in the development of the African tech startup sector. The…
Kenya’s @iLabAfrica, the research centre located at Nairobi’s Strathmore University, has partnered local IT solutions firm Copy Cat to collaborate…
Venture capital (VC) firm Grovest is looking to raise ZAR200 million (US$12.8 million) to invest in highly scalable, post-revenue South…
South African startup Tuse, an Android app that tackles connectivity issues by allowing users to create wireless mesh networks, has…
The Silicon Valley African Diaspora Investment Symposium will be held on January 29-30, bringing together key stakeholders to discuss the…