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8 Egyptian technology startups are currently participating in the Consumer Electronics Show, CES2020. The show is being held in Las ...

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji Launches Future Africa Initiative for African Startups

by Tech Gist Africa

01/07/2020

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, co-founder of Andela and Flutterwave has announced the launch of his Future Africa Initiative. The early-stage investment funding ...

Senegalese Government Passes ‘Startup Act’, a Governance Framework for Startups

by Tech Gist Africa

01/03/2020

The Senegalese government has finally passed the Startup Act into law. The Startup Act was passed into law after 90% ...

Bolt Expands Ride-Hailing Service to 7 More Towns in Kenya

by Tech Gist Africa

12/30/2019

Bolt, (formerly dubbed Taxify) has expanded its operations to 7 more towns in Kenya. The expansion is in its bid ...

R2S Logistics Raises Undisclosed Funding in Pre-Series A Round

by Tech Gist Africa

12/30/2019

Egypt-based e-commerce delivery and logistics startup, R2S Logistics has raised an undisclosed fund in its Pre-Series A round. The fund ...

Temie Giwa-Tubosun Wins $250,000 Africa Netpreneur Prize; Named ‘Africa’s Business Hero’

by Tech Gist Africa

11/18/2019

Temie Giwa-Tubosun won the winner of Jack Ma Foundation’s Africa Netpreneur Prize. She was also named 'Africa’s Business Hero' during ...

Google to Launch Official Bank Accounts In 2020

by Tech Gist Africa

11/15/2019

Google has revealed plans to launch official bank accounts for its users in 2020. The bank account solution dubbed Google ...

CNBC Lists Flutterwave & Helium Health on 100 most Promising Startups of 2019

by Tech Gist Africa

11/13/2019

Flutterwave and Helium Health have been listed as part of the 100 most promising startups of 2019 curated by CNBC. ...

Google for Startup Accelerator Centers on Sustainability & Climate in 2020

by Tech Gist Africa

11/07/2019

Google has announced the launch of its 2020 Google for Startup Accelerator program in a blog post. This time, the ...

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KnowBe4 Partners Cyber Security Africa to Scale Global Expansion

by Tech Gist Africa

10/24/2019

KnowBe4, a cybersecurity training company, has partnered with Cyber Security Africa to upscale its global expansion. The partnership was announced ...