Startup
Grab’s CTO for its core tech and transport business steps down
Mark Porter, Grab‘s chief technology officer for its core technologies and transport business, has stepped down from the role. In an emailed statement to Tech ...
Startup
Nigerian fintech startup Wallets Africa secures undisclosed funding round
Nigerian fintech startup Wallets Africa has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from a host of investors as it prepares to expand usage ...
Startup
Medical tech firm Brainlab acquires Level Ex surgery game startup
Medical technology company Brainlab has acquired Level Ex, whose video games are used to train doctors to diagnose and treat COVID-19 and other health conditions. The outcome is ...
Startup
TymeBank is Recognised as One of South Africa’s Top 3 Digital Banks
Only 18 months after launching, TymeBank has been rated as one of the top three digital banks in South Africa by SITEisfaction. This ...
Startup
Indian fintech startup slice raises $6 million
Slice, a fintech startup which offers card-based products to young Indians to help them build a better credit score, has raised $6 million ...
Opinions
Siqi Chen and Arya Asemanfar lead in the $4.5 million seed round investment in Runway
The financial world has been quietly upended over the past decade. Banks are being disintermediated from their customers by fintech companies, new infrastructure ...
Startup
Ingressive Capital unveils $10million fund for high-growth tech startups
Nigerian venture capital firm Ingressive Capital has doubled the size of its investment fund, re-affirming a mandate to back pre-seed and seed-stage African ...
Startup
Catalyst Fund selects three African fintech startups for accelerator programme
Three African tech startups have been selected to take part in global inclusive fintech accelerator the Catalyst Fund‘s latest cohort. The three African firms ...
Startup
Security startup, AirSynQ wants to help oil and gas companies check vandalism
Vandalism and theft of public facilities have been plaguing Nigeria for quite some time. From ICT infrastructure to oil and gas pipelines and ...
Startup
Ingressive Capital grows African tech startup fund to $10m
VC firm Ingressive Capital has doubled its investment vehicle to back high-growth, tech-enabled startups across Africa, meaning it now operates a US$10 million ...