#africantech — Public Fediverse posts

African defensetech firm Terra Industries, dreamt up by two Gen Zers, just bagged another $22M! When you're building the future of defense, every dollar counts... and apparently, they're counting *a lot*. What kind of tech do you think this capital will fuel? #TechNews #Funding #Startups #DefenseTech #GenZ #AfricanTech https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/16/3092801/

https://www.europesays.com/uk/197847/ African Startups Hit $1B: Nigeria Ranks Third #AfricanStartups #AfricanTech #Business #EgyptStartups #Entrepreneurship #fintech #KenyaStartups #NigerianStartups #SouthAfricaStartups #StartupFunding #TechInvestment #UK #UnitedKingdom #VentureCapital

5 Developments in the African Metaverse

#metaverse #openMetaverse #metaverseNews #AfricanTech
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Finance and the digital divide: a conversation with Tunde Kehinde of Lidya - Small and medium businesses have been some of the hardest hit in the Covid-19 pandemic. And all that... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/Nz5oVMiJ2vs/ #techcrunchdisrupt #emergingmarkets #tundekehinde #africantech #ecommerce #startups #finance #disrupt #fintech #nigeria #africa #jumia #loans #tcuk #smbs #smes #tc

Interswitch to revive its Africa venture fund, CEO confirms - Pan-African fintech company Interswitch plans to fire up its corporate venture arm again—according ... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/ydKvII0Rkmw/ #financialtechnology #corporatefinance #mitchellelegbe #venturecapital #techinafrica #africantech #interswitch #southafrica #safaricom #worldbank #economy #finance #nigeria #africa #m-pesa #dubai #kenya #lagos #money #visa #ceo #tc

Interswitch CEO Mitchell Elegbe to discuss African fintech at TechCrunch Disrupt - The CEO of Pan-African fintech unicorn, Mitchell Elegbe, is set to speak at TechCrunch Disrupt 2020... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/BwCZ02hCyOU/ #heliosinvestmentpartners #financialtechnology #entrepreneurship #africanbusiness #mitchellelegbe #startupcompany #venturecapital #privateequity #sanfrancisco #techinafrica #africantech #disrupt2020 #interswitch #bangalore #safaricom #worldbank

African payment startup Chipper Cash raises $13.8M Series A - African cross-border fintech startup Chipper Cash has closed a $13.8 million Series A funding round ... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/tSn5OhJ38Cc/ #entrepreneurship #liquid2ventures #decienscapital #startupcompany #privateequity #hamserunjogi #sanfrancisco #techinafrica #unitedstates #africantech #chippercash #southafrica #joemontana #westafrica #citigroup #tanzania #america #nairobi #newyork #nigeria

Carry1st has $4M to invest in African mobile gaming - Gaming development startup Carry1st has raised a $2.5 million seed round led by CRE Venture Capital... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/GWX9agvRAK8/ #internetpenetration #creventurecapital #investmentbanking #digitalmedia #worldwideweb #africantech #southafrica #co-founder #smartphone #app-store #carry1st #websites #newyork #nigeria #tencent #africa #gaming #lagos #asia #ceo #tc

Opera’s OPay still plans Africa expansion on Nigerian super app - Opera’s Africa fintech startup OPay remains committed to building a multi-service super app in Nig... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/lLjjG-g_nUU/ #onlinefoodordering #africanbusiness #startupcompany #chinainafrica #searchengine #techinafrica #africantech #southafrica #techcrunch #countries #nigeria #africa #max.ng #ghana #gojek #kenya #opera #world #asia #food #grab #opay #paga #max #oil #tc

Nigeria’s Okra raises $1M from TLcom connecting bank accounts to apps - A new Nigerian fintech venture, Okra, has racked up a unique mix of accomplishments in less than a y... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/3h9aTSbMFpU/ #fidelityinvestments #financialtechnology #financialinclusion #earlystagefunding #faraashirujituboh #africanbusiness #managingpartner #davidpeterside #jpmorganchase #northcarolina #mauriziocaio #techinafrica #tlcomcapital #unitedstates #africantech #api

In Nigeria PalmPay waives fees and creates ₦100M COVID-19 payout fund - Africa focused payment startup PalmPay will waive transfer fees in Nigeria and offer direct payouts ... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/SlB8Q-9MfYQ/ #worldhealthorganization #financialtechnology #financialinclusion #africanbusiness #techinafrica #africantech #chippercash #interswitch #smartphones #southafrica #techcrunch #transsion #covid-19 #economy #finance #nigeria #palmpay #africa #kenya #money

WHO Africa hosts hackathons, offers seed funds to fight COVID-19 - The World Health Organization in Africa is holding virtual hackathons and offering up to $20,000 in ... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/Ja_5P1kXANo/ #worldhealthorganization #africanbusiness #unitednations #entrepreneur #techinafrica #africantech #coronavirus #southafrica #e-commerce #techcrunch #hackathon #articles #covid-19 #africa #geneva #health #cchub #ghana #jumia #kenya #world #tc

Zindi taps 12,000 African data scientists for solutions to COVID-19 - Since its inception, Cape Town based crowdsolving startup Zindi has been building a database of data... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/5AZuw_EP4Ds/ #worldhealthorganization #artificialintelligence #africanbusiness #machinelearning #liquidtelecom #sanfrancisco #techinafrica #africantech #coronavirus #southafrica #e-commerce #techcrunch #celinalee #microsoft #covid-19 #nigeria #africa #ghana #jumia #tc

Jumia adapts Pan-African e-commerce network in response to COVID-19 - Pan-African e-commerce company Jumia is adapting its digital retail network to curb the spread of CO... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/FTblWJtzPKs/ #worldhealthorganization #africanbusiness #sachapoignonnec #rocketinternet #unitedkingdom #techinafrica #unitedstates #africantech #coronavirus #southafrica #e-commerce #techcrunch #countries #president #safaricom #covid-19 #jumiapay #morocco #nigeria #tc

Visa partners with Paga on payments and fintech for Africa and abroad - Visa has entered a partnership with Nigeria based startup Paga on payments and technology.
Founded ... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/8MkHH9FZO9o/ #financialservices #latinamerica #paymentcards #techinafrica #africantech #creditcards #flutterwave #interswitch #southafrica #techcrunch #westafrica #ethiopia #finance #nigeria #africa #mexico #jumia #lagos #money #asia #paga #visa #yoco #tc

AWS partners with Kenya’s Safaricom on cloud and consulting services - Amazon Web Services has entered a partnership with Safaricom — Kenya’s largest telco, ISP and mobil... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/NBrzY7nLpuQ/ #cloudinfrastructure #amazonwebservices #cloudcomputing #cloudservices #liquidtelecom #techinafrica #africantech #mississippi #africatech #eastafrica #techcrunch #computing #microsoft #safaricom #vodafone #economy #nairobi #partner #africa #tc