Rwazi raises $4 million seed
The news: Market intelligence startup Rwazi has raised $4 million seed. The funding round was led by Bonfire Ventures, with participation from Newfund Capital and Alumni Ventures. The startup plans…
Meet the South African school using extended reality to facilitate learning
Richard Varha Technical High School in South Africa has officially opened its doors to a new era of education technology with the unveiling of the first South African Extended Reality…
OnePipe’s raise & layoff, Google’s Bard, MTN Nigeria merger proposal, Amazon’s downsizing, Meta’s Kenyan lawsuit
Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our reporters discuss the multiple stories that broke this week in the African tech space. The stories Google rolls out Bard OnePipe raises $4.8m,…
Operating in 12 countries, Nigerian fintech, SeerBit, wants to build the future of payments
Omoniyi Kolade, Founder and CEO of Nigerian payments startup, SeerBit, did not set out to build a payments startup. A graduate of Lead City University, his introduction to the technology…
Court stops Meta and Sama from firing workers, more
Kenya’s Employment and Labour Relations Court has barred social media giant, Meta and its Kenyan outsourcing partner Sama from firing content moderators. The court order also prevents Meta from hiring…
Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures launches $43m fund for startups
Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures (VKAV) has announced the first close of a $43 million pan-African venture fund. According to the firm, the fund will invest in tech-powered startups that have raised…
You know the internet, how about extranet and intranet?
‘Internet’ is likely one of the world’s most popular terms as a word, a tool, and a concept. But its counterparts, ‘extranet’ and ’intranet’, are less popular. But for those…
Atiku accuses INEC of reconfiguring BVAS to favour Tinubu
Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar, candidates in the recent Nigerian presidential elections, have filed election petitions accusing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of deviating from the Electoral Act and…
What state-generated electricity could mean for tech in Nigerian
President Buhari signed 16 bills into law last week in a bold move that will bring changes to several parts of the 1999 Constitution. Amongst other things, the assent of…
How to Make Money on TikTok in 2023 (4 Proven Strategies)
Maybe it’s your entrepreneurial spirit. Maybe you heard about 21-year-old Addison Rae’s Tesla Model X. Maybe you got that “screen time” notification (the one where your phone passive aggressively tells you…