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According to Microsoft, due to antitrust concerns, the company will stop selling Teams as a bundled product with the Office 365 suite.
BURN Manufacturing (BURN) has announced the closing of a $12 million follow-on investment in its carbon project from Key Carbon Ltd.
Float, a South African fintech startup, received a US$11 million funding facility from Standard Bank to expand.
Innovative agritech solutions are playing a crucial role in modernizing agriculture in Africa, addressing various challenges.
BlackBerry of Canada announced an unexpected profit which was boosted by an increase in demand for its cybersecurity services.
ClusterLab, the AI startup behind the Arabic audiobook summarization app Reedz, received $600,000 in pre-seed funding.
BasiGo, a Kenyan startup providing electric bus solutions, has received US$3 million in equity capital from CFAO Group
Sprints, an Egyptian ed-tech platform powered by artificial intelligence, has raised $3 million in a bridge round of funding.
RNR, a breakdown management startup based in South Africa, has raised ZAR12 million (US$640,000) in funding to expand
Moove, a mobility fintech startup based in Nigeria, has raised $100 million in a Series B fundraising round. The company is valued at $750M.
Norrsken Accelerator, which offers US$125,000 in cash and access to an eight-week business development course is accepting applications.
P1 Ventures, a local venture capital firm, has IFC as its first public institutional investor after successfully raising $35M in Fund II.
The AgriTech4Egypt Innovation Challenge is accepting applications from motivated scientists and entrepreneurs.
Planet42, a startup based in South Africa, has raised $15.8 million in funding from Standard Bank to help it grow.
Irish Tech Challenge an initiative aimed at promoting collaborations between Irish and South African startups invites startups to apply.
Zone, a fast-growing Nigerian fintech startup that provides payment infrastructure, received US$8.5 million in an oversubscribed seed funding
An accelerator program for investment readiness dubbed Greentech 2024 has been launched by Village Capital and Moody's Foundation.
Superapp ORA Technologies, based in Morocco, has raised US$1.5 million in seed funding from regional business owners.
The role of technology in driving social and economic development in Africa is profound, with innovations contributing to various sectors.
30Med, a B2B e-health startup based in Egypt, has solicited angel investors for an undisclosed sum of funding.
dKilo, an Egyptian ad-tech startup, has raised US$3.2 million in a seed funding round to pe*****te the Saudi Arabian market
MDaaS Global, a Nigerian e-health startup operating a rapidly expanding healthcare network has received US$3M in a Pre-Series A funding round.
Hohm Energy, a South African startup that provides certified solar installers has raised US$8 million in seed funding to support its growth.
Apple has made its debut in the sports industry with the release of Apple Sports, the company's first sports app.
The 13th iteration of the MINT Incubator, which assists startups in developing and preparing for funding, is now accepting applications
With the rise of artificial intelligence, the American chipmaker Nvidia has reached a market value of $2 trillion.
Impactful Ghanaian startups and businesses are being invited to apply for UNICEF StartUp Lab, a six-month accelerator programme.
Partech, a global technology investment firm, has announced the close of its second Africa fund, Partech Africa II, with a hard cap of $323M
Meta and Ingressive for Good are teaming up to provide scholarships to underprivileged youths from four African countries
Logidoo, a Senegalese logistics marketplace platform, has successfully raised US$1.5M in funding to support its ambitious expansion plans.
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