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South African VC Grindstone Launches $31 Million Tech Startup Fund
Grindstone Ventures Launches $31.2 Million Fund to Back African Tech Startups South African venture capital firm Grindstone Ventures has launched a R500 million (about…
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ChipMango Raises $1.9M To Build African Chip-Design Talent
Nigerian-founded semiconductor startup ChipMango has raised $1.9 million in seed funding led by Atlantica Ventures to expand its chip-design engineering operations across Africa, Europe…
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Africa Blockchain Festival, World Token Summit Ally In Nairobi
The Africa Blockchain Festival and the World Token Summit have forged a strategic alliance, co-branding their events at the Sarit Expo Centre in Nairobi…
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Africa Tech Festival Returns To Cape Town For 29th Edition
Africa Tech Festival returns to the Cape Town International Convention Centre from November 16-19, 2026, marking the 29th edition of the continent’s longest-running technology…
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CBN Opens Second Regulatory Sandbox Cohort For Virtual Assets And Fintech
Nigeria’s central bank has opened applications for the second cohort of its regulatory sandbox, giving virtual asset operators, fintechs and other digital finance companies…
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African Tech M&A Deals Hit 84, Disclosed Value Tops $11.4 Billion
African tech mergers and acquisitions have more than doubled in 2026, with 84 deals tracked so far carrying a disclosed value of $11.4 billion,…
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Flutterwave Secures Nigerian Banking Licence, Moves Beyond Payments
Flutterwave has secured a microfinance banking licence in Nigeria, a move that lets the payments company hold customer funds and deposits directly for the…
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MarkHack 5.0 Celebrates Innovation with Hackathon and the 2nd Nigeria MarTech Award
As part of the landmark MarkHack 5.0 Conference, the 2nd edition of The Nigeria MarTech Award, held on Friday, 5th June 2026, at the…
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MarkHack 5.0 Explores AI, Culture at the Center of Marketing and Innovation in Nigeria
MarkHack 5.0 delivered a defining moment for Africa’s marketing, media, and technology ecosystem, convening an elite cross-section of industry leaders, innovators, and policymakers at…
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Tomi Davies, Dr. Victor ‘Gbenga Afolabi to Unveil Africa’sFirst Ad-Agency GPT at MarkHack 5.0
MarkHack 5.0, Nigeria’s premier marketing, media, and technology conference, will hostthe official unveiling of Ad-Agency GPT—Africa’s first generative AI platform purpose-built for marketing and…
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Iquo Ukoh and Lolu Akinwunmi to Chair the 2026 CMO Circle
The CMO Circle—Nigeria’s premier, invitation-only forum for Chief Marketing Officers and senior marketing leaders—announces Iquo Ukoh and Lolu Akinwunmi as Co-Chairs for its 2026…
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MarkHack 5.0 to Explore Culture at the Center of AI Conversation in Nigeria
As artificial intelligence rapidly reshapes how people create, communicate, and consume media, one critical question is emerging: how do we ensure technology evolves without…
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MarkHack 5.0 Conference 2026: AI, Culture, and the Future of African Marketing
Nigeria’s premier marketing and technology platform returns for its fifth edition with a multi-phase programme running from February through June 2026, culminating in a…
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Elon Musk Gifts $100 Million in Tesla Shares to Charities for New Year
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has donated 210,699 shares of the electric vehicle manufacturer to undisclosed charities, according to a recent regulatory filing with the…
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A New Era of Background Checks Launches in Nigeria with Identigo
Identigo announces its official launch, ushering in a new era of trust and reliability in the dynamic Nigerian business landscape. By “Building Trust, One…
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Joe Tiza’s Heartfelt Birthday Eulogy to Mentor Prince Otunba Elegushi
Birthdays provide us with an opportunity to reflect on the cherished relationships in our lives and celebrate the impact our loved ones have had…
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10 Resilience Lessons for Crypto Founders from FXT and SBF’s Setbacks
The cryptocurrency industry is known for its rapid pace of change and volatility, making it a challenging space for founders to navigate. Recently, two…
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Unleashing the Power of ChatGPT: Understanding its Unique Characteristics
ChatGPT is a cutting-edge artificial intelligence language model developed by OpenAI. It is a deep learning model trained on a massive amount of text…
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Maximizing Your Business Reach: The Top 10 Social Media Platforms for Advertising in 2023
Social media has become a crucial tool for businesses to reach out to their target audience and promote their products or services. With so…
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Amazon Web Services Launches Second-Largest Office in Lagos, Africa, Pledges Digital Support
Amazon Web Services Opens Lagos Office to Support Growing Customer Base in Nigeria Amazon Web Services (AWS), a subsidiary of Amazon, has opened its…