Funding and Acquisitions Egypt’s HitchHiker raises $200,000 for its international P2P shipping platform Cairo-based HitchHiker has raised $200,000 for its international P2P shipping platform, the startup announced today. The investment came from Dubai-based angel investors. Founded last year by Hussein …Read More
Funding and AcquisitionsPayPal invests in mobile lender TalaPosted on October 23, 2018 PayPal Inc Holdings Inc has made a strategic investment in Tala, a financial technology startup that lends to underserved consumers in emerging markets, the companies said on Monday. The companies declined to disclose the amount of the investment, but Tala said it will use the funding to further develop its product and broaden its reach. Based in Santa Monica, California, …Continue Reading
Funding and Acquisitions StartupsEgypt’s HitchHiker raises $200,000 for its international P2P shipping platformPosted on October 22, 2018 Cairo-based HitchHiker has raised $200,000 for its international P2P shipping platform, the startup announced today. The investment came from Dubai-based angel investors. Founded last year by Hussein Mahmoud El-Terawy and Hassan Selim, HitchHiker likes to call itself a social network (available as an Android and iOS app) that connects people wanting to ship something from Point A to Point B internationally with …Continue Reading
African HubsAfriLabs Annual Gathering 2018: Big Numbers, Bigger Partnerships!Posted on October 19, 2018 The 3rd edition of the AfriLabs Annual Gathering recently came to a close in Dar es Salaam Tanzania. The Gathering, held from 11th to 13th October, was organized by AfriLabs (a network of 123 technology and innovation hubs in 34 African countries) in partnership with Sahara Accelerator, a local member of our pan-African network. As a prelude to the Annual …Continue Reading
StartupsHere are the 10 startups pitching at Seedstars LagosPosted on October 18, 2018 Global early-stage startups competition Seedstars has already picked African winners in Egypt, Tunisia, Zimbabwe, Morocco, Ghana, Rwanda, Libya, Uganda, Senegal, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Kenya, Mozambique, Guinea Bissau and Angola, and will hold its Lagos event on October 19 at Seedspace Lagos. Besides representing Nigeria at the Seedstars Regional Africa Summit, the winner will receive an all-inclusive trip to Switzerland to compete at the Seedstars Summit in April, with up to US$1 million in …Continue Reading
African HubsAfriLabs collaborates with IBM to expand IBM’s Digital – Nation Africa (D – NA) ProgrammePosted on October 7, 2018 AfriLabs; the largest pan-African network of technology and innovation centers across Africa will be collaborating with IBM to expand digital skills across AfriLabs 123 innovation hubs across 34 countries in Africa.The IBM Digital Nation Africa (D – NA) programme is supporting African youth to gear up for a smart world through education, empowerment and employment. aims to IBM’s D-NA programme …Continue Reading
