Month: July 2021
86 posts
PiggyVest, a Nigerian savings and investing startup, has acquired Savi.ng
Piggyvest has announced the acquisition of Savi.ng, a savings and investing company, in order to expand its wealth…
July 29, 2021
Startups from Africa and MENA have been awarded the Migration Entrepreneurship Prize 2021
Seedstars and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs’ (FDFA) Peace and Human Rights Division have announced the…
July 29, 2021
Pinterest is introducing new revenue features that will allow creators to earn from their pins
Pinterest is boosting its involvement in the creator community by releasing new tools that will allow content creators…
July 29, 2021
GoodsMart, an Egyptian grocery delivery service, has raised $3.6 million in funding
GoodsMart, an Egypt-based food delivery network, announced that it has secured $3.6 million in a round led by…
July 29, 2021
For the first time, Tesla earns a profit of over $1 billion in a quarter
Tesla has reported its net income for the quarter at $1.14 billion, the first time it has crossed…
July 29, 2021
Apple iPhone revenue reached a new record of $39.6 billion in the June quarter, up 50% year over year
Apple announced that iPhone revenue reached a new high of $39.6 billion in the June quarter, up 50%…
July 29, 2021
Go1, an edtech startup, has raised $200 million in a Series D round of funding
Go1, a learning and development platform for businesses, has raised $200 million in a Series D fundraising round,…
July 28, 2021
Safaricom plans to conceal the identities of Lipa na M-Pesa users
To prevent personal information from being sold to advertising or fraudsters, Safaricom will implement a feature that blocks…
July 28, 2021
Amid backlash, Facebook says it will continue to develop Instagram for children under the age of 13
Despite pressure from lawmakers to abandon the plan, Facebook has confirmed its commitment to create Instagram for children under…
July 28, 2021
Yoco, a payments startup based in South Africa, has raised $83 million in a Series C funding round
Yoco, a payments and software startup based in South Africa, has raised US$83 million in Series C funding…
July 28, 2021