Africa’s first security token platform launched at Africa Tech Summit Kigali
Raise, a financial technology company, today announced a version of its security token platform for testing at Africa Tech Summit in Kigali, Rwanda today. Security tokens are blockchain-based digital representations of financial instruments such as securities, real estate, debt and commodities. Raise is a software as a service tool for funds, companies and law firms…
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BRCK announces acquisition of Surf at Africa Tech Summit Kigali
BRCK has today announced its decision to acquire assets of Surf, and parent company EveryLayer at Africa Tech Summit Kigali, to further its mission of ‘Connecting Africa to the Internet’ by providing affordable and reliable internet access to the public. Surf has been accelerating and expanding high-speed access across emerging markets since 2015 and is…
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Recap: Africa Tech Summit Kigali – Day 1
Yesterday, Kigali Convention Centre opened its doors to the second Africa Tech Summit Kigali, the pan-African event that connects hundreds of corporates, startups, investors and creatives, sharing insights from industry leaders. #ATSKGL Day 1 had 28 sessions comprising keynote addresses, panel discussions and networking opportunities; these were split into three tracks – The Future Summit,…
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Startups from the UAE and Africa to connect at Africa Tech Summit
Startups from the UAE and Africa will participate in the first-ever Chamberthon event that will be organised and hosted by Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry during the Africa Tech Summit in Kigali, Rwanda, on February 13th-15th. The Chamberthon will provide a creative environment where UAE and African startups can collaborate and develop new innovative…
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Microsoft: Getting behind AI growth in Africa
The impact of artificial intelligence (AI) dominated discussions at this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos – with delegates touching on everything from ethics to democratization and workforce re-skilling – Amrote Abdella, Regional Director, Microsoft 4Afrika. While AI is primed to be the driving force of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, its widespread acceptance and adoption…
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African tech investment -whats next in 2019?
Deals. Deals. Deals. African tech start-ups dominated headlines for record-breaking fundraise announcements in 2018. Cellulant raised. Africa’s Talking raised. Tizeti raised. mSurvey raised. Farmcrowdy raised. Piggybank raised. Kobo360 raised. Jumo raised. Zola Electric raised. TradeDepot raised. And there’s more. Recent reports estimate that tech start-ups have secured $334.5M in 2018, according to the recently published…
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Music, entertainment and tech to collide at Africa Tech Summit Kigali
With just two weeks to go until Africa Tech Summit Kigali – Feb 14th/15th, we uncover the ongoing collaboration with media and entertainment and the rise of technology on the continent which will be unpacked at the Creative Summit. The Summit will connect industry players such as Boomplay Music, Safaricom Songa, Telkom Kenya, Vox Africa and Econet Group with…
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Africa Startup Summit announces Queen’s Young Leaders Programme as Gold Sponsor
The Queen’s Young Leaders Programme has been announced as Gold Sponsor of next month’s Africa Startup Summit, set to facilitate a host of pitching and acceleration opportunities at the flagship event in Kigali, Rwanda. The inaugural Africa Startup Summit takes place at the Kigali Convention Centre on February 14-15, via a partnership between tech startup…
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10 startups selected to Pitch Live at Africa Startup Summit
Ten companies from across the continent have been selected to pitch on stage to investors, corporates, media and other stakeholders at the Africa Startup Summit in Rwanda next month at Africa Tech Summit Kigali, Feb 14th and 15th. The inaugural Africa Startup Summit will bring together stakeholders in the tech startup space across the continent…
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Last call for applications to Pitch Live at the Africa Startup Summit
Startups from around Africa have until Friday 11th to apply to Pitch Live at the Africa Startup Summit in Kigali in February, with 10 startups to be given the chance to take to the stage before an audience of over 400 investors, corporate partners, accelerators and media. The Africa Startup Summit will bring together stakeholders…
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