Investors in the round included venture capital firms such as global Founders Capital and Liquid 2 Ventures. Immad Akhund of Mercury, Karim Atiyeh of Ramp, and executives from Teachable, Square, Facebook, and Nubank were among the participants in the round. Prospa was founded in 2019 by Mr Frederik Obasi, Ms Chioma Ugo, and Mr Rodney Jackson-Cole as a serial entrepreneur with businesses in tech and media. The company has been reputed to be one of the 10 African startups that participated in Y Combinator’s winter batch in recent months, and since its inception, the company has acquired customers in steathl, even when they were accepted into the Y Combinator....

Launched late last year by Adewale Yusuf, opewemi Awoyemi and Akintude Sukran,also co-founders of Techpoint Africa,Jobberman and DevCarer, TalentQL is committed to helping companies around the world, build and manage world-class remote engineering teams consisting of high performing technical talents across the continent. TalentQL raised a US$300,000 funding round in November 2020, and recently added US$120,000 to that after being selected to take part in Techstars Toronto. The startup is now building on the early success of its technical outsourcing and recruitment service by launching Pipeline by TalentQL, a specialized training programme for software engineers in Africa....

The company joins many successful companies such as Airbnb, Stripe, Dropbox and Flexport who have gone through the popular accelerator program. By getting into YC, Topship will have access to the seed fund and other investment opportunities following graduation in March The company hopes to expand to other countries in Africa, build the global distribution system for the movement of cargo by leveraging on initiatives like the AfCFTA and hire amazing people to do more exciting work to meet the company’s mission....

Mobo Game Jam is an annual game development competition designed to encourage inclusivity, sustainability, and humanity amongst young innovators from Nigeria and the UK between the ages of 8-18 years. The goal of the competition is to promote gaming as a tool to harness the power of creativity and imagination of young people while bridging the digital skills gap within our educational system. Each year, participants are tasked with creating games that combine creativity, compassion and computational thinking to solve pressing global issues....

According to him, arrangement had been concluded to unveil 29 new standards, guidelines and regulations for all ICT operators in the country next month. Speaking at NITDA”s multi-stakeholder approach for rapid deployment of e-governance across all sectors of the economy, Jack said the 29 standards and guidelines were developed by NITDA with inputs from the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON). Jack said: “We have developed 29 standards, guidelines and regulations for all categories of the Information Communication Technology (ICT) operators....

The Presidency and leaders of the Nigerian technology industry have worked on the bill which has now been approved by the Federal Executive Council and is being sent to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Federal Executive Council approved the bill on Wednesday, December 15, 2021. The Bill will ensure regulatory support as Nigeria continues to attract hundreds of millions of dollars of international investment. The NSB will create an enabling environment for Nigerian startups to thrive, and the legislation addresses challenges such as disruptive regulation, weak infrastructure and difficulties accessing capital, particularly for non-fintech businesses....

CowryWise is a secure automated service that helps users save money and enjoy high returns from risk-free investments in Nigeria with zero fees. It has processed over US$1.5 million in savings for its customers to date. The startup recently secured investment from Nigerian early-stage fund Microtraction. CEO CowryWise, Razaq Ahmed, said the acceptance into the programme was a validation of the startup’s commitment to its customers while it focuses on its goal of bringing wealth management services to young Africans, irrespective of their income level....

This new funding will help them expand across Europe and Africa, make fintech more accessible, and use technology to promote community growth. “Moving funds or purchasing goods across borders is too complicated. People in Nigeria need to convert their local currency or crypto assets, move across platforms, and pay several fees because there is no comprehensive one-step solution. Syarpa is built to solve this problem,” said founder and CEO Adedapo Sodipo African startups raised more than $5 billion in investment from venture capitalists and angel investors in 2021, with over $1 billion of that money going to the Nigerian startup ecosystem....

The model reflects what a premium flagship smartphone is designed to do at a much lower budget. However, a few days after its launch majority of the users who have managed to have their hands on the gadget have reported faults and issues of various stripes Some users have mentioned issues relating to Bluetooth, while others have even said a dead pixel on the screen just above the camera, which is much more unpleasant....

Apple recently launched beta 2, even though iOS 16’s launch date is only around the corner. There is a function in the program that will make your iPhone’s data backup mechanism easier to use. When you weren’t close to a Wi-Fi network, you might have already desired to back up your iPhone using iCloud. And the good news is that you may now do this using a 4G connection if you’re a future user of an Apple device running iOS 16 or iPadOS 16....

Key Specs Processor: 1.3GHZ Quad Core OS: Android KitKat Display: 5 inch Qhd IPS Touch Screen Bands: both GSM and WCDMA Rear Camera: 8MP with auto focus with flash Front Camera: 5MP Memory: 8gb ROM, 1GG RAM and a micro SD card slot Connectivity: Wifi, Bluetooth and USB Comes with FM RADIO Size :-142.4 by 8.6 mm SIM: Dual SIM- Standard and Micro Battery-2100 mAH Price-12,000 to 15,000 RRP. Inside the box The Obi handset, charger, battery, hands free, USB Cable, Flip cover, screen protector and a user manual....

Dimensity 900 has an octa-core architecture with two Cortex-A78 2.4GHz cores and six Cortex-A55 2GHz cores. LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.1 memory for storage are supported, and the built-in 5G modem provides sub-6GHz support with carrier aggregation and up to 120 MHz bandwidth, as well as Bluetooth 5.2 and GNSS connectivity The SoC also integrates a MALI-G68 MC4 GPU and a third-generation independent AI Processing Unit that provides greater energy efficiency to maximize battery life....

The award programme mainly recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. One Africa Media (OAM) CEO Justin Clarke has been honoured with a nomination as a finalist in the southern Africa chapter of the EY World Entrepreneur Award for 2014 in the emerging category, paying tribute to a man who co-founded the Private Property brand – which is now considered South Africa’s leading real estate portal....

Use cases for its payments platform and data collection OTrike comes just a few months after Opay launched ORide in Nigeria in a move various analysts claim OPay’s strategy to build as many use cases for its payments platform as possible. The data is also important for its Opera browser, it’s loans service OKash and the many other services data can do. OTrike in Abia State OTrike, which has been launched in Aba this month will be expanded across the country after rigorous tests according to sources within the firm....

“There is very strong demand for affordable premium devices as most Kenyans are seeking to invest in technology that will enhance both their professional and social lives,” said Mr. Peng the OPPO CEO “The OPPO F3’s dual selfie camera feature has proven to be our strongest selling point alongside its high resolution 16MP shooter which produces high quality images,” he added. As a quick reminder, the phones headlining feature was its dual selfie cameras, a 16MP for high resolution solo shots and a 8MP for a super wide angle group selfies....

Full HD resolution 401 pixels per inch 2.5D screen slight curvature Full HD resolution 367 pixels per inch 2.5D screen slight curvature 153g weight 188g · 2x lossless optical zoom · Very high resolution selfie camera · Fingerprint sensor (front mounted) · Gorilla glass 5 protection · Dual SIM + SD card slot (3 total slots) . USB 2.0 and 3.5mm audio jack present · 2x lossless optical zoom · Very high resolution selfie camera · Fingerprint sensor (front mounted) · Gorilla glass 5 protection · Dual SIM + SD card slot (3 total slots) ....

That is what precisely the Oppo reno 6 5G does. ColorOS v11.3 powers the smartphone, an overlay of Android 11 that upholds your privacy with the establishments of features such as hide apps, app lock, kid space, Private Safe, and finally, the system clone that sets two different passwords for two other systems hence providing tighter security for your data. To access the system clone in your Oppo Reno 6 5G;...

With that out of the way, let’s see what the Reno7 (4G) brings to the table in terms of specs: Screen: 6.43”, AMOLED, FHD+, 90Hz, Gorilla Glass 5 Software: Android 12, ColorOS 12 Chip: Snapdragon 640 4G Card slot: Yes Memory: 8/256 GB Cameras: 64 MP main, 2 MP microscope, 2 MP depth sensor Selfie: 32 MP Headphone jack: Yes Fingerprint reader: Yes, in-display Battery and charging: 4500 mAh, 33W Colours: Cosmic Black, Sunset Orange Protection: IPX4 Price: Ksh 43000 The specifications are satisfactory from our side bearing in mind that this is the 4G version....

Founded by Karim Abdel Kader, Noha Bassiouny and Abeer Mostafa, Ordera was launched in 2019.Their focus was to make it easy for users to order and pick up their food from the restaurants and cafes. Ordera has changed how people think of the take away experience .By cutting the queues and the waiting time, more individuals can now access better services. The app provides users a chance to pay for their orders in advance....

That valuation is the second-largest IPO in Germany after Deutsche Telekom in 1996. It’s also close to Volkswagen’s market cap of $81.2 billion. In comparison to other sports car brands, Porsche’s market cap is nearly double that of Ferrari ($36 billion). Shares of Porsche opened at €84 apiece but went down to €82.88 shortly after. Similarly, shares in Porsche SE, Volkswagen’s largest shareholder, which now also owns a blocking minority in the sportscar brand, were down by 10% as investors switched across....