Tag: tech in africa

The initiative by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to create an innovation and entrepreneurship center in Kenya has been welcomed ...

Contabilizei Raises US$63 Million in a Series C round

Contabilizei announced that it raised a Series C round of US$63 million. The investment was led by SoftBank, with Goldman ...

Fitness App wOS Raises US$1.2 million

wOS has announced that it raised US$1.2 million in a round led by Noemis Ventures, a New York fund, and ...

London-based startup Perlego raises $50 million to expand its business

Perlego, which has been applying that concept to academic textbooks, has picked up $50 million to expand its business after ...

Staffbase Raises $115M in funding, a Series E that catapults the company’s valuation to $1.1 billion

Staffbase, which helps internal teams craft, send out, and measure the impact of their communications with their organizations, has raised ...

Cheqroom Raises $15 million in a Series A funding round

Gent-based Cheqroom has raised $15 million in a Series A funding round that will see the company expand operations in the U.S. ...

ChannelEngine, Dutch online marketplace integration platform Raises $50 million

Dutch online marketplace integration platform ChannelEngine has raised $50 million in a Series B funding round. The company's service taps into the ...

Doctolib, a Paris-based platform for the healthcare Raises €500 million

Paris-based platform for the healthcare industry Doctolib has raised €500 million in equity and debt funding, now giving the company a valuation ...

JD Logistics to buy rival Deppon for $1.4 billion

JD Logistics, a Hong Kong-listed logistics arm of the e-commerce giant JD, has entered an agreement to buy a 67% ...

Tencent reported to be cutting 20% of its workforce

Chinese tech giant Tencent is reportedly laying off around 20% of its staff, joining a lengthy list of tech firms ...

Alibaba affiliate Ant sells stake in tech news site 36Kr as fintech giant enters final straight of restructuring