BasiGo Secures $42 Million in Equity and Debt to Drive Electric Bus Growth in East Africa
October 23, 2024
Summary BasiGo has announced the close of a $42 million funding round. This round consists of $24 million Series A Equity funding and $17.5 debt facilities from British International Investment (BII) and the U.S. Development…
Sophos to Acquire Secureworks in $859 Million All-Cash Deal
October 23, 2024
Sophos and Secureworks have announced a definitive agreement for Sophos to acquire Secureworks. The all-cash transaction is valued at approximately $859 million. Sophos is backed by Thoma Bravo, a leading software investment firm. Sophos’ experience…
Madica Invests in Earthbond to Accelerate Solar Energy Adoption for Nigerian SMEs
October 22, 2024
Madica has announced its investment in Earthbond, a climate tech startup serving Nigerian SMEs via an integrated clean energy marketplace. Following the investment, Earthbond will participate in Madica’s comprehensive investment program which includes 18 months…
tappi Partners with M-Pesa to Boost Kenyan MSMEs' Digital Presence
October 22, 2024
tappi has announced a nw partnership with M-Pesa that will see over 650,000 Kenyan MSMEs access innovative digital solutions to improve their online credibility and visibility. tappi is an end-to-end digital commerce SaaS solution tmade…
Fake Tokens: How to Identify and Avoid Them
October 21, 2024
A fake token attack is a type of cryptocurrency scam where malicious actors create counterfeit or fraudulent tokens that mimic legitimate cryptocurrencies. These fake tokens are designed to deceive investors and traders into believing they…
IZI Expands Electric Bus Fleet in Rwanda with Grant from Green Fund
October 21, 2024
IZI has today announced significant milestones in its mission to electrify Rwanda’s public transport sector. In just four months of operation, IZI’s initial fleet of five electric buses has demonstrated remarkable success. The buses have…
Airtel TV Services has officially been discontinued
October 19, 2024
Airtel TV Services has officially been discontinued. The telco announced this a few days back saying the service is no longer available as it was discontinued on 30th September 2024. “We wish to inform all…
Vertiv and NVIDIA Unveil AI-Ready Data Centre Architecture for Accelerated Computing
October 19, 2024
Vertiv has announced that it is releasing a complete 7MW reference architecture of the NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 platform, co-developed with NVIDIA, that will enable customers to transform traditional data centre architectures into AI factories capable of powering AI…
A Guide to Using M-Pesa Fuliza
October 18, 2024
M-Pesa Fuliza, for those who don’t know, is an overdraft facility for M-Pesa users in Kenya. Fuliza was first released back in 2019 and is not a loan facility but an overdraft facility. There are…