TechCrunch

JANUARY 17, 2022

There are two kinds of restaurants where the majority of our focus is on — the bukkas [local restaurants] and the small restaurants, for instance,” Orda co-founder and CEO Guy Futi told TechCrunch in an interview. With its cloud-based software, Orda wants these businesses not to rely on manual ways of managing their businesses. .

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Some include the Red Cross, The Weather Channel, local newspapers, Craigslist, and others. Since then, the platform (which is open source ) has been modified for use in South Africa (mapping xenophobic violence), DR Congo , Vote Report India (to monitor the recent local elections) and more.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

It aggregates deals for a network of over 100, local and regional, e-commerce merchants. They’re very technologically advanced, and their adoption of ecommerce is quite good. The e-commerce startup is also set for regional expansion, with immediate plans to enter Nigeria currently underway. “It’s

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Australia, South Africa and India, with plans to add more markets next month. Doing which requires significant time, sophisticated knowledge about crypto transactions, local regulations,” Shingal said. Binocs is currently tax compliant in the U.S., This task is time consuming and prone to errors, which could be costly.”.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 26, 2021

When companies create digital payments-facing solutions for African countries outside Nigeria and South Africa, building around mobile money is key. “And the way we’re looking at the continent, we’re looking at adoption rates for mobile money growing at an insane speed. It’s literally a no-brainer.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The uptake comes as telehealth is said to bridge the healthcare access gap in Africa, the continent that suffers the highest disease burden in the world and the lowest patient-to-doctor ratio. This means we do not build what is available. We look at strategic engagement by allowing API integration at a global level,” said Macharia.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

His win came when the global appetite for Amapiano, a style of house music that emerged in South Africa , and Afrobeats, a popular music genre that originated from Western Africa , had increased exponentially. Nestcoin raises $6.45M pre-seed to accelerate crypto and web3 adoption in Africa and frontier markets.

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JANUARY 15, 2013

We hoped to reduce confusion by defining the term near the start of the survey: Cloud computing allows you to access software via the Internet instead of from your computer hard drive or your local computer network. Here are some examples: 62% of global respondents cite cost as an advantage to adopting cloud computing.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 28, 2022

But buying a bunch of prepaid debit cards from the local corner store and then surveying the recipients every week to see if it’s helping isn’t a scalable solution, and the lack of data is a major reason why city governments are reluctant to fund it.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 16, 2022

Unlike its earlier stint in Africa, where consumer startups, especially e-commerce players, were heavy favorites in receiving VC money, fintechs now command the lion’s share of investments. They learned their lessons and now have a different strategy.

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MARCH 18, 2025

Others found ways to expand the opportunities within existing hometown industries: NCBiotech built pathways to bring more local residents into the Research Triangles booming life sciences sector. The citys locally owned Orion Amphitheater , the nexus of the $2.2 to adopt a net zero goal back in 2019.

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TechCrunch

MAY 7, 2023

clients “have some sort of global operations.” “Now, if you use Brex, you can actually operate as if you were a local company with a local card.” We expect to see the insurance industry in general adopt more of the consumer friendly features that we’ve helped pioneer.”

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TechCrunch

JUNE 29, 2022

New report examines Africa’s growth in the digital economy and VC investment landscape. The idea to build Adanian Labs, was conceived in 2018, when Kamara was living and working in Cape Town, South Africa, where he witnessed the fast growth of the startup ecosystem, and how, in most countries, accelerators were the default launch pads.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

In addition to Kenya, the company’s other clients are spread out in Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa. . A switch to electric power offers countries in sub-Saharan Africa a range of gains including a reduced cost of transport and lower carbon emissions.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

Africa is the world’s third fastest-growing crypto market, with crypto adoption increasing by more than 1,200% over the last two years. Countries such as Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa are majorly responsible for skyrocketing adoption rates as citizens try to hedge against currency devaluation and build wealth.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

Klasha is a technology company that allows international merchants such as H&M or Zara to receive payments online in local African currencies and money methods. When raising money, you have to be bullish, respond fast, and ship products even faster, proving traction and market adoption. Jessica Anuna, CEO, Klasha.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 1, 2021

OfferZen operated solely in South Africa for four and a half years until April 2020, when it expanded to the Netherlands after acquiring an Amsterdam-based recruitment tech startup called TryCatch. Most of its customers from both ends of the marketplace are based in South Africa, the Netherlands, and parts of Europe like the U.K.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 17, 2023

In the coming decades, Africa will be a significant growth market for mobile games, driven by the proliferation of technology adoption among the continent’s youthful population. In other words, Carry1st will act as Riot’s payments partner in Africa. . Image Credits: Carry1st.

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