Access to funding and lack of support systems are some of the greatest challenges faced by startup founders in sub-Saharan Africa. And while venture capital and founder support programs within the continent are growing, a lot still remains to be done to meet the financing, technology and social capital needs of the especially marginalized groups […]
Global VC Flourish launches Madica, an Africa-focused program to back pre-seed stage startups by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch
Tech giants are increasingly looking for tech talent in Africa, where the number of developers reached 716,000 last year, up 3.8% from 2020.
Africa’s tech talent accelerators attract students, VC funding as Big Tech comes calling by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch
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Brex lands Coinbase as new software customer by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. Global app spending reached $65 billion in the first half of 2022, up only slightly from the $64.4 billion during the same period in 2021, as hypergrowth fueled by […]
This Week in Apps: Kanye to buy Parler, TikTok’s adult-only streams, BeReal’s B round by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch
A new startup wants to help online media outlets make money by making it easier for consumers to access paywalled content without being locked in to multiple subscriptions. Demoing as part of the Battlefield 200 cohort at TC Disrupt this week, Zette is trying to achieve something that others before have tried. Since the dawn […]
How Zette plans to let people access paywalled news with a single monthly subscription by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch
Cloud cost optimization startups have found a friendly ear in enterprise clients looking to cut costs. Should younger startups follow suit?
5 cloud investors illustrate the various paths ahead for startups by Anna Heim originally published on TechCrunch
As we prepare for the third annual Sight Tech Global (December 7-8, free & virtual, register here), a technology event that tracks the advances in technology supporting people who live with blindness, two big shifts are front and center. First, new digital experiences, notably virtual reality, are testing known approaches to accessibility. There are no […]
Sight Tech Global 2022 announced by David Riggs originally published on TechCrunch