On the 19th of January, Future Africa, together with LocalGlobe, set out to answer this question with an event titled “A 10-year view of Entrepreneurship in Africa”. The post What do the next 10 years look like for African entrepreneurs? appeared first on TechCabal.

Pula, a Kenyan insurtech startup that provides agricultural insurance to smallholder farmers across Africa, has closed a $6 million Series A funding round. Pula describes itself as being “at the center of an ecosystem that helps them manage their risks with insurance and digital solutions.” The post Pula raises $6m Series A to provide insurance for smallholder farmers across Africa. appeared first on TechCabal.

The e-commerce company, Jumia hit a record market capitalization of $4.6 billion. At this time last year, the company's market cap was less than $1 billion. What's spurring Jumia's market rally? The post Feeling bullish: Jumia hits its highest ever share price on the NYSE appeared first on TechCabal.

It is the most advanced Management program out, coordinated by some of the finest business operators and thought-leaders. I invite you to beat our early bird and join Tekedia Mini-MBA. Check out our full curriculum and register here. The post Tekedia Mini-MBA Full Curriculum appeared first on Tekedia.

Innov8tiv Innov8tiv - Blacks In Technology in USA, UK, Caribbean Islands & Africa If you haven’t already downloaded TikTok, you might be amazed to find out what you’re missing. TikTok… 5 TikTok Benefits for Business Owners Innov8tiv.com

Today, the most aggressive banking institution when it comes to growth in Africa is Access Bank Plc Nigeria, the continent’s biggest bank by customer base. The bank is acquiring anything on its path as it scales its mission across the continent. Yet, despite the high octane activities, the bank has not returned superb values to investors. Using Nigeria as a case study, FCMB returned 80%, Zenith bank (33%) and UBA (21%); Access lost 16% of its value in 2020. In the Nigerian Stock Exchange, Access Bank is worth N325 billion; GTB remains the leader at N974 billion.  UBA is priced… The post Access Bank, Customer Size, Value Capture and Lessons on Nigerian Stock Exchange appeared first on Tekedia.

Tekedia Institute is excited to welcome Innovative Data Solutions Ltd to Tekedia Mini-MBA. IDS is an innovative marketing research and business consulting firm driven by innovative minded professionals who are poised to provide innovative solutions to clients in African markets. The Founder is businessman and philanthropist Jayden Robinson. IDS helps companies to build brands and design the future through superior insights on market systems. From all of us at Tekedia Institute, we look into that promise of co-learning with this amazing marketing and business consulting firm. Welcome to Tekedia Institute. The post Welcome Innovative Data Solutions Ltd To Tekedia Mini-MBA appeared first on Tekedia.

He is an IAM Engineer (Identity and Access Management Engineer) and holds  a PhD in Computer Science with focus on Network and Information Security from Universidade do Porto. He had earned an MSc in Computer Security and Forensics from the University of Bedfordshire. He is part of our Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics Faculty. Dr Francis Nwebonyi works in one of the finest emergent companies in Europe where they write the next generation software systems for the BMW Group’s future driving machines. Part of his job is to secure the integrity of autonomous vehicles. In his course, besides the videos, he… The post Information Security and Digital Forensics At Tekedia Mini-MBA appeared first on Tekedia.

Our early bird deadline for Tekedia Mini-MBA (Feb 8-May 3) arrives (check here). I invite everyone who wants to understand the physics of business processes to register. Yes, we co-learn on innovation, business growth and operations, across all industrial sectors and market systems, making innovators and growth champions better. Tekedia Mini-MBA is a great force on business education. Tekedia Institute offers an innovation management 12-week program, optimized for business execution and growth, with digital operational overlay. It runs 100% online. The theme is Innovation, Growth & Digital Execution – Techniques for Building Category-King Companies. All contents are self-paced, recorded and archived… The post Register for Tekedia Mini-MBA – Beat Early Bird Deadline appeared first on Tekedia.

Intel Corp was legendary for decades as it pursued its strategy of designing microchips and manufacturing them in-house. For decades, that integration served well and Intel became the category-king, winning over competitors like AMD. But Intel faces a double whammy: losing the edge on design to Nvidia (and Qualcomm, AMD, etc) on GPU and mobile chipsets; and lagging on manufacturing capabilities to TSMC and Samsung. But in a recent update, from the incoming new Intel boss, Intel noted that it would continue its old strategy: design chips and make them in-house even though in some cases, it could outsource the… The post The Intel’s Double Whammy And Why Splitting Into Design and Manufacturing Looks Better appeared first on Tekedia.

People are encouraged to start businesses, no matter how little, instead of searching for jobs they might not find. In Nigeria today, small-scale businesses are springing up in every nook and cranny, providing sources of livelihood to many Nigerians. This is an encouraging development, especially when considering how many people they will remove from the labour market. Even the government has set up several intervention programmes to encourage small and medium enterprises (SMEs). However, many small scale business owners are passing through a lot of difficulties and many of them have closed down their businesses as a result of these… The post Challenges of Small-Scale Businesses in Nigeria appeared first on Tekedia.

Autocheck is an automotive technology aimed at building solutions for the African market. This announcement was made in Accra Ghana in support of technological delivery solutions in Africa’s automotive markets. Autocheck earlier acquired Cheki Ghana in September 2020. The company will combine technology and data to create a large marketplace for car sales, car loans, […] More The post Autocheck launches Ghana operations with new Accra office appeared first on Tech In Africa.

Cars45 has announced a new partnership with Gokada that will help residents of Lagos with extra parcel delivery options from across the state at a cheap price. The idea is to further Cars45’s passion for helping hundreds of customers sell their vehicles. Residents of Lagos State can now easily have their parcels delivered across the […] More The post Gokada teams with Cars45 partner to enhance service delivery in Lagos State appeared first on Tech In Africa.

Google and French media have reached a landmark agreement to pay publishers for their contents. The web search giant and APIG, which represents French media said on Thursday in a joint statement that they have agreed on principles for how news outlets should be compensated for their online publications being used as search results by Google. “This agreement establishes a framework within which Google will negotiate individual licensing agreements with IPG certified publishers within APIG’s membership, while reflecting the principles of the law. These agreements will cover publishers’ neighboring rights, and allow for participation in News Showcase, a new licensing… The post Google Reached Agreement with France to Pay News Publishers As Australia Pushes Legislation to that Effect appeared first on Tekedia.

Debo Engineering, a startup based in Jimma has developed an app that automatically detects then classifies plant diseases through image detection once it runs the image through an algorithm. Debo engineering designs and develops smart engineering solutions for the agricultural sector. The startup banks on applied engineering centering on newly evolved technologies such as ML, artificial […] More The post Ethiopia Agritech startup develops an App that detects plant disease appeared first on Tech In Africa.

Guzo Technologies has received a grant from Epic Games to fund the Ethiopia XploreR project. According to Shega.co the amount is undisclosed (but is estimated at tens of thousands of US dollars). The grant comes from The Epic MegaGrants program mainly targeting the Unreal Engine ecosystem/3D graphics community. Guzo Technologies is founded by Daniel Getachew and develops […] More The post Ethiopia tech startup Guzo Technologies receives grant from Epic Games appeared first on Tech In Africa.

The velocity of wealth in Africa is very low. Two decades ago, Forbes (global) had the Walmart heirs within the 3rd to 6th positions as America’s richest people. But today, most of them have disappeared from the top league. Sure, Gates, Buffet and some regulars remain.  But you can see movements with Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Zuckerberg, etc coming up. But the Forbes Africa list is pure and plain static with no movement. Nigerian billionaires – Aliko Dangote, Mike Adenuga and Abdul Samad Rabiu – are on the list. There is no women in this year’s ranking. Technology-anchored super-wealth remains… The post Limited Velocity On The Forbes Africa’s Richest Africans appeared first on Tekedia.

I invested in his previous company; the party was great. Today, I am happy to join his new party in London where SproutPay has found life. We have the chance to build the future of neobank for Africa. Join me to welcome SproutPay, an emergent neobank. New products and services are coming to fix frictions in payments. Yemi Pedro is a frugal innovator who has mastered how to accomplish a lot with largely nothing! I support Builders, I support Innovators, and I support Young People.   The post Welcome SproutPay To Fasmicro Group appeared first on Tekedia.

The Central Bank of Nigeria is always fighting moving targets. The latest is that the apex bank wants to bar exporters who do not repatriate their export proceeds from banking services. I am happy the CBN now understands the “voodoo”  in the system where some companies exist to “export” exchange rate arbitration and make turns of money on it.  Nigerian exporters that have not repatriated export proceeds will be barred from all banking services from Jan. 31, the central bank said. The new directive applies to exports up until June last year, central bank spokesman, Osita Nwanisobi said by text… The post The Central Bank of Nigeria’s Big Threat On Nigerian Exporters appeared first on Tekedia.

Dear Member, Happy New Year once again. At Tekedia Institute, we expect 2021 to be a year of accelerated growth. There are many leverageable factors which have been unlocked as the world digitizes and new business frameworks evolve, while confronting Covid-19. Productivity is expected to improve as technology accelerates the efficiency on the utilization of factors of production.   In our 2021 Outlook – Growth After a Redesign webinar (video below), we shared some anchors and pointers. A new Tekedia Live is planned to discuss the Winning Playbooks we need to pay attention to, as we formulate business strategies in the… The post The 2021 Winning Playbooks [Video] appeared first on Tekedia.

Mr Eazi's music is synonymous with relaxed vibes, alté music, and contemporary African sounds. In July 2020, the Afropop star launched a $20 million African Music Fund dedicated to financing African creatives. The post Mr Eazi wants his fans to eat good too appeared first on TechCabal.