Africa Roundup: CcHub’s iHub acquisition, Andela’s $50M run rate and layoffs, Transsion’s IPO
Two of Africa’s powerhouse tech incubators joined forces in September....
Africa-focused Andela cuts 400 staff as it confirms $50M in revenue
Africa-focused tech talent accelerator Andela will cut 400 junior engineers...
What is Andela, the Africa tech talent accelerator?
As someone who covers Africa’s tech scene, I’m frequently asked...
Connecting African software developers with top tech companies nets Andela $100 million
Andela, the company that connects Africa’s top software developers with...
Lazada investor Verlinvest funds Indian edtech startup Byju’s; global expansion, acquisitions on the anvil
Byju’s is a K-12 learning app with 8 million users and 4,00,000...
Brightwheel raises $10 million to keep parents in-the-know about their kids’ day at school
You may have seen the startup Brightwheel scoring an investment from...
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative acquires and will free up science search engine Meta
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan’s $45 billion philanthropy...
Mark Zuckerberg’s personal fund makes its first investment in Asia, joins edtech startup Byju’s US$50M round
Sequoia Capital, Sofina, Lightspeed Ventures and Times Internet also...