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Givingli, a digital greeting card startup, raises $3 million in a seed round While the digital revolution has altered nearly every aspect of social interaction and communication over the last few decades, the humble birthday card has demonstrated surprising resilience. Givingli, a small Los Angeles-based startup with an app that aims to disrupt the way Generation Z sends digital greeting cards, has raised seed funding from investors who believe in their philosophy of modern gifting. The startu.

Analysing Nigeria’s bid to tax Global Tech companies and the problem with enforcement Nigeria's government has resurrected its campaign to tax multinational technology companies in the country. According to a recent statement by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo titled 'How FG will tax profits made by global tech, digital giants in Nigeria,' the government intends to use legal authority to collect taxes on profits made by global technology and digital firms in the country. This latest develo.

Thursday Secures $3.5 Million For A Weekly Dating App Thursday, a dating app that aims to solve problems caused by excessive time spent on dating apps, raised a £2.5 million ($3.5 million) seed investment — just months after launching its single-matching service in London (in May) and New York (and racking up over 52k downloads). It claims that 110,000 likes were sent on Thursday (June 17), resulting in 7,500 matches in a single day. However, it is unable to report how many actual .

Kuuzza Is Now Available In Brandmobile Africa BrandMobile Africa, the creators of Kuuzza, today announced the launch of its decentralized sales platform, designed specifically to connect businesses with motivated sellers. Business owners now have the opportunity to rapidly expand their businesses without the interference of middlemen or multiple retailers, while sellers can earn money by selling products on the virtual inventory without any upfront capital. Kuuzza, in effect, automates tradit.

Ghana launches West Africa's first fully digital census Ghana has begun the long-awaited digital national census, the first of its kind in West Africa. This follows a trial that took place in select districts across the country in 2019. The country's most recent census, conducted in 2010, estimated the population at 24.6 million. Since 1981, the country has conducted a Population and Housing Census (PHC) every ten years, but was forced to postpone the 2020 census due to the outbreak of the Cov.

Cowrywise has obtained a license from SEC to digitize investments in the country Cowrywise Financial Technology Limited ("Cowrywise"), a Nigerian wealth management startup, has obtained an asset management license from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The license, dubbed the "Fund/Portfolio Management Licence," authorizes businesses to manage funds and investment portfolios on behalf of retail investors. According to the SEC, only companies with this license are permitted to devel.

Jetstream raises $3 million to develop technology solutions for Africa's trade corridors Jetstream, based in Ghana, has raised $3 million in a seed round to develop digital infrastructure for Africa's trade corridors. Alitheia IDF, Golden Palm Investments, 4DX Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Asia Pacific Land, Breyer Labs, and MSA Capital were among the investors. Previously, the company received pre-seed funding through the PeaceTech accelerator from Hustle Fund in San Francisco and C5.

How JET Motors is ushering Africa's electric vehicle market into a new era of mobility Africa's race for the electric vehicle (EV) market has already begun. Despite numerous impediments, such as inadequate power generation and infrastructure on the continent, some players have chosen to be industry pioneers. ARC Ride's electric two- and three-wheelers have begun to penetrate the Kenyan market. Similarly, Rwandan start-up Ampersand and Uganda's Kiira Motors are making inroads with their electri.

Why You Should Take Online Skill Development Courses in 2021? If you’re wondering, why you should take online skills development courses in 2021, here’s one simple answer: The new normal that we’re witnessing in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic requires us to do lots of things that perhaps we’ve never done earlier. However, other than the new normal, there’re quite a few reasons why you should take online skills development courses in 2021. In this article, .

More trouble for Binance as UK regulators ban the operation of the crypto exchange The global cryptocurrency exchange has come under fire from UK regulators after the country's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued a statement prohibiting it from rendering any regulated service in the country. According to the FCA's statement, "Binance Markets Limited is not permitted to engage in any regulated activity in the United Kingdom." The apex regulator continued by stating that no other entity in .