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Inside 54gene collection of debacles

Inside 54gene collection of debacles

It has been an eventful few months for 54gene, the Washington-based Nigerian genomic company. Barely two months after laying off 30% of its workforce, Dr Abasi Ene-Obong, its co-founder and CEO, stepped down as CEO,…

Meet the 19-year previous constructing robotic canine to maintain troopers secure

Meet the 19-year previous constructing robotic canine to maintain troopers secure

This article was submitted to TechCabal by Jackson Okata, bird story agency* Hunched over scrap metal, a slender teenager is busy at his workbench. Some distance away, a woman stands, keenly following what the young…

The Subsequent Wave: Construct Cyborgs not Androids in Africa

The Subsequent Wave: Construct Cyborgs not Androids in Africa

This essay is a contribution from DFS Lab. Tides are shifting. As all boats rose in the last handful of years for African VC, the potential for a fall looks readily possible in 2022. We…

This Week: African creators get a lift

This Week: African creators get a lift

Editor’s Note Week 43, 2022 Read time: 5 minutes This week is for the creators! From Spotify’s $100,000 fund launch to support African podcasters to the launch of Breach, a new publishing platform for writers,…

Cashless Nigeria: How company banking obstructs Nigeria’s cashless imaginative and prescient

Cashless Nigeria: How company banking obstructs Nigeria’s cashless imaginative and prescient

On January 1, 2012, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) implemented the cashless policy in accordance with its vision 2020. The policy, which was primarily aimed at three things: reducing the costs associated with cash…

A15 is investing in startups and founders who’ve one thing to show

A15 is investing in startups and founders who’ve one thing to show

Sometime next year, Bassem Raafat will return to Egypt, his country of birth, where he spent the first 15 years of his life before moving to the UK to study economics. “I’m coming home as…

African writers get an alternative choice to Substack and Medium with Breach’s launch

African writers get an alternative choice to Substack and Medium with Breach’s launch

Writing on the internet is at an all-time high and more than ever, readers’ appetite for high-quality work has peaked.  All around the world, content platforms are being created and collectives are being established to…

Kenya Uber and Bolt drivers protest gradual implementation of recent ride-hailing legislation

Kenya Uber and Bolt drivers protest gradual implementation of recent ride-hailing legislation

Bolt and Uber drivers in Kenya are protesting the slow implementation of Digital Taxi Hailing Regulation, a new ride-hailing law in the country.  The disgruntled drivers down tooled and took to the streets of Nairobi…

Zanzibar bets on e-commerce to make it the subsequent tech valley

Zanzibar bets on e-commerce to make it the subsequent tech valley

Zanzibar has tapped Wasoko – East Africa’s most valued tech startup – as an anchor company to position the island as Africa’s next destination for tech talent and innovation. This article was submitted to TechCabal…

TechCabal Each day: 100,000 subscribers in

TechCabal Each day: 100,000 subscribers in

We hit a milestone! There are now over 100,000 of you reading TC Daily! Over the last 12 months, we have 4x our readership on TC Daily, our flagship newsletter which helps connect the dots…

Crypto platform Luno and rugby staff Vodacom Bulls ink sponsorship deal

Crypto platform Luno and rugby staff Vodacom Bulls ink sponsorship deal

Pretoria-based rugby franchise, Vodacom Bulls, have announced a three-year sponsorship deal with cryptocurrency investment platform Luno. The deal will see Bulls players receive performance incentives in crypto. Luno was founded in 2013 by two South…

What Clubhouse’s trajectory can educate African startups about frugality

What Clubhouse’s trajectory can educate African startups about frugality

Throughout this year, numerous African startups have shut down due to a lack of funds to continue operating. Among these are Kenya-based Notify Logistics and Kune Foods, South Africa-based Snapt and most recently, Nigeria-based Kloud…