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Denodo Introduces New Data Platform to Help Enterprises Scale Generative and Agentic AI
Global data management firm, Denodo, has launched Denodo Platform 9.4, the latest version of its data management platform designed to help organisations scale agentic...
OPSWAT Launches AI-Powered MetaDefender Aether to Help Detect Cyber Threats
Global cybersecurity company, OPSWAT, has launched MetaDefender Aether, a new artificial intelligence-powered threat detection engine designed to identify and block zero-day cyber threats before...
South Africa’s Yazi Raises $1.6m Valuation to Scale WhatsApp-Based AI Research Platform
South African artificial intelligence startup, Yazi, has secured its first institutional investment round at a pre-money valuation of R30 million ($1.6 million), marking a...
TeKnowledge and Microsoft Partner to Launch AI Skilling Initiative and Train 10,000 Nigerians
Global technology services firm, TeKnowledge has announced an expanded role in the second phase of Microsoft’s AI National Skilling Initiative in Nigeria, a programme...
Nigeria’s Decide AI, is Using Artificial Intelligence to Simplify Spreadsheet and Help Analyse Data Without Coding
Abiodun Adetona, a former software engineer at Flutterwave, noticed a persistent challenge, as colleagues from non-technical teams frequently struggled to extract insights from spreadsheets...
Basata Expands Digital Payments in Egypt with Nationwide POS Network and Mobile Wallet Support
Basata Holding for Financial Investments, a leading Egyptian fintech specialising in digital payments, has announced a major expansion of its point-of-sale (POS) network. The company’s...
Orca Fraud Secures $2.35m to Strengthen Fraud Detection Across Africa’s Digital Payments Ecosystem
Financial technology startup, Orca Fraud, has raised $2.35 million in seed funding to expand its transaction monitoring and fraud intelligence platform across Africa and...
NKENNEAi and Nigeria’s NITDA Partner to Build AI Systems That Understand African Languages
The Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has partnered NKENNEAi, an African language artificial intelligence platform, to accelerate the development of language technologies...
How Chukwuemeka Afigbo’s Africa Deep Tech Foundation Is Helping African Tech Engineers and Founders Scale Their Ideas
For Chukwuemeka Afigbo, the convener of the Africa Deep Tech Foundation (ADTF), the challenge facing Africa’s technologists is not a lack of ideas. It...
Canadian Fintech Startup, WeSpare, Wants to Digitise Nigeria’s Savings “Ajo” System With Technology
Canadian fintech startup, WeSpare, believes it has found a way to solve one of the oldest problems in Nigeria’s informal savings system as it...
Nigerian Edtech Startup, Lena, Uses Games and AI to Keep Children Engaged in School Subjects
Founded by Danny Ombeh and Faruk Bilesanmi, Nigerian startup, Lena, is turning school curricula into immersive games in a bid to reshape how children...
Polytope Labs Plans On-Chain Stablecoin Infrastructure to Fix FX Settlement for Fintechs
Blockchain infrastructure company, Polytope Labs, is planning to launch an on-chain stablecoin infrastructure for foreign exchange (FX) settlement, according to a leaked pitch deck...
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