In January, Ethiopian talent marketplace Gebeya secured an undisclosed Series A to evolve from being a simple two-sided tech talent marketplace into being a provisioner of marketplaces under a “Marketplace-as-a-Service” model. “We are not establishing the marketplaces, but providing support for existing marketplaces to thrive,” Amadou Daffe, co-founder and CEO of Gebeya told Benjamindada.com. “We [...]
[embed]https://venturesafrica.com/bridging-the-gap-gullit-vc-launches-startup-accelerator/[/embed] Amid this dynamic startup ecosystem, Gullit has emerged as a key player, mentoring and investing in scaleable early-stage African tech startups. The firm has backed several fast-rising ventures such as WellaHealth, BuuPass, Qene Games and Gebeya. Gullit also finances companies through seed, pre-seed, debt acquisition, and restructuring rounds. And now, Gullit is intensifying its [...]
[embed]https://techcabal.com/2023/04/27/african-gamers-are-leveling-up-with-the-adoption-of-live-streaming/[/embed] More recently, many game studios are embracing the idea of ownership, enabling players to possess and trade in-game characters and creating games that reflect African cultural heritage. One such example is Qene Games, a pioneering game studio that aims to transform Africa’s gaming landscape with award-winning titles such as Kukulu and Gebeta. Kukulu won [...]
[embed]https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/business/2023/04/how-buupass-is-riding-on-low-budget-efficiency-to-solve-africas-road-ticketing-problem/[/embed] Road transportation remains the most ubiquitous means of transporting goods and people across the African continent, making it a key driver of economic growth and intra-African trade activities. Yet, certain inadequacies limit road transport from reaching its potential. First, good road infrastructures need to be developed at a matching pace with Africa’s rapid population [...]
Gebeya Inc., a Pan-African Talent Marketplace headquartered in Addis Ababa, and the Mastercard Foundation have announced a new program dubbed ‘Mesirat‘, or ‘to work’ in Amharic, in a bid to equip 100 Ethiopian entrepreneurs with their own multi-sided gig marketplaces. Powered by a $48 million partnership, the two organizations along with other consortium partners plan [...]
[embed]https://venturesafrica.com/providing-healthcare-for-less-than-a-dollar-an-insight-into-wellahealths-journey/[/embed] Expanding health insurance coverage in Nigeria and easing access to quality and timely healthcare services. Africa faces significant health challenges, topping the chart of undiagnosed diabetes and accounting for most global malaria mortality. In Nigeria, with over 200 million people, the health sector is vastly underfunded, with public spending of about 4% of the [...]
The public transport sector in Kenya is largely traditional, and a majority of operators, especially those in road travel, still require their clients to physically book tickets at their offices even when making advance travel plans. Others do not have provisions for seat reservation. Looking to bridge the gap, booking platforms are emerging in the [...]
[embed]https://techcabal.com/2023/02/03/carry1st-acquires-gebeta-from-qene-games/[/embed] Driving African culture to the peak of global recognition and accurate representation through gaming, Gebeta, a product of Qene Games, has been acquired by Carry1st, Africa’s leading mobile games and interactive content publisher. Gebeta is a mobile board game built on the mancala games principles, but more engaging. Released in 2019, the game quickly [...]
[embed]https://www.tekedia.com/hr-experts-offer-perspectives-on-hr-future-of-work-trends/[/embed] Pre-covid 19, different theories emerged about the future of work, all attempting to speculate how people, the workplace, and hiring will transform the future. As we witnessed, the pandemic sped up some of those speculations by accelerating the adoption of remote work across companies globally. Post-2020, many traditional companies evolved to hybrid working conditions, [...]
While experts credit the global economic downturn for the massive layoffs actions, it does stir up other mind-blogging concerns. Are skills no longer sufficient to hold one’s job, or is there a global dearth of required skills? Are young talents not living up to expectations? Whatever may be the case, one thing is certain, HR [...]
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