The Ethiopia-based Gebeya, a SaaS-enabled, pan-African talent marketplace, has announced an undisclosed pre-Series A investment from a Japanese VC firm to drive its ongoing expansion. [embed]https://disrupt-africa.com/2023/01/13/ethiopian-talent-marketplace-gebeya-raises-pre-series-a-funding-to-drive-growth/[/embed] Headquartered in Addis Ababa with offices in Kenya and Senegal, Gebeya connects startups, SMEs, and multinational corporations with vetted, skilled talent and professional services in more than 30 countries [...]
[embed]https://venturesafrica.com/in-the-race-to-digitise-mobility-in-africa-buupass-is-doing-things-differently/[/embed] Over 1.3 billion people inhabit the African continent at the moment, making it the second-most-populous continent on earth. The United Nations estimates that the human population could grow to around 9.7 billion in 2050. More than half of the projected increase in the global population up to 2050 will be concentrated in eight countries, [...]
A 2021 GSMA mobile economy report indicates that 303 million people, almost 28% of the population in sub-Saharan Africa have a mobile internet connection and by 2025, there will be nearly 100 million additional mobile subscribers in Sub-Saharan Africa, where Nigeria and Ethiopia will account for almost a third of these. The report also reveals [...]
[embed]https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/business/2022/11/buupass-introduces-an-online-ticketing-platform-for-ugandans/[/embed] Online ticketing platform BuuPass has unveiled an online ticketing platform, allowing Ugandans to book bus and flight tickets. This comes after the firm a few months ago rolled out a Business-to-Business (B2B) solutions for transport operators in the country. The new solution will make it easy for locals to book tickets online seamlessly. “After [...]
WellaHealth, a health technology providing access to quality and affordable healthcare to Nigerians has partnered Verve to provide access to quality and affordable healthcare services to Verve cardholders. Marketing and Communications Lead, Joseph Okoroafor, WellaHealth Technologies in a statement issued yesterday said the partnership was part of the strategy employed by WellaHealth to get more [...]
Bus, airline and train bookings and fares for the Christmas period are on the rise, a Star survey shows. While most bus companies have so far have reported lower than usual bookings, operators are hopeful that this will pick from the end of November. The Standard Gauge Railway train service on the other hand has [...]
[embed]https://change-com.no/change-com-invests-in-buupass/#:~:text=Change%20Com%20has%20recently%20made,billion%20dollars%20on%20domestic%20transport.[/embed] Change Com has recently made an investment in BuuPass, a Kenyan startup that has the ambition to build the digital infrastructure for transport in Africa. Annually, people in Africa spend 60 billion dollars on domestic transport. However, domestic travel and transportation is undigitized and broken. Bus and shuttle operators have manual operations that cause [...]
[embed]https://independent.ng/stanbic-ibtc-bank-partners-wellahealth-provides-digitised-health-insurance-for-customers/[/embed] Stanbic IBTC Bank, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings has reaffirmed its commitment to the growth of Nigeria’s health sector by partnering with WellaHealth, a micro-healthcare solution company, to provide quality and affordable healthcare to Nigerians. WellaHealth, a smart health solution company, provides affordable and accessible high-quality coverage for healthcare. The organisation partners healthcare [...]
The local transport industry in Kenya is quite vibrant. Key stakeholders in the industry have embraced modern technology, e.g. the Easy Coach online booking process. Before the introduction of online bus booking, one had to visit offices in person to book a seat and pay the required fare. Today, travellers can secure their seats and [...]
[embed]https://businessday.ng/health/article/wellahealth-opens-in-akwa-ibom-to-provide-quality-affordable-healthcare/[/embed] In a move to increase its commitment to improving access to quality and affordable healthcare services for Nigerians, Wellahealth – a health-tech start-up has launched operations in Akwa Ibom. In a statement, Ikpeme Neto, CEO of Wellahealth, expressed his joy over the strides to ensure quality and affordable healthcare is readily available to Nigerians. [...]
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