TechCabal Weekly

Fundraising can be a difficult path to navigate, no matter what sector a startup operates in. For early-stage startups, in particular, understanding how to approach fundraising can be a major cause of headaches for their founders.   

Asides from fu... more

Fintechs dominate Africa's tech industry, and for good reason. For instance, in 2021, two-thirds of venture funding raised by African startups went to fintechs. 6 out of Africa's 8 unicorns are also fintechs.   

Although the entry of fintechs into ... more

What is driving the cryptocurrency adoption in Sub-Saharan Africa and is there potential for crypto to become even more popular on the continent?

Those are the questions we're starting with on this week's TechCabal Weekly Podcast.

In the last week, 11 senior executives left Cars45, the online platform that trades used cars. There have been a lot of theories about the mass exits, but what we know now is that a merger is the reason for the exits.

We also talk about Facebook a... more

After the disappointing end to Tizeti's independent investigation, it's understandable that more than a few people are already skeptical of the outcome of independent investigations at WeJapa, another Nigerian startup that has found itself in some co... more

This week, we talk about Nigeria's attempts to move to a digital national identification, a big data breach at Experian, the South African credit rating agency, as well as a change of leadership at MTNThis week, we talk about Nigeria's attempts to mo... more

After a week of public backlash, the Lagos state government has now made significant changes to its guidelines for ride-hailing companies in the state. Also, we take a look at the second quarter earnings for the ecommerce company, Jumia.

In Nigeria, regulatory uncertainty is almost a given, and last week, the new regulations were for the broadcasting industry. The NBC's sixth amendment is worrying for many reasons, as it ends content exclusivity and introduces a penalty for hate spee... more