How Vendease raised $30 million in a Series A funding

Vendease, a food procurement platform for African restaurants announced that it has raised $30 million ($20 million equity and $10 million debt) in a Series A funding round led by Partech Africa and TLcom. Other investors that participated in this round include existing investors such as VentureSouq, Hustle fund, Hack VC, GFR Fund, Kube VC, Magic Fund and Kairos Angels.

Egyptian Gaming Startup InGame Sports Secures $1 Million in Pre-Seed Funding Led by Openner

Egypt’s gaming platform, InGame Sports has raised over $1 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Openner, a global VC with a unique combination of capital and tech and invests in early-stage tech startups with participation from Sports Radar and other Egyptian and foreign angel investors.

Heritage Bank, others canvass adequate Agric Financing for finance services repositioning

Heritage Bank Plc has affirmed that adequate agricultural financing is critical in defining Nigeria’s trade competitiveness, which guarantees sustainable agricultural systems, and generates foreign exchange – a critical aspect that equips the financial sector to respond to changing market requirements and address critical sector needs for global competitiveness.

All Set For 2022 WIMCA in Lagos

Landmark Event Centre, Lagos will play host to the sixth edition of its annual Women In Marketing and Communications Conference/Awards (WIMCA) which will take place on Friday, 7th October, and Saturday 8th, 2022, according to Brand Communicator, Nigeria’s leading Brands and marketing publication. 

Ibukun Awosika, Leslie Maasdorp appointed members of Binance Global Advisory Board

Two Africans, Ibukun Awosika and Leslie Maasdorp have been appointed as part of the newly constituted 12-member Global Advisory Board of blockchain company, Binance. They join Changpeng Zhao, CEO of Binance and Lord Vaizey, UK's Member of the House of Lords, Former Minister and Member of Parliament, on the board. 

IBM to acquire digital product engineering services firm Dialexa

IBM has announced its plan to acquire Dialexa, a leading U.S. digital product engineering services firm to deepen the company's product engineering expertise and provide end-to-end digital transformation services to customers.

FIFA Unveils App to Enable FIFA World Cup 2022 Players Access Data Insights into their Performance

FIFA has launched the FIFA Player App which will allow players at the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar to get insights into their on-field performance.

MIPAD Honors Outstanding Achievers of African Descent at Recognition Week 2022

All roads lead to New York City for the Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD) Recognition and Awards Ceremony on Sunday, October 2nd 2022, following the opening of the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). MIPAD will honour outstanding personalities and high achievers of African descent from around the world during Recognition Weekend 2022 starting Friday, September 30th until Monday, October 4th for their positive contributions to humanity.

PR measurement agency set to hold a discourse on PR and Measurement synergy

In a bid to fully evaluate and sustain communication and public relations best practices around the globe, as well as offer solutions to persistent problems in the PR industry, P+ Measurement Services, a leading media intelligence agency, will be hosting the 21st edition of #EvaluatePR, welcoming all communications and public relations stakeholders from around the world.

Pan-African kids’ series, Team Sayari to Premiere on 24 September 2022

Following the recent announcement of title of the series, The Walt Disney Company Africa, together with its project partners, National Geographic, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and WildlifeDirect have revealed that the highly anticipated National Geographic Kids programme, Team Sayari, will air each Saturday on National Geographic Wild (DStv 182, Starsat 221) at 13:00 (CAT) from 24 September 2022.

African Metaverse: Nedbank partners with Africarare to lead in the virtual world

As the digital economic voyage into the metaverse starts to accelerate, major players in trade and industry are poised to develop custom experiences in this digitally enhanced world, which is being heralded as the future of e-commerce. Nedbank, one of the largest financial services groups in Africa, has partnered with Africarare, Africa’s first metaverse, and secured a 12x12 village in Ubuntuland on which to establish its presence as the first African financial services organisation to enter the metaverse.

HEREL Partners Africa Creative Market To Empower African Creatives

HEREL, a premium real estate development and investment company, partnered with the Africa Creative Market Global for the Africa Creative Market, which was held in September 2022.

Recording Academy Appoints New VPs For P&E Wing and Artist Relations

The Recording Academy has appointed Maureen Droney as Vice President of the Recording Academy Producers & Engineers Wing (P&E Wing) and Chantel Sausedo as Vice President of Artist Relations. Reporting to Chief Awards & Industry Officer Ruby Marchand, Droney advises the Academy on technical matters related to recording.