A new AI model built for the global majority Microsoft has announced Project Gecko, a research initiative designed to close the performance gap between…
30 brilliant African tech startups
The methodology behind this list of startups had two simple directives. First, the startup had to have African roots and secondly it had to…
Emerging market fund launched for digital media innovation
A well-known New York-based fund that focuses on emerging market media has launched an early-stage fund for entrepreneurs developing digital news and information businesses….
The hows and the whats — 5 tough questions VCs ask
Over the past six months I have spoken with a wide variety of people who have shown, in varying degrees, interest in investing in…
New virtual prepaid card looks to bring online shopping to the masses
There was a time when you needed a credit card to shop online. Then a few pioneers engaged in some technical wizardry and brought…
