Tope Awotona, the 40-year-old founder and chief executive of Calendly, leans back in his chair and lets loose a loud guffaw. “You call it on message, I call it the truth,” he says, slapping his hands on the table. The truth, as Awotona has it, is that everyone needs Calendly, his scheduling software, to lead better, …
Michael Jordan and his son Jeffrey Jordan are looking to expand upon the Basketball Hall of Famer’s legacy by entering the NFT space and next-generation entertainment with their newest venture, Variety reports. Heir Inc, a new holding company created by the Jordans, plans “to build a consumer-facing community platform for athletes to connect with fans—as well as other lines of …
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Young African start-ups are making headway in cutting-edge sectors and catching the eye of leading organizations, including the World Economic Forum. There are no mistaking certain signals, even if they are weak ones, like the recent nod from the Israeli research center StartupBlink to Africa’s growing prominence in the global start-up ecosystem. Providing research and …
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Comprising 17 countries and over 407 million people, West Africa is poised for an economic revolution. That’s the viewpoint of local entrepreneurs Daniel Heinen and Sydney Vandyck, who are looking to innovate the way West Africans work with their startup, Ajuma Technologies. Founded in 2018, Ajuma has created a marketplace platform that matches customers to small …
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Producer and rapper Pharrell Williams is coupling his entrepreneurial spirit and activism with the launch of Black Ambition, an incubator for Black and Latinx entrepreneurs launching startups in tech, design, healthcare and consumer products. Williams, 47, is the frontman for the initiative that awards grand prizes ranging from $1 million for a national competition to …
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Now, more than ever, there is an overwhelming need for loans and financial products in the Nigerian market. This is evident in the increase in loan applications from individuals and small businesses since lockdown restrictions began. But with most loan providers operating offline, it proved difficult for some customers to apply for this financial service. Still relying …
The African tech ecosystem has witnessed a landmark moment after Nigerian fintech company Paystack was acquired by global payments leader Stripe in a deal reports say could be worth more than US$200 million. Launched in January 2016 by Shola Akinlade and Ezra Olubi, Paystack is a payments company that helps businesses in Africa get paid by anyone, …
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Netflix says a demonstrated ability to learn and apply new skills quickly can be the key for Black talent who want to get their start in the tech industry. A fast pace of learning is a core element of a new bootcamp that Netflix announced on Thursday, with the HBCU Norfolk State University and edtech company …
On January 13, pop singer Akon confirmed via tweet that his 2,000-acre, cryptocurrency-powered city in Senegal would soon break ground. The project was first announced in 2018, and the smart city will rise near the capital of Dakar, on a plot gifted to Akon by President Macky Sall. Oh, and Akon City will run on ‘AKoin,’ a proprietary cryptocurrency, …
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