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Dec 27, 2022 · The chaotic work culture at Bento Africa . One of the biggest stories from the African tech space in 2022 was the nature and work culture of Bento Africa, particularly the management style of the company’s co-founder and CEO, Ebunoluwa Okunbanjo.. TechCabal published an investigative piece in March 2022 describing the experiences of former and current Bento employees.

4 days ago · Moniepoint Despite this, the space was able to produce two unicorns. One of them, Moniepoint, led the pack for the largest equity deals during the year with its $110 million Series C raise in October.The round witnessed participation by DPI, Google for Startups, Capital Management, Lightrock and Verod Capital.

Jun 10, 2024 · In addition, the month of May 2024 also witnessed 3 exits. South African financial technology company, Lesaka acquired Adumo for $85 million. Ground-level booking platform, Busbud acquired South Africa’s Ratality for an undisclosed sum, and the much-discussed takeover of Brass by a consortium comprising Paystack, Future Africa, Piggyvest, and others.

Technext Coinference is the largest blockchain gathering in Africa. The event is designed to provide a platform for key players in the blockchain tech ecosystem in Africa to discuss policies and prospects of the space.

Olu Akanmu is the Co-Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of OPay-Nigeria. He is an experienced commercial leader with an unusual diversity of C-level experience in consumer goods, manufacturing, healthcare, telecommunications, financial services and Fintech at very senior levels with successful track records.

In this episode of Techbytes, we discussed essential topics from last week in the tech world. Nigerian fintech PayDay is looking to sell the company six months after $3 million raise

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