Nigeria’s audio bookstore, Talking Bookz, has received an undisclosed seed funding from Jovago’s MD/CEO, Marek Zmyslowski. It’s the second publicly announced investment from Marek who has been casting himself as an Angel investor for a while. And WhatsApp just rolled out a couple cool and exciting updates you should totally check out.
Check other news that made the rounds across the African tech space today:
Marek Zmyslowski Makes Seed Investment in Nigeria’s Audio BookStore
Riding on his last investment in Nigeria’s payments startups, Simplepay, Marek Zmyslowski, co-founder and managing director of Jovago, hotel booking portal has given an undisclosed amount in seed funding to Nigeria’s online retailer of audio books, Talking Bookz.
Check Out What the New WhatsApp Update Lets You Do
Updates to the instant messaging app now allows users minimize the data strain during Whatsapp calls, set custom notifications for individual contacts and a couple other stuff.
Uber Lagos is Offering Free Rides to Celebrate its Anniversary
It’s been a year since Uber began its operations in Lagos and to celebrate this milestone, the e-hailing service is offering free rides this Saturday, 25th July 2015.
Apply for the GEMS4 £3.5 million Enterprise Challenge Fund
The GEMS4 Enterprise Challenge Fund is a £3.5 Million private sector development grant fund for innovative businesses and is accepting applications.
Blackberry Acquires Crisis-Communication Software, ATHOC
BlackBerry announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire AtHoc,a crisis-communications solutions provider.
Impact Hub Johannesburg Closes Shop, Hints at a 2016 Return
Impact Hub, a Johannesburg – based accelerator and co-working space has shut down its services until 2016.
Chase Bank Plans to Build an Innovation Hub in Kenya
Kenya’s Chase Bank, has announced that it is launching an innovation hub for tech entrepreneurs towards the tail-end of 2015.
Azimo Partners HomeSend to Extend Remittances to Africa and Asia-Pacific
London-based online money transfer service, Azimo, has partnered with HomeSend to launch mobile wallet international remittance services in Africa and Asia-Pacific.
Meet the Five Winners of the Pivot East Africa Competition
m:lab has announced the winners of its 2015 East African mobile startups pitching competition held in Nairobi; winners emerged in five categories with four from Kenya and one from Rwanda.
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Yuzah is an App that Helps Locate Where Diesel is Available
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