Africa Tech Radio

From viral dances to innovative challenges and human AI. Learn all the features and trends that shook TikTok in 2023!

Fintech remains the most funded startup sector in Africa even as funding dips.

What Fintech startups are still getting funded? How are Fintechs still attracting funding? Are the rumour of failed Fintechs troubling investments and funding?

NowNow’s Chief Strategy, Partnership, and Investment Officer, Matt Francis, shares his thoughts about the funding trends that shaped 2023 in Africa.

From Community building/engagement, Storytelling, Growth and Brand marketing to Hiring, Recruitment, AI and Regulations, what trends shaped the marketing/advertising world in 2023?

Media Specialist, Susan Aniefiok, and Founder of SIT global, Onyeka Nwobu, share expert thoughts on this episode on the Trends that shaped Marketing/Advertising in 2023.

Without Logistics, the world stops!

What makes the logistics sector tick? 

From funding to regulators, new entrants, challenge and intra-Africa trade relations, Founder of ShipAfrica.io, Walter Isoko and Founder of TopShip, Moses Enenwali, speak about the Trends in the Logistics Sector in Africa in 2023.

From longer Reels to a text based app. Discover some game-changing features that rocked Instagram in 2023!

Is Christmas really worth celebrating in 2023?

Many people around the world ask this important question amidst the wars, difficulty, inflation and calamities.

Catholic Priest from the Diocese of Ekwulobia in Nigeria, Rev. Fr. Charles Mmaduekwe, insists in this episode that Christmas is more important now than ever.

"Welcome to the Q1 Tech Roundup of 2023! In this episode, we dive into the major transformations and controversies shaping the tech landscape. From TeamApt's rebranding to Google's new AI contender, Bard, and Netflix's expanded password-sharing crackdown, we've got the highlights. Plus, financial developments in Africa, with Flutterwave overcoming challenges and Nigeria pioneering open banking regulation. Listen as we highlight defined the first quarter of 2023."

From failed startups to less funding due to economic crunch, Startup Funding/Investment is a major metric in judging the Startup Tech Space.

In this episode, Market Research Lead at Ingressive Capital, Sylvester Kay-Adade, shares his thoughts on the Trends that shaped Startup Funding in Africa in 2023.

 

Facebook might not have had the biggest rebrand but they definitely transformed how we connect and share. Taking steps to make Facebook as well as messenger move with the trends. Discover cool features added to these app in 2023.

Cybersecurity incidents resulted in about $4 billion losses in Africa.

In the Q2 of 2023, Africa experienced the highest average number of cyberattacks per week per organization, with a 23% increase compared to the same period in 2022.

IT Security Pre Sales Engineer, Stephen Ogbebor, and Cybersecurity Assurance professional at FBN holdings, Dozie Alisah, share their thoughts in this episode on the cybersecurity trends that shaped 2023.