In November 2020, only eight months after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared covid-19 a pandemic,…
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The rise in funding to female-led startups in Africa, has many caveats
Investments made into African female-led startups have grown by nearly seven-fold over the last three years,…
Flutterwave under fire
Hi Quartz Africa readers, On my third day as a tech reporter in 2019, Flutterwave became…
Investors say Flutterwave’s governance issues demand an intervention
When Flutterwave wanted to raise $100 million in Jan. 2021, it pitched a compelling set of…
Has remote work made conference tables obsolete?
Out with the giant conference table, in with the big screen. The traditional layout of meeting…
Jamie Dimon says public companies have a diminishing role in the global financial system
The number of public companies in the US has shrunk by about 34% since its peak…
✦ The importance of local funding
Hi Quartz Africa members! As African startups took off over the past decade, local entrepreneurs were…
15-minute grocery delivery startups are already folding
Delivery of just about everything became mainstream during the pandemic, and has rapidly evolved to include…
✦ Here come the carbon accountants
Hi Quartz members, US companies got a new homework assignment from federal regulators this week, which…