📱Gozem secures $30million in Series B Funding

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📱Gozem Expands Across Francophone Africa with $30million Series B Funding
🧑🏽‍💻 Edukoya Takes Decision To Shut Down And Returns Investment After Operating For Three Years
🔍 It is now easier to delete your personal information from Google Search Results
☁️ Google Drive Introduces Searchable Video Transcripts for Better Video Management

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Gozem Expands Across Francophone Africa with $30million Series B Funding

Gozem, an African super-app, has secured $30 million in Series B funding, comprising $15 million in equity and $15 million in debt. The round was led by SAS Shipping Agencies Services and Al Mada Ventures, with the funds set to scale its vehicle financing program and support expansion into new markets.

Founded in 2018, Gozem began as a motorcycle ride-hailing service in Togo. Over the years, it has evolved into a multi-service super app, expanding its reach across Togo, Benin, Gabon, and Cameroon. In 2020, Gozem launched its Super App, offering a comprehensive suite of services that includes transport, e-commerce, payments, delivery, vehicle financing, and digital banking. By integrating mobility and fintech solutions, Gozem has positioned itself as a key player in Francophone Africa’s digital economy, enhancing accessibility and financial inclusion for its growing customer base...........…continue reading

🧑🏽‍💻 EDUTECH

Edukoya Takes Decision To Shut Down And Returns Investment After Operating For Three Years

After three years of operation, Edukoya, a once-promising edtech startup in Nigeria, has formally closed, signaling yet another major departure in Africa’s unstable technology industry. The business, which had positioned itself as a digital learning game-changer, declared that it would shut down and return its investors’ money. This action was taken in spite of the fact that in 2021, the firm raised an astounding $3.5 million in pre-seeding funding, which at the time was one of the biggest early-stage rounds for an African edtech company.

Edukoya, which was founded by Honey Ogundeyi, sought to transform education in Nigeria by providing students preparing for tests with free and reasonably priced digital instruction. The platform used technology to close the gaps in Nigeria’s educational system by offering real-time interactions between students and teachers, prior questions and individualized tutoring. Due to its promise to address the industry’s long-standing inefficiencies, like the lack of qualified teachers and restricted access to educational resources, the firm has attracted a lot of interest.........…continue reading

🔍 GOOGLE SEARCH

It is now easier to delete your personal information from Google Search Results

Google has introduced significant updates to its “Results About You” tool, streamlining the process for users to safeguard their personal details from appearing in Search results. Announced on Wednesday, these improvements aim to simplify the way individuals can monitor and remove sensitive information such as phone numbers, email addresses, and home addresses.

With this enhancement, users no longer need to navigate deep into account settings. Instead, they can now request removals directly from Google Search. By clicking the three-dot menu next to a search result, a revised interface appears, allowing them to submit a removal request instantly via the “Remove this result” option.

Previously, users had to manually locate the “Results About You” tool within Google account settings to initiate a request. This latest update removes that friction, making the process more accessible and intuitive.......…continue reading

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Google Drive Introduces Searchable Video Transcripts for Better Video Management

Google has announced a significant update to its Google Drive storage product, introducing searchable video transcripts to enhance video content management, searchability, and collaboration. This feature is gradually rolling out to all Google Workspace users between February 24, 2025, and March 26, 2025.

This new capability leverages advanced machine learning algorithms to automatically transcribe video files, generating searchable text transcripts that help users quickly locate specific moments within videos. The feature is designed to improve the accessibility of video content stored in Drive while streamlining the process of finding specific information within videos........…continue reading

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OPPORTUNITIES

• Applications are now open for the latest edition of the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP), designed to support startups through comprehensive training, mentorship, and a funding opportunity of US$5,000 Deadline = 1st Mar 2025……..continue reading

• Global payment card network Visa has announced the opening of applications for the fourth edition of its biannual Africa Fintech Accelerator. Deadline = 15th March 2025…….continue reading

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