Bumpa Co-founder and CTO, Adetunji Opayele passes away
Adetunji 'TeeJay' Opayele passed away in a car accident on March 5, 2025. Opayele was a law graduate from Obafemi Awolowo University and co-founded Bumpa in 2020.
Meta Launches Llama Impact Grant for African Startups and Researchers
Meta announced the Llama Impact Grant offering $20,000 to startups and researchers in Sub-Saharan Africa. The initiative aims to support innovative projects using Llama to solve regional challenges in health, science, and agriculture.
Faster way to manually share your Instagram business posts on WhatsApp status
Meta has released a new feature for WhatsApp that allows users to share Instagram posts directly to their WhatsApp status. The feature is designed to maintain user privacy by keeping phone numbers separate from the WhatsApp experience.
Chpter’s Investors Bet Big on Kenya’s Growing Social Commerce Market
Kenya's social commerce sector is underutilized despite millions of active social media users. Chpter has developed a platform that automates conversations, marketing, and payments on WhatsApp and Instagram.
Level Up: How Edesiri Ohwomado landed an Amazon internship against all odds
Edesiri Ohwomado almost dropped out of her computer science program but decided to give it one last chance after a conversation with friends. She closed down her successful businesses to fully commit to learning computer science.
