Raphael Dana News Today

A Kenyan high court, yesterday, dismissed a billion-dollar class action lawsuit against Safaricom and Vodafone. More in #TCDaily.

Gozem, a Togolese startup whose app provides on-demand transportation, food delivery and courier services, is buying Benin-based Moneex.

In June 2020 the article “Africa's most popular apps & the insights they reveal” gave insight into internet use trends in Africa.

Emeka Ajene shares 10 lessons he learned while building Africa's super app alongside a team of exceptional leaders.

Francophone e-commerce super app, Gozem, has secured $10 million from the International Financial Commission (IFC) to provide access to affordable vehicle financing in Togo and Benin.

Gozem, the pan-African super app currently operational in several cities across Togo, Benin Republic, and Gabon, has expanded into Cameroon.

Gozem, a super app that provides a host of services — including transport, e-commerce and financial services in Francophone Africa — has raised $5 million in Series A financing, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. The Togo- and Singapore-based company received investment from AAIC, Thunes (TransferTo), Momentum Ventures (SMRT), Innoport Ventures (Schulte Group), CMC Ventures (National […]

Gozem, a leading multi-vertical super app platform in West & Central Africa, announced today the closing of a $5 million Series A round raised from corporate and institutional investors spread across four continents with specialities in healthtech, fintech, and mobility. The main investors of the round include AAIC, Thunes (TransferTo), Momentum Ventures (SMRT), Innoport Ventures […]

Explain your job to a five-year-old I help people do a bunch of everyday activities (like moving around their cities) more effectively using technology. What’s the first career you dreamed of having as a kid? I remember dreaming about being a physicist early on. I was really captivated by cosmology and the universe growing up, and in many ways, I still am. Whats something you wish you knew earlier in career/life? Be the river, not the boat. Whats the best advice youve ever received in your ca...

Is there a ride-hailing service in Gabon? Yes, Gozem just launched there this week. Founded in 2018 by Emeka Ajene and Raphael Dana, Gozem operates an app that offers transportation, logistics, e-commerce and financial services in primarily-francophone African countries.  Gozem is aiming to be the super app for Africa and is modelled after the success of Gojek and WeChat in Southeast Asia and China respectively. While it is only one of many super app candidates in Africa, geographic expansion ...