A technology company known for developing social media platforms and AI technologies, including the Llama models.
South Africa-founded Refiant AI raises $5 million to build leaner AI models
Refiant AI closed a $5 million seed round led by VoLo Earth Ventures to enhance its AI model compression platform. The startup's technology can compress a 120-billion-parameter model to run on a standard laptop with just 12GB of RAM, retaining 95-99% of its original performance.
From Trading Floors to Fintech: Mimi Kufour’s Path To Being Chief Operating Officer at KoinKoin
Mimi Kufuor is leading operations at KoinKoin, an Africa-focused cryptocurrency exchange. Ghana is finalizing its licensing regime for virtual asset providers, marking a significant shift in the industry.
Paystack co-founder Ezra Olubi and journalist clash over alleged defamatory tweets
Ezra Olubi issued a pre-action notice demanding ₦140 million from David Hundeyin for alleged defamation. Hundeyin's tweets compared Olubi to Sean Combs, alleging a 'God complex' and drug addiction.
Why Toyin Akinniyi believes African tech’s biggest problem is silos
Toyin Akinniyi has transitioned from journalism to civic engagement and now tech governance, focusing on technology's role in society. Luminate Group funds organizations across Africa, Asia, and Latin America to support civic engagement and accountability.
This 17-year old Nigerian wants to on take ChatGPT by building his own LLM from scratch
Okechukwu Nwaozor raised ₦2.7 million to fund his AI project, OkeyMeta. Nwaozor's chatbot, OkeyAI, is publicly available and has nearly 1,000 users.
