Swindlers Masquerading as Tech bros

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1.. Mr. Astrophage was like I just received my salary. I don't know how to act. I want to say I understand, but I don’t.

2.. So a lady came to drag her coursemate earning 250k -400k per month and, in the same breath, dropped the link to 2 ways to get started with earning 7 figures consistently. Harri said, “Is a pandemic”

Then we saw this.

I thought it was all love and light till I saw the “Hushpuppi of Marketing” Oro yen dun mi (that word pains me)…

Lmaoo

3.. Boss: I need you to send me the email for review before sending it out. Remote worker in Bariga Market: Yes, I’m on it while whispering to the woman selling palm oil - I need 1 bottle, please.

4.. Omo, there should be a solution to this pandemic

5.. It was announced that Snap is set to lay off about 150 of their employees tomorrow, and it makes Jude wonder where Uncle Dare has been these days. Words on the street said Thread and Blussky.

6.. Between Joey and Eche

Someone said “Gbogbo eleyi o necessary”

Haaa

7.. The company said “We’ll not be letting you go”

8.. A talent seeker on the tl asked about Product designers who are also startup founders, Omokeyinde from Nigeria said “It must be in your dream sir, Product designer and and startup in same sentence” Lmaoo. Now I feel like hosting ISWIS where y’all will come and back up your claim.

9.. Ballers dey this world o.

10.. As seen on the tl

Dragging yi po. (The dragging was much), the quotes says it all.

11.. And then we saw this too

12.. Even Kenya Tech bros dey cook too. Glad to know we are not alone.

Oh, so this is the issue?

13.. Lmaoo, it’s the sincerity for me.

14.. Well, I checked my resume and I see say doings dey there.

15.. Someone said, “It’s giving everything Nigeria is giving”

16.. Leaving you with this throwback because I’m a nice fellow

Official News

1. South African insurtech startup Root has successfully raised an additional $1.5 million in funding to support its expansion efforts in the UK and Europe.

2. Nairobi-based venture capital firm Enza Capital has announced the successful closure of two funds, raising a total of $58 million.

3. 54gene, a company focused on African genomics, had raised $45 million across three funding rounds with ambitious goals but after four years of operation, the company has decided to shut down.

4. The Nigeria-focused crypto platform, Patricia, is seeking new financing as part of its ongoing efforts to recover from a cyberattack that resulted in the loss of $2 million worth of customer assets last year.

5. South African fintech company Revio has raised $5.2 million in seed funding to further develop payment optimization solutions in Africa. This funding round follows a pre-seed raise of $1.1 million less than a year ago.