Strive Masiyiwa unveils Econet AI to reshape Zim's economy
Strive Masiyiwa is accelerating Africa's technological shift by launching Econet AI, a dedicated business unit focused on integrating artificial intelligence across Zimbabwe's economy.
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Zim billionaire Strive Masiyiwa's Liquid retires $620 million bond, raises fresh $300 million
Strive Masiyiwa's Liquid Intelligent Technologies has retired a $620 million bond early and raised $300 million in new notes, trimming leverage across its pan-African footprint.
Zim billionaire Strive Masiyiwa's Cassava launches Africa's first NVIDIA-powered AI factory in South Africa
Strive Masiyiwa's Cassava Technologies launches Africa's first NVIDIA-powered AI factory in South Africa, targeting Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt and Morocco.
Zim billionaire Strive Masiyiwa's Liquid Intelligent lands $605m funding to accelerate Africa expansion
Liquid Intelligent secures $605m in fresh funding to cut debt, strengthen its balance sheet and expand digital infrastructure across Africa.
Stanlib moves to buy Strive Masiyiwa's Africa Data Centres as South Africa regulators back the deal
Stanlib wants to buy Cassava’s Africa Data Centres after regulators recommended approval, a deal that could reshape South Africa’s fast growing data center market.
Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa’s Cassava wins NVIDIA’s investment
Cassava Technologies, backed by billionaire Strive Masiyiwa, secures investment from NVIDIA to boost Africa’s digital and AI growth.
Zimbabwe’s richest man Strive Masiyiwa plans five new AI factories within a year
Zimbabwe billionaire Strive Masiyiwa to build five AI factories in Africa within a year through Cassava Technologies.
Zimbabwe’s richest man Strive Masiyiwa sells off all Netflix shares
Strive Masiyiwa sells all Netflix shares as Cassava Technologies ramps up Africa’s AI push with Nvidia-powered data centers.
Strive Masiyiwa’s Cassava strikes deal to support AI growth in Africa
The partnership marks a strategic move by Cassava to deepen its commitment to digital transformation in Africa through scalable AI solutions.
Zimbabwe’s richest man Strive Masiyiwa’s AI factory to cost $720 million
The facility, which is set to launch in South Africa by June 2025, will provide businesses, governments, and researchers with world-class AI computing capabilities.
Strive Masiyiwa, Zimbabwe’s richest man, to launch Africa’s first AI factory with NVIDIA
The AI factory will integrate NVIDIA’s accelerated computing and AI software using the NVIDIA Cloud Partner (NCP) reference architecture.
Strive Masiyiwa's Cassava raises $310 million for growth, restructuring
Funding supports debt refinancing, restructuring, and expansion across Africa and globally, solidifying its position as a technology leader.
Zimbabwe’s richest man Strive Masiyiwa plans to raise $500 million to expand digital infrastructure business
C5 Capital, a specialist venture capital firm, will provide the financing.
Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa’s Cassava Technologies appoints Tesh Durvasula as CEO for Africa Data Centers
Durvasula will take on the leadership role to drive growth, innovation and strategy for Africa Data Centers.