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Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian Furniture Marketplace, Homzmart closes $15m Series A Round

By Musa Suleiman
. 05/18/2021

Homzmart, the Egyptian furniture & home goods marketplace, has announced that it has successfully closed its $15 million Series A

Partnership

Flutterwave, Basketball Africa League Announces Multi-year Partnership

By Musa Suleiman
. 05/18/2021

Flutterwave and The Basketball Africa League (BAL) have announced a multi-year partnership that makes the payments technology company an associate

Business Payment SMEs

Mastercard Launches SME Dining Series Campaign “Start Something Priceless”

By Musa Suleiman
. 05/18/2021

Mastercard has announced the launch of its SME Dining Series in support of small businesses in Abuja and Lagos. The

Funding Logistics Venture Capital

Egyptian Ecommerce Delivery Startup, Bosta Secures $6.7M in Series A Funding Round Led by Silicon Badia

By Musa Suleiman
. 05/18/2021

Bosta, an Egyptian ecommerce delivery startup, has announced the closing of a $6.7M Series A round led by global VC

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Jumia Nigeria to Reward Football Fans for Supporting the Super Eagles
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Nigeria’s Publiseer Selected For Startup Istanbul Challenge 2018
This year seem to be going well for Nigeria’s digital publishing startup, Publiseer. It recently declared a profit of 3
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