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Jiji
Business

Jiji Rebrands Recently Merged Cars45 to Jiji Cars

Jiji, a Nigerian classified online Marketplace, has rebranded Cars45 to Jiji Cars. Jiji recently merged with Cars45 to create the

Apollo
AgricTech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Kenyan Agritech Startup, Apollo Raises $40m Led by Softbank Vision Fund 2

Apollo Agriculture, the Kenyan agritech startup, has closed a $40 million Series B funding in an equity round led by

Funding Investment Venture Capital

Rwanda’s Hence Technologies Secures $1.8M Funding

Hence Technologies, a Rwandan online marketplace for lawyers, has closed a $1.8 million seed funding. This takes the total amount

Startup Women

Mercy Corps Ventures Partners GreenHouse Capital For Female Focused Investment Readiness Bootcamp

Mercy Corps Ventures (MCV) in partnership with GreenHouse Capital has launched a 3-day virtual investment readiness program for early-stage female-founded

Edtech

How an Edtech Startup Ran out of Money & Shut Down

Lido Learning, an Indian edtech startup, made $1.5M last year. This year, all of a sudden, it was completely shut

People

Google Honours Nigeria’s Pottery Ace Ladi Kwali with Doodle

Google has honoured the life of Nigerian educator, ceramicist, glassworker, and potter Ladi Kwali with a doodle on its search

Ecommerce Funding Investment Startup

Sokowatch Secures $125M Series B Round, Rebrands to Wasoko

Sokowatch, the African e-commerce company leveraging innovative technology to transform the informal retail supply chain, has closed a $125 million

Artificial Intelligence Investment Venture Capital

Tunisia’s Wattnow Closes $1.3m in pre-Series A Round

Wattnow, a Tunisian IoT smart energy management solution, has secured a $1.3 million pre-Series A funding round. The investment round

Nexta
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian Fintech Startup, Nexta Secures $2.2m Led by Disruptech

Nexta, an Egyptian fintech startup, has secured $2.2 million pre-seed funding led by Disruptech with the participation of key international

Dream VC
Venture Capital

Dream VC Returns in Force to Democratize Knowledge and Access to the Venture Capital Space in Africa

Dream VC is an investor accelerator and community-driven educational platform providing rigorous remote programs centred specifically around venture capital across