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Almentor Secures $10mn Investment Round Led by e& capital to Bridge Education Gap For Arabic Speakers

Ester Adams 03/18/2023

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Musa Suleiman 03/15/2023

Flat6Labs Launches New US$95M Venture Capital Fund to Expand its Impact in Africa

Musa Suleiman 03/14/2023

Uber, Healthtracka Partner to Provide Cervical Cancer Screening for Women Drivers

Musa Suleiman 03/14/2023

Oxfam Novob Partners With Goodwell Investments in €20m Fund to Support East African SMEs

By Musa Suleiman / 04/01/2023

Oxfam Novib and Goodwell Investments have announced a new €20 million fund dubbed Pepea. The fund will support early-stage growth companies...

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Oxfam Novob Partners With Goodwell Investments in €20m Fund to Support East African SMEs

Payday Secures $3M Seed Round to Power the Future of Work for Africa

By Musa Suleiman / 03/31/2023

Payday, an African neobank issuing global accounts to Africans, has raised a $3M seed round led by Moniepoint Inc. The...

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Payday Secures $3M Seed Round to Power the Future of Work for Africa

Shola Akinlade of Paystack Takes 55% Stake in Danish Club Aarhus Fremad

By Ester Adams / 03/28/2023

Shola Akinlade, the founder and CEO of Paystack, has acquired a 55% stake in Danish Club Aarhus Frenad. Founded in...

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Shola Akinlade of Paystack Takes 55% Stake in Danish Club Aarhus Fremad

Fez Delivery, Techstars-backed Logistics Startup Announces Seed Raise of $1m Led by Ventures Platform

By Mohammed Mane / 03/28/2023

Fez Delivery, a logistics and delivery company, has raised a $1 million seed led by Ventures Platform, with participation from...

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Fez Delivery, Techstars-backed Logistics Startup Announces Seed Raise of $1m Led by Ventures Platform

UK-Nigeria Tech Hub, Google Partner to Support Women Startups

By Ester Adams / 03/27/2023

The UK-Nigeria Tech Hub has announced a partnership with Google for Startups Africa to award $3 million in Google Cloud...

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UK-Nigeria Tech Hub, Google Partner to Support Women Startups

Apply: Amazon Web Services (AWS) Fintech Africa Accelerator

By Ester Adams / 03/27/2023

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched AWS Fintech Africa Accelerator for African fintech companies. The equity-free program supports early-stage startups...

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Apply: Amazon Web Services (AWS) Fintech Africa Accelerator

Rwazi Secures $4m Investment Led by Bonfire Ventures

By Mohammed Mane / 03/23/2023

Rwazi, a market intelligence startup, has secured $4 million in funding led by Bonfire Ventures and saw participation from Newfund...

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Rwazi Secures $4m Investment Led by Bonfire Ventures

Factor[e] Ventures Launches Delta40, a New Venture Studio to Transform African Startup Ecosystem

By Mohammed Mane / 03/23/2023

Factor[e] Ventures has announced the launch of Delta40, a new venture studio that aims to increase incomes and tackle climate...

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Factor[e] Ventures Launches Delta40, a New Venture Studio to Transform African Startup Ecosystem

Autochek Appoints Robert Granados to its Board of Directors

By Mohammed Mane / 03/22/2023

Autochek, the automotive technology company making car ownership more accessible and affordable across Africa, has appointed US automotive industry leader...

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Autochek Appoints Robert Granados to its Board of Directors

Volvo Delivers First Electric Truck to Morocco

By Musa Suleiman / 03/21/2023

Volvo Trucks has delivered its first heavy electric truck to refuse collection company Arma in Morocco. This is the first...

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Volvo Delivers First Electric Truck to Morocco

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Goodwell Investments

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Amazon Web Services

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STARTUP

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FUNDING

Goodwell Investments

Oxfam Novob Partners With Goodwell Investments in €20m Fund to Support East African SMEs

Musa Suleiman 04/01/2023

Shola Akinlade of Paystack Takes 55% Stake in Danish Club Aarhus Fremad

Ester Adams 03/28/2023

Fez Delivery, Techstars-backed Logistics Startup Announces Seed Raise of $1m Led by Ventures Platform

Mohammed Mane 03/28/2023

Rwazi Secures $4m Investment Led by Bonfire Ventures

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Factor[e] Ventures Launches Delta40, a New Venture Studio to Transform African Startup Ecosystem

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Zeepay

Fintech

Ghana’s Zeepay Gets Approval to Operate in Zambia

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Convergence Partners

Funding

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Musa Suleiman 01/30/2023

DLM Capital

News

DLM Capital Group Sponsors Employee Philanthropic Projects

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Mobility

BasiGo, AVA Partner to Assemble Electric Buses in Kenya

Musa Suleiman 01/25/2023

Funding

eWAKA Secures a $540k Loan from Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs Start-up Fund

Mohammed Mane 01/25/2023

Zuri Health

Funding

Morrocco’s UM6P Ventures Invests in Zuri Health

Musa Suleiman 01/24/2023

Partech

Report

Partech Africa Report: Resilient African Tech Ecosystem Still Growing with $6.5 Billion Raised in 2022

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Startupbootcamp

Accelerator

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BMCi

Business

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Flow

Funding

Flow Secures $4.5 Million Investment to Enable the Global Property Industry

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Carry1st

Funding

SA Mobile Games Publisher, Carry1st Secures $27m Investment Led by Bitkraft Ventures

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Starlink

Internet

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Kwara

News

Kenyan Fintech Startup, Kwara Bags $3m Seed Extension

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AppsFlyer

News

Finance App Installs Grow across Africa-AppsFlyer & Google

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Google

Technology

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Moniepoint

Fintech

TeamApt Rebrands to Moniepoint, Reaches an Annualised Payments Volume of $170 Billion

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BioNTech

Acquisition

BioNTech to Acquire InstaDeep to Strengthen Pioneering Position in the Field of AI-powered Drug Discovery, Design and Development

Ester Adams 01/13/2023

Bolt

News

Insights about Bolt in Nigeria in 2022

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Jetstream

News

Ghanaian Cross-border Logistics Startup, Jetstream Secures $13m in Equity and Debt

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Catalyst Fund

News

Catalyst Fund Announces $2m Investment into 10 Startups Accelerating Africa’s Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change

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E-Commerce

Apps

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Releaf

Funding

Releaf Secures $3.3m Pre-Series A Funding Led by Samurai Incubate Africa

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Launch Africa

Venture Capital

Interview: Launch Africa Ventures’ Approach to Investing in Startups

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Fintech

Fintech

Nigerian Fintech Companies Raise $1.2bn in 2022

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