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Alex Okosi, a Nigerian-born, US-educated media executive has been appointed by YouTube as the new Managing Director for emerging markets
Skynamo, a South African sales tech provider has secured a $30 million Series A funding from Five Elms Capital, a
Catalyst Fund, a global fintech accelerator focused on emerging markets has announced six early-stage fintech startups that will participate in
Carbon, a Nigerian fintech startup, has expanded to Kenya, making its entry into East Africa’s biggest market. Following the expansion,
Taz Technologies, the parent company of Kenya’s MPost, has secured $1.9 million Series A investment to fund its expansion and
3X4 Genetics, South African biotechnology startup has raised $2.5 million from US venture capital firm Alethea Capital Management. The startup
Cloudline, a South African drone startup has been selected to receive seed funding from UNICEF’s Innovation Fund. The South African
Crop2Cash, a Nigerian agritech startup alongside 9 others from across Africa, have been selected for the global finals of Seedstars
Uber, the global ride-hailing firm has launched in Ivory Coast’s commercial capital Abidjan. This brings the number of cities Uber
Jumia appears to be intensely reviewing its portfolio in the 12 African countries it is currently present. While the ‘Amazon