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500Africa Tech SummitAccess – Bridge the Gap
Keynote: Bridge the Gap by Martin Njoroge – Head Android Platform Partnership, Google presented at Africa Tech Summit Nairobi 2022 Martin discusses...
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590E-CommerceDigital Commerce – Lift Off at Africa Tech Summit Nairobi 2022
Panel Session at Africa Tech Summit Nairobi 2022: Discussion around digital commerce in Africa Watch as panelists discuss the current digital commerce...
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982BlockchainNEAR Foundation and Sankore launch regional blockchain hub in Kenya
NEAR Foundation, the Swiss non-profit that oversees the governance and development of the NEAR protocol, has announced it has partnered with local...
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903FinTechCellulant and NALA Partner to Power Low-Cost Cross-Border Payments into Africa
Cellulant and NALA have announced a partnership with the aim to facilitate seamless cross-border payments, significantly reducing transaction fees for money sent...
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1.0KEgyptKhazna receives final approval from The Central Bank of Egypt to launch its ‘Khazna Card’
Egyptian financial App, Khazna, has announced that it has obtained the final approval from The Central Bank of Egypt to launch ‘Khazna...
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879E-CommerceAfrica-based B2B marketplace, Kwely, raises close to US$1million Seed Round of Funding
Kwely Inc. announced a new round of funding of $700,000 to complete its US$1 million Series Seed round. This round of funding...
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978Digital TransformationOnePort 365 secures $5 million Seed Funding to Digitize Freight Management in Africa
Nigerian digital freight forwarding company, OnePort 365, has raised $5 million in seed funding to drive the end-to-end digitization of freight management in...
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798Central African RepublicCentral African Republic adopts Bitcoin as official currency
Though there has been significant push back and a varied approach to regulating cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology in many countries within Africa,...
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807InnovationETAP secures $1.5 million pre-seed to drive car insurance adoption in Africa
Nigerian insurtech startup, ETAP has secured $1.5 million in pre-seed funding to grow its team and drive the adoption of car insurance...
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1.5KDigital TransformationSilicon Valley setting sails for Kenya – Google is now hiring
Alphabet Inc’s Google has announced the first ever Africa Product Development Centre in Nairobi, positioning itself to effectively serve a growing base of...
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1.0KDigital TransformationForest Interactive Partners with Orange to Power the Digital Voucher Economy
Forest Interactive, have announced a partnership with Orange, a leading telecommunication operator, with the aim of accelerating the digital economy forward to...
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1.0KInnovationUmba raises $15M in a Series A led by Costanoa Ventures and Lux Capital
Umba, a digital bank with a mission to bring a wide range of transparent and accessible financial products across Africa has raised...
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1.3KEgyptEgyptian infrastructure management platform Pylon raises $19 million seed round
Egypt-based infrastructure management platform Pylon, has raised $19 million in a Seed funding round comprising equity and debt, led by Endure Capital,...
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1.0KInnovationDiDi halts operations in South Africa
Exactly one year after setting up in South Africa, DiDi, a Chinese multinational ride-hailing company, has announced its departure. The company launched...
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932FinTechImaliPay raises $3M to offer financial services to underserved gig workers across Africa
ImaliPay, a Pan-African fintech start-up with a focus on empowering the gig economy through its one-stop-shop financial services platform has closed a...
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2.3KInnovationTushop Raises $3M to Scale Community Group-Buying in Kenya
Tushop, the Kenyan social-commerce platform that enables communities in Nairobi to buy groceries more cheaply with free delivery, has secured $3M in...
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1.2KEgyptEksab Secures $3M Seed Round, Led by 4DX Ventures
Egypt’s number one integrated football gaming and content platform will scale across MENA and SSA Egyptian daily fantasy football platform, Eksab has...
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937InnovationThriveAgric raises $56.4m debt funding and accelerates pan-Africa expansion plans
ThriveAgric, a fast-growing technology-driven agricultural company, has raised $56.4M in debt funding from local commercial banks and institutional investors. The raise also...
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1.1KInnovationLuno Launches New Global VC Arm, Luno Expeditions
Luno, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Digital Currency Group (“DCG”), announces the launch of Luno Expeditions, a global, early-stage investment arm to support...
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1.1KcryptoCrypto exchange FTX partners with AZA Finance to expand Web3 in Africa
FTX, a global digital currency exchange, today announced it is partnering with AZA Finance to expand the adoption of digital currencies and...
