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341NewsSeamlessHR Raises $9 Million from Gates Foundation and Helios
SeamlessHR, Africa’s leading Human Resource technology company, announced that it has raised $9 million in its latest funding round from the Gates...
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837NewsSevi Set to Revolutionize African Retail Financing with ‘Stock Now, Pay Later’ Platform
Sevi, a fintech company regulated by the Central Bank of Kenya, is revolutionizing stock financing for wholesalers and retailers through its “stock...
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887NewsMoneyHash Raises $5.2M Pre-A Funding
MoneyHash, the first and leading payment orchestration platform operating in the Middle East and Africa (MEA), has secured $5.2M in pre-A funding. Flourish...
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624NewsOPEC Fund Invests US$30 Million to Egypt’s Wind Farms
The OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund) is co-financing Africa’s largest onshore wind power project, contributing US$30 million to the...
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552NewsPurple Elephant Ventures Secures $4.5M Seed Round, Setting Record as Kenya’s Largest Tourism-Tech Fundraise
Purple Elephant Ventures (PEV), a Nairobi-based venture studio, has raised $4.5 million in seed financing, marking one of the largest tourism-tech rounds in African history. This...
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912InnovationSunCulture and Turaco Launch “SunCulture Protect” to Build Smallholder Farmers’ Resilience Against Climate Change with Affordable Insurance
SunCulture, a leader in solar-powered irrigation solutions, proudly announces a strategic partnership with Turaco Microinsurance Company (T/A Turaco), the leading mass-market insurance...
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987FinTechNew Duplo report calls for inflation-adjusted compensation and improved training support to retain talent in Nigeria’s finance sector
A new report from Duplo, a leading provider of technology solutions to optimize financial operations for businesses in Africa, has highlighted the need...
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969FundingVentures Platform ClimateTech White Paper Calls For Climate-resilient Business Models in the African Tech Sector
Ventures Platform, an early-stage venture capital fund investing in innovative startups across Africa has published its landmark climatetech whitepaper entitled, “Innovating for a...
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1.7KAfrica Tech SummitAfrica Tech Summit Nairobi and Raenest Partner to Propel African Tech Ventures to Global Heights in 2025
Africa Tech Summit Nairobi is delighted to announce that Raenest, a pioneering Nigerian fintech, has returned as the headline sponsor for the second...
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1.3KInnovationTLP Advisory Marks 10 Years with New Report on Nigeria’s Startup Ecosystem
TLP Advisory, the venture law firm headquartered in Lagos, with offices in London and New York marks ten years of operation with...
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1.3KFinTechAfrichange Secures IMTO Licence to Streamline Remittance to Nigeria
Africhange, a leading cross-border remittance service provider, announced today that its Nigerian subsidiary, Currenzo, has secured the International Money Transfer Operator [IMTO] licence...
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1.1KInnovation86% of African Tech Founders Report Impact on Wellbeing – Yet 81% Enjoy the Journey
Flourish Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm with purpose, today published the first-ever, wide-scale survey of founder wellbeing in Africa, shining light...
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1.8KFinTechCoins by Bamboo Launches to Empower Nigerians in Diaspora with Affordable Remittances
Bamboo, the investment platform enabling Africans to invest globally through real-time access to global markets, has announced the launch of its remittance app,...
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1.3KInnovationKenya’s Keep It Cool Wins 2024 Earthshot Prize for Groundbreaking Sustainability Solution
Keep It Cool, a Kenyan enterprise dedicated to sustainable innovation, has been named one of the five winners of the esteemed 2024...
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1.9KAwardsCall for entries to the inaugural Africa Tech Summit Awards
Recognising Excellence and Innovation Across the Continent’s Tech Ecosystem Africa Tech Summit is proud to announce the launch of the inaugural Africa...
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2.8KFundingTalk360 secures $1.4 million pre-Series A
Talk360, the international calling app that connects with reliable and affordable calls to any landline or mobile phone, has successfully raised $1.4...
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2.9KFundingPaymob raises $22 million in Series B extension
Paymob, MENA’s leading financial services enabler, announces a $22 million Series B extension round – taking the Company’s total Series B funding...
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3.0KFinTechProparco Invests in Rubyx to Support African Microfinance Institutions and Startups
Proparco has granted a €400k loan to Rubyx through the Bridge by Digital Africa facility. This will enable the African start-up to...
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2.6KFundingKenya-based SUKHIBA Secures $1.5M Seed Extension to Scale WhatsApp-Based E-Commerce
SUKHIBA, an innovative conversational commerce and CRM platform, announced today it has completed a $1.55 million seed extension round led by EQ2...
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4.5KInnovationWasoko & MaxAB Complete Landmark Merger
African B2B e-commerce pioneers Wasoko and MaxAB have completed the continent’s largest-ever tech merger following the signing of preliminary terms in Q4 2023. Conducted as an...
