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672InnovationNigerian data and intelligence company Stears raises $3.3M
Stears has announced a $3.3 million seed round with MaC Venture Capital as the lead investor. Participating companies included Serena Ventures, Luminate...
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1.2KInnovationSESA Call for Entrepreneurs 2022
Siemens Stiftung on behalf of the Smart Energy Solutions for Africa (SESA) Consortium is launching its first “SESA Call for Entrepreneurs”, targeting small and medium-sized...
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943InnovationLipa Later Announces Partnership with Lami Technologies
Lipa Later Group, a buy now, pay later (BNPL) company today announced a partnership with Lami Technologies, an insurance technology company, that...
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1.0KFundingStrong growth in SA extends Talk360 seed funding to $7m
International calling app Talk360, which enables people around the world to make reliable and affordable calls to any landline or mobile phone...
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1.1KInnovationCircle and Mara partner to grow Web3 Capacity in Africa
Mara Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering youth, communities, marginalized populations, and problem solvers to build solutions that drive long-term positive...
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744Digital TransformationVendease secures $30 million to enhance restaurant business ops
Vendease, a Y Combinator backed digital platform that allows restaurants in Africa to buy supplies, access financial services and power their business...
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756FundingTuraco Secures $10M Series A Round Fundraise
Turaco, an insurtech driving mass market insurance adoption, has announced the close of a $10 million Series A equity round led by AfricInvest,...
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809FundingKippa raises $8.5M SEED
Nigerian FinTech, Kippa, has raised $8.4M in a SEED round from Goodwater Capital, TEN13 VC, Rocketship VC, Saison Capital, Crestone VC, VentureSouq, Horizon Partners, and Vibe Capital. The startup, launched in...
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823InnovationCarnegie Mellon University & Mastercard Foundation partner to drive youth-led digital transformation in Africa
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and the Mastercard Foundation, in collaboration with the Government of Rwanda, has announced a transformational investment in higher...
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1.2KFunding10 ventures to showcase the exciting future of Web3, FinTech and DeFi in Africa at the upcoming Africa Money & DeFi Summit in Ghana
The Africa Money & DeFi Summit has announced the final shortlist of exciting ventures who will Pitch Live on stage in West...
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678NewsAfrican fund managers come together at Oxford’s Saïd Business School to support Africa’s tech innovation boom
From 12 – 16 September 2022, the Boost Africa Technical Assistance Facility and AfricaGrow Technical Assistance Facility will host 40 leading fund...
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1.1KInnovationAfrican Mobility fintech Moove joins forces with Uber UK
Moove, the world’s first mobility fintech and Uber’s largest vehicle supply partner in EMEA, is announcing its launch in London as part...
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1.1KNewsDisrupt to launch a research publication on Nigerian startup scene
Since launching its research arm in 2016, Disrupt Africa has built up a significant portfolio of publications, most notably the African Tech Startups Funding Report and Finnovating...
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1.1KKenyaDPO Group granted PSP license to operate in Kenya
African digital payments provider DPO Group Kenya has received official approval from the Central Bank of Kenya to operate as a Payment Service Provider...
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943NewsWorldRemit and Hello Paisa partner to ease money transfers
International digital remittance companies WorldRemit and Hello Paisa, today announced a partnership to provide cash pickup services throughout Zimbabwe. This partnership, launched on 27 July 2022,...
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1.0KInnovationWasoko Launches Innovation Hub In Partnership with Zanzibar
Wasoko, the African e-commerce company leveraging innovative technology to transform the informal retail supply chain, has announced the official launch of the...
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1.2KFundingDuplo secures $4.3 million seed funding to enhance B2B payments
Duplo, a business-to-business payment platform that makes it easier for African businesses of all sizes to pay each other, has raised $4.3...
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982FinTechGrey raises $2M to simplify cross-border payments across Africa
Grey, a Nigerian fintech created to simplify sending and receiving foreign payments for Africans, has raised $2 million in seed funding. “Grey...
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879EgyptEgyptian ad-tech startup ArabyAds raises $30m pre-Series B
ArabyAds, an AdTech company in the MENA region, announced that it has raised US$30 Million in Pre-Series B funding round from AfricInvest,...
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771FinTechEcobank Group Launches 2022 Edition of its Fintech Challenge with US$50,000 Prize Money up for Grabs
Pan-African banking group, Ecobank Group, has launched the fifth edition of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge and encourages African Fintech entrepreneurs to enter...
