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2.4KInnovationFlagship State of User Research in Africa Report from YUX
YUX, a pan-African research and design agency headquartered in Senegal and with teams in Lagos, Accra, Kigali and Abidjan, launched a flagship...
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Podcast: Crypto in Africa – CBDC’s, DeFi & fintech regulation with Carmelle Cadet, CEO of EMTECH
Africa Tech Summit Connects podcast shares insights from across the African tech scene. This episode features Carmelle Cadet, CEO and Founder of...
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Agbora Launches “Africa’s Social Network” With Hopes of Connecting Africa and the African Diaspora
Agbora, pronounced /uh·bôr·uh/, just launched its first iteration on Apple’s App Store, with promises of Android versions to come. The mobile application,...
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Elevating Digital Payments For a Cashless Future in Africa
COVID-19 has propelled the adoption of digital payments platforms for millions of people across the African continent. The need for contactless methods...
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Ventures Platform Secures First Close of US$40mn Pan-African Fund
Ventures Platform, the early-stage “discovery” venture capital fund championing the next generation of African entrepreneurs, has announced the first close of its...
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54gene Launches Diagnostic Arm 7RiverLabs to Boost Patient Health Outcomes
54gene, the health technology company advancing African genomics research for improved global health outcomes, has announced the launch of its diagnostic arm; 7RiverLabs. The...
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Nigerian last mile delivery firm Gricd delivers 4.2M COVID-19 vaccines using cold storage tech
Gricd, a cold chain technology company that uses the Internet of Things to enable last mile delivery of temperature-sensitive products, has teamed...
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EMURGO Africa: How to Apply for Cardano Accelerator Program Adaverse
In September 2021, EMURGO announced the creation of a $100 million Cardano investment vehicle composed of two separate entities, EMURGO Africa and...
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Arnergy Launches Diaspora Initiative For Clean Energy Remittances
Arnergy, Nigeria’s leading distributed utility company delivering solar energy solutions, has today announced the launch of the Diaspora Initiative – a groundbreaking...
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Asilimia secures $2 million to build the financial infrastructure of Africa’s informal economy
Asilimia, a startup that is building the digital infrastructure to connect African MSMEs to the formal financial economy, has secured $2 million...
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Airtel Africa developer portal aims to expand digital payments through API’s
Airtel Money, the mobile money platform, is driving better efficiency for businesses to engage in seamless mobile money activity with its upgraded...
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3.7KCryptocurrency AfricaFinTech Tingo and Blockchain Cudos Partner to End Poverty Premium in Nigeria
Mobile FinTech Tingo has announced its collaboration with the decentralized cloud computing network Cudos to tackle the poverty premium through mobile monetization...
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Lake Harvest Zambia Joins the Tingg Digital Payment Ecosystem
Cellulant, a leading Pan-African payments company, has partnered with one of Zambia’s leading fish distributors, Lake Harvest to enable mobile payments in...
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Mobility Startup Shuttlers Raises $1.6M To Expand Across Africa
Nigeria’s leading tech-enabled scheduled bus sharing (mass transit) company, Shuttlers, today announced a $1.6 million seed round and its plans to scale operations...
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Africa Tech Summit Nairobi – February 23-24th 2022
After three successful Summits in Kigali the fourth edition of Africa Tech Summit will take place in Nairobi, Kenya on February 23rd...
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Moove Partners with Lori Systems to Propel Financing for African Trucking and Logistics
Moove, an African mobility fintech, has signed an exclusive partnership with Lori Systems, the leading e-logistics company in Africa. The partnership marks...
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MFS Africa raises $100M Series C for fintech expansion across Africa
MFS Africa has raised US$100 million Series C through an equity and debt financing round. The fundraising marks another milestone in MFS...
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IFC increases investment in Liquid Intelligent Technologies to expand data growth across Africa
IFC has partnered with Liquid Intelligent Technologies to expand data center capacity and the rollout of fiber-optic cable on the continent. The...
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Payhippo raises $3 million seed round to improve credit access for Nigerian small businesses
Payhippo, a lending startup that is widening credit access for small businesses in Nigeria, announced today that it raised $3 million in...
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Opibus Secures $7.5M USD – Sub-Saharan Africa’s Largest Ever Fund Raise In Electric Mobility
Opibus, Sub-Saharan Africa’s leading electric vehicle manufacturer, announced today that it has raised $7.5 mil in funding led by Silicon Valley fund...
