Kenyan fintech startup Pezesha designed to create digital financial that connects small and medium-sized businesses to working capital offered by banks, MFIs, and other financial institutions or networks has announced …
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KOICA (The Korea International Cooperation Agency) just signed a Record of Discussion with Rwanda’s Finance and Education ministries for the implementation of the US$7.1 million Rwanda Coding Academy (RCA) Capacity …
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Francophone Africa’s largest Serie A makes Wave the new $1.7B valued unicorn
Sequoia Heritage, Stripe, Founder’s Fund, and Ribbit Capital led a $200 million Serie A round of funding into Wave – a U.S and Senegalese mobile money payment provider. Other players …
Nigerian automotive tech company Autochek today is announcing the acquisition of Cheki Kenya and Uganda from Ringier One Africa Media (ROAM) for an undisclosed amount. Per a statement, Autochek will …
LoftyInc a pan-African VC firm, announced today that it is launching its third fund — LoftyInc Afropreneurs Fund 3 — at $10 million for tech startups in Africa. The firm …
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Evaluate Media Launches PR-Network to Solve PR Writing and Distribution Hassle for Businesses
Evaluate Media & Softwares Limited, a marketing and media company delivering in Lagos, has officially announced the launch of a new product, PR-Network, that will allow all classes of businesses …
Nigerian social platform for gifting Showlove.io has closed a US$300,000 pre-seed funding round raised from Fedha Capital Limited and other angel investors as it goes live with the first version …
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Ghanaian e-commerce startup, Plendify, launches B2B digital marketplace
Pan-African marketplace for manufacturers and suppliers of commercial products, Plendify, has launched a B2B e-commerce platform to facilitate customers’ access to wholesalers, manufacturers, exporters and importers.The B2B marketplace was built …
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Naspers Foundry leads $8.3m Series A investment in South African insurtech startup Naked
Naspers, through its early-stage tech investment vehicle Naspers Foundry, invested $8.3 million (R120 million) in Naked, the artificial intelligence (AI)-driven insurtech startup that offers full digital insurance to cars, homes, …
Uncap, a funding platform seeking to revolutionize access to early-stage funding in Africa aims to make early-stage funding accessible to every good entrepreneur in sub-Saharan Africa.Uncap aims to invest in …