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Congolese Fintech Startup Shaking Up Global Finance

Zambian card issuing startup Union54 raises 12M led by Tiger Global

Were kicking off Startup Battlefield MENA here are the startups and agenda

YCbacked HRpayroll provider Workpay raises 27M to scale in Africa

African ecommerce startup Jumia files for IPO on NYSE

African edtech startup uLesson raises 15M backed by Nielsen Ventures and Tencent

Africa Roundup: Jumias IPO DHL launches Africa eShop Cathays 168M VC fund ConnectMed acquired

Pula raises 20M Series B to provide agricultural insurance to farmers in Africa Asia and LatAm

Smartphone recommerce startup Badili raises 21M preseed funding

PanAfrican VC VerodKepple closes its first fund at 60M

Nigerian data analytics company Terragon acquires Asian mobile ad firm Bizense

Chinas growing digital influence in Africa

Snap up a spectator ticket to Startup Battlefield Africa 2018

African fintech startup Jumo raises 125M more to fund Asia expansion

The MIT Media Lab controversy and getting back to radical courage with Media Lab student Arwa Mboya

Kushki an Ecuadorbased fintech raises 86M to build financial infrastructure in Latam

After chargeback fraud debacle Union54 CEO says fintech in Africa isnt childs play

NowNow raises 13M seed plans to scale its ecosystem of financial products across Africa

Earlystage African VC firm Microtraction reports portfolio boom despite the weight of COVID19

TLcom Capital closes second fund at 154M to back earlystage startups across Africa

Egyptian furniture marketplace Homzmart lands 15M Series A for MENA expansion

Stitch raises 21M for its API infrastructure and embedded finance platform

Uber tests shared rides in Africa as UberPool stays shut in US Canada

Nigerian fintech Hervest wants to bring financial inclusion to more African women

Zenysis raises 133M to scale its big data platform for emergencies across Africa Asia and South America

Arnergy which provides solar power systems to homes and businesses in Nigeria raises 3M

International startups shrug off US insurtech meltdown

FTX processed billions monthly in Africa before going bust

Egypts Cartona raises 81M even as investors pull back from B2B ecommerce in Africa

The latest list of YCbacked companies worth over 150M is the most geographically diverse yet

This Egyptian matchmaking app is made for the conservative Arab world

Kaseya hack floods hundreds of companies with ransomware

Seedstars Africa Ventures appoints new partner to back more founders in the continent

Africa predicted to experience sustained funding slowdown in 2023

Paystack reduces operations outside of Africa affecting 33 employees in Europe and Dubai

Kenyas Ilara Health gets 42M backing to expand clinicsupport services

54gene valuation slashed by over 100M amid job cuts and CEO exit

Enterprise escalator Impact Rooms rises to prepare African startups for growth and investment

Africa Roundup: Nigerian fintech gets 360M mints unicorn draws Chinese VC

This fintech has a fix for the biggest crossborder payments issues in Francophone Africa

Google opens product development center in Nairobi the first in Africa

QED makes its first African investment backing Nigerian fintech TeamApt in 50M deal

Renda which provides order fulfillment for businesses in Africa takes in 19M

Sokowatch rebrands to Wasoko as it raises 125M Series B from Tiger Global and Avenir

Nigerian embedded finance platform Anchor raises 24M to expand product offerings

Metaverse Magna raises 32M at a 30M valuation to build Africas largest gaming DAO

Climate tech VC Satgana closes first fund that targets earlystage startups in Africa Europe

How African VC firm Oui Capital returned its first fund with Moniepoints unicorn exit

Nigerian retail automation platform Bumpa raises 4M led by Base10 Partners

3D printing will bring artificial limbs to patients in Madagascar and Togo