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Nigerias Okra raises 1M from TLcom connecting bank accounts to apps

Google Nokia Qualcomm are investors in 230M Series A2 for Finnish phone maker HMD Global

Nigerias ThankUCash secures 53M to build infrastructure for cash back deals and BNPL services

Y Combinator 500 Startups Plug and Play invest in Odiggos 22M seed round

AWS partners with Kenyas Safaricom on cloud and consulting services

A look back at the year that the SubSaharan African startup scene found its stride

Egyptian health and wellness platform Esaal raises 17M to scale across MENA

Bfree a Nigerian startup enabling lenders recover debt ethically gets 3M backing

The Folklore Group secures 17 million launches fashion B2B ecommerce platform

Connecting African software developers with top tech companies nets Andela 100 million

Interswitch receives 110M investment from LeapFrog and Tana Africa Capital

MarketForce tightens its belt as tough times hit B2B commerce

Kenyas Pariti raises 285M led by Harlem Capital to develop startup ecosystems in emerging markets

Tastemakers raises 1M to sell Africa experiences to the world

Kenyan legislative committee calls for Worldcoin shutdown in the country

Launch Africa the VC firm that has backed over 100 startups closes first fund at 363M

Daily Crunch: Childfriendly Amazon Glow video chat projector now available across the US

Google has quietly added DuckDuckGo as a search engine option for Chrome users in 60 markets

South African car subscription service Planet42 raises 100M equity debt

Chinas growing digital influence in Africa

Norrsken VCs and 30 unicorn founders set up 200M fund to back growthstage startups in Africa

Fintech platform Synapse raises 33M to build the AWS of banking

One extra week to apply for Startup Battlefield Africa 2018

Hey look some startups are still raising money

Emerging markets lender Lendable seeks 100M to fund fintech companies

Uber Africa launches Uber Cash with Flutterwave and explores EVs

Partech is doubling the size of its African venture fund to 143 million

African fintech unicorn Chipper Cash lays off about 125 of staff

Nigerias Youverify raises 25M to enhance antimoney laundering compliance

South Africas Quro Medical comes out of stealth with 11M to expand its hospitalathome service

Startups Weekly: Chinese investors double down on African startups

Facebook glitch hides users comments on pages draws mixed speculations

Kenyan logistics startup Sendy raises 20M round backed by Toyota

Kenyas Uncover raises 1M to expand skincare product enterprise across Africa

South African startup GoMetro gets 9M for its fleet management optimization software

South Africas Planet42 gets 30M for its car subscription service Mexico expansion

Egypts Pylon gets 19M to scale software for water and electricity distribution companies

Algerias Yassir picks up 30M to build a super app in North Africa

Chipper Cash convinces Joe Montana to invest in African fintech

Egypts booming startup scene is becoming the gateway to MENA

South Africas Yoco raises 16 million to boost digital services to small businesses

Nigerias Sendbox raises 18M to provide ecommerce fulfilment for small merchants

Kenyas Wapi Pay raises 22M preseed for crossborder payments between Africa and Asia

OffGridBox raises 16M to charge and hydrate rural Africa with its allinone installations

Costanoa Ventures and Norrsken22 back Smile Identity in 20M Series B round

Egypts Suplyd raises 16M to digitize restaurants supply chain

South Africas Root gets 3M plans to expand lowcode insurance platform to Europe

Techled biofuel startup Koko Networks launches new consumer goods business in Kenya

Nigerian healthtech startup Reliance Health raises 40M led by General Atlantic

One of Nigerias high profile angel investors is launching a fund for African startups