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Thunes a fintech startup serving emerging markets raises 60 million led by Africafocused Helios Investment Partners

Farm to Feed is cutting food loss and creating data platform to better farm outcomes

Zindi rallies Africas data scientists to crowdsolve local problems

Roam raises 24M to scale electric vehicle production in Kenya

Kenyas growth was strongest in Africas VC market Clean tech Ecommerce pulled in most of the funding

South African payments startup Yoco raises 83M Series C backed by Dragoneer

This Week in Apps: Inapp events hit the App Store TikTok tries Stories Apple reveals new child safety plan

CrowdForce raises 36M to increase access to cash for underserved communities in Nigeria

Snap up a spectator ticket to Startup Battlefield Africa 2018

Nigerias Rensource raises 20M to power African markets by solar

What we know and dont about Goldman Sachs Africa VC investing

Googles Africa Investment Fund makes first investment in Ugandas SafeBoda

Kenyas MotiSure rides on micropayments to drive personal mobility insurance growth

Jumia reports 30 growth in value of goods sold on its platform during Black Friday season this year

Hey look some startups are still raising money

Africa Roundup: Partech Ventures launches 70M fund TPG Growth acquires TRACE Rensource raises 35M

Olympus US hack tied to sanctioned Russian ransomware group

Kenyan insurtech startup Lami enters Malawi DRC after acquiring Bluewave eyes rest of Africa

Facebook on the spot in Kenya as exploitation of minors rife on its platform

South Africas Revio allows businesses to connect to multiple payment methods and reduce failures

Nigeria lifts ban on Twitter says the social media giant has met some conditions

Nonsexy industries can appeal to investors too

Mono a startup that wants to build Plaid for Africa gets backing from Y Combinator

Daily Crunch: Porsche announces plans to build a global network of EV charging stations

Moniepoint cleared to acquire Kenyan fintech Kopo Kopo

What is Andela the Africa tech talent accelerator

Capital crunch shines a light on the importance of founders mental health investors say

Accel leads 4M investment in Egyptian corporate cards platform Swypex

Nigerian businesses can now accept Apple Pay on Paystack

Gameball raises 35M to scale its CRM platform for consumer brands

Inside LemFis play to be fintech to the Global South diaspora

Palmhr raises 5M embarks on MENA growth

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

Public techs espresso shot is quite literally the Cloud

Riot Games and Konvoy Ventures back games publisher Carry1st in 6M Series A

Here are Africas biggest startups based on valuation

Tanzanias YC alum Ramani raises 32M to digitize CPG supply chains lend resellers

Will Interswitch still be the company that brings SubSaharan Africa its big tech windfall

Orda raises millions to digitize African restaurants with its cloudbased operating system

Africa Roundup: DHL invests in MallforAfrica Zipline launches in US Novastar raises 200M

Nigerian proptech Spleet gets 26M led by MaC VC to scale its property management products

Google is building a new private subsea cable between Europe and the US

African fintechs halt virtual dollar cards after Union54 chargeback fraud surge

Dash CEO placed on indefinite administrative leave as the Insightbacked startup carries out financial audit

Zindi taps 12000 African data scientists for solutions to COVID19

Kenyas Lami raises 18M to scale API insurance platform across Africa

Interview with Malika Khodja on Women in 3D Printing

Treepz founder Onyeka Akumah on how to succeed in transportation tech

Maramoja has a different take on the ridehailing market in Africa

Startups should read this checklist before they go whale hunting for big partners