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Cartona gets 45M preSeries A to connect retailers with suppliers in Egypt

Africas Jumo raises 52M led by Goldman to bring its fintech services to Asia

Omniful a supply chain and ecommerce enablement startup emerges from stealth with 585M

Kenyan insurtech startup Pula raises 6M Series A to derisk smallholder farmers across Africa

Venture capital investment in Africa predicted to reach a record high this year

Nigerian restaurant management platform Orda gets 11M wants to be the Toast of Africa

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

Olympus US hack tied to sanctioned Russian ransomware group

Nigerian ehealth pharmaceutical distribution startup DrugStoc secures 44 million Series A funding embarks on expansion drive

Microsoft secures court order to take down malicious homoglyph domains

SPAC is a fourletter word again

Operas OPay still plans Africa expansion on Nigerian super app

Modus expands to subSaharan Africa with the launch of its AI and blockchainfocused 75M fund

African digital bank Tyme raises 250M round led by Nubank at 15B valuation

What we learned from selling a blockchain service to African governments

African fintech dominates Catalyst Funds 2019 startup cohort

Zembo nabs 34 million from Toyota DOB Equity and InfraCo Africa to grow its motorcycle startup in Uganda

Startups Weekly: Chinese investors double down on African startups

Kenyas Jumba bags 1M to help operators of hardware stores restock seamlessly

Antler East Africa closes 135M fund to invest in earlystage startups

SunFi aims to be the fastest way for Nigerians to find finance and manage solar

HelpSelf uses simple AI to help those in legal trouble

Facebook glitch hides users comments on pages draws mixed speculations

Zimbabwe will use fingerprint ID technology for its 2018 general elections

Peach Cars a Kenyan usedcar marketplace raises 5M in seed investment

African ecommerce startup Jumia files for IPO on NYSE

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

Where is Y Combinator startuphunting in 2022

Kenyabased fintech 4G Capital to scale lending after raising 185M from Lightrock

Dubaibased accounting and financial compliance startup Wafeq raises 3M

Operas Africa fintech startup OPay gains 120M from Chinese investors

MENA VC Flat6Labs new fund to back startups in East West Africa

Egypts Flextock closes 325M in the largest preseed yet in MENA

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

Fresh from new round Egypts proptech Nawy plans fullsuite offering

Do you need another app to discover beautiful places when you travel

Sim Shagayas uLesson African edtech startup raises 31M

The Democratic Republic of Congos electronic voting machines worry security experts

We Reali dont know when real estate will get Better

Uganda loses 5 million internet users as a result of Social Media Tax

Are poison pills really that bitter

Kasha raises 21M Series B led by Knife Capital to expand health access platform across Africa

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

Africa Roundup: Paga goes global and 4 startups raise 99M in VC

African fintech Moniepoint gets Visa backing plans to work on contactless payments

TechCrunch roundup: Growth budgets hiring tips zeroparty data Twitter Space

EV startup BasiGo debuts in Nairobi after 1 million preseed funding

Sudans first YCbacked startup is helping consumers protect and grow their wealth

3D Printing in Africa: Kenya 3D Printing

Flutterwave buys Nigerias Mono in rare African fintech exit