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MKOPA raises 75M as it clocks 2 million customers across four African markets
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Ugandan lender Asaak raises 30million to support acquisition of motorbikes smartphones by taxi operators
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Googles Africa Investment Fund makes first investment in Ugandas SafeBoda
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Kenyan fintech Asilimia raises 2 million in a preseed round plans to extend loans to MSMEs and expand in East Africa
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Kenyas AIfluence closes 1M for its AIpowered influencer marketing platform
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Uber hits 1 billion rides in Africa
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TechCrunchs Startup Battlefield is coming soon to Beirut So Paolo and Lagos
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Samasource raises 148M for global AI data biz driven from Africa
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Antler East Africa closes 135M fund to invest in earlystage startups
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Partech is doubling the size of its African venture fund to 143 million
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Nigerias Helium Health raises 10M Series A for Africa expansion
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Africa Roundup: Canal acquires ROK Flutterwave and Alipay partner OPay raises 50M
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Startups BRCK and Swvl partner on free WiFi for Kenyan ridehail buses
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BuffaloGrid and Techfugees launch education solar charging initiative for refugees aim to raise 3M
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Africa Roundup: TLcom closes 71M fund Jumo raises 55M AWS partners with Safaricom
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Africa Roundup: Yamaha backs MAX Founders Factory and Norrsken support startups inside Ethiopias tech scene
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Nigerias Grey raises 2M for crossborder payments play and regional expansion
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MoneyHash gets 3M to build a superAPI for payment operations in Africa Mideast
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Africa Roundup: Zimbabwes net blackout Partechs 143M fund Andelas 100M raise Flutterwaves pivot
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VCs set sights on African countries beyond the Big Four
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Kenyas Twiga raises 50M to scale food solutions across Africa
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Novastar Ventures becomes 200M African VC fund after 108M raise
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Nigerias Paga acquires Apposit confirms Mexico and Ethiopia expansion
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SunCulture wants to turn Africa into the worlds next bread basket one solar water pump at a time
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The Sun Exchange raises 3M for crypto driven solar power in Africa
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Nigerias CcHub acquires Kenyas iHub to create mega Africa incubator
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Goldfinch raises 25M from a16z to power its DeFi lending protocol for borrowers in developing countries
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Local venture capital fund formation is on the rise in Africa led by Nigeria
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Kenya turns to its mobilemoney dominance to stem the spread of COVID19
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Kenyan telco Safaricoms Alpha incubator faces uncertain future
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Africa Roundup: Trumps Nigeria ban Pagas acquisition and raises Fluterwave 35M Sendy 20M
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Africa Roundup: Visa connects to MPesa Flutterwave enters ecommerce
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TLcom and 4DX drive 131M seed round to scale Autocheks platform across Africa
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Norrsken opens East Africa startup fund and hub in Kigali
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MFS Africa collects 100M to expand its digital payments gateway across the region
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Africa Roundup: Africas tech ecosystem responds to COVID19
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Drone delivery startup Zipline launches UAV medical program in Ghana
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SimbaPay launches Kenya to China payment service via WeChat
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Sudans first YCbacked startup is helping consumers protect and grow their wealth
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Daily Crunch: 2 months after launching So Paulobased payments startup Yuno raises 10M
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Kenyan foodtech startup Kune raises 1M preseed for its readytoeat meals service
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Nigerian mobilitytech startup MAX bags 31 million in Series B round set to expand across Africa build EV infrastructure
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Umba a digital bank for emerging markets raises 2M Seed funding to expand across Africa
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Nigerias Autochek acquires Cheki Kenya and Uganda from ROAM Africa
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Visa and Kenyas Safaricom partner on MPesa payments and tech
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Kenyan lowcost ISP Poa Internet secures 28 million in round led by AfDBbacked Africa50 plans to link region with cheap limitfree connectivity
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Zipline begins US medical delivery with UAV program honed in Africa
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Kenyas Wapi Pay raises 22M preseed for crossborder payments between Africa and Asia
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Two years after a first close 500 Startups wraps its Middle East fund with 33 million
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Nigerias Gokada raises 53M round for its motorcycle ridehail biz