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Startups BRCK and Swvl partner on free WiFi for Kenyan ridehail buses
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Zipline begins US medical delivery with UAV program honed in Africa
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Nigerias Paga acquires Apposit confirms Mexico and Ethiopia expansion
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Nigerian logistics startup Kobo360 accepted into YC raises 12 million
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Kenyas Twiga raises 50M to scale food solutions across Africa
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Nigerian edtech startup Teesas secures 16 million in preseed round to launch tutor marketplace expand in East Southern Francophone Africa in 2022
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A snapshot of the leading startups in Africas top VC markets
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Nigerias Grey raises 2M for crossborder payments play and regional expansion
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Africa Roundup: TLcom closes 71M fund Jumo raises 55M AWS partners with Safaricom
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Sim Shagayas uLesson African edtech startup raises 31M
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Nigerian logistics startup Kobo360 raises 6M expands in Africa
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Africa turns to mobile payments as a tool to curb COVID19
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The 25 crypto startups that Y Combinator is backing in its W22 batch
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Nigerias Autochek acquires Cheki Kenya and Uganda from ROAM Africa
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MKOPA raises 75M as it clocks 2 million customers across four African markets
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BuffaloGrid and Techfugees launch education solar charging initiative for refugees aim to raise 3M
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Kenyan foodtech startup Kune raises 1M preseed for its readytoeat meals service
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Googles Africa Investment Fund makes first investment in Ugandas SafeBoda
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The Sun Exchange raises 3M for crypto driven solar power in Africa
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CarePoint raises 10M to spread healthcare tech across Africa
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SimbaPay launches Kenya to China payment service via WeChat
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Norrsken opens East Africa startup fund and hub in Kigali
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Kenyas Wapi Pay raises 22M preseed for crossborder payments between Africa and Asia
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Novastar Ventures becomes 200M African VC fund after 108M raise
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Metas NPE team takes a global focus with seedstage investments offices in emerging markets
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EV startup BasiGo debuts in Nairobi after 1 million preseed funding
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Africa Roundup: Trumps Nigeria ban Pagas acquisition and raises Fluterwave 35M Sendy 20M
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Africa Roundup: Trumps Nigeria ban Pagas acquisition and raises Flutterwaves 35M and Sendys 20M
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VCs set sights on African countries beyond the Big Four
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MAXng raises 7M round backed by Yamaha and pilots EVs in Nigeria
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Nigerias CcHub acquires Kenyas iHub to create mega Africa incubator
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Sudans first YCbacked startup is helping consumers protect and grow their wealth
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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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African logistics startup Lori Systems raises Series A led by Chinese investors
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Africa Roundup: Visa connects to MPesa Flutterwave enters ecommerce
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Uber hits 1 billion rides in Africa
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MFS Africa collects 100M to expand its digital payments gateway across the region
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Sokowatch closes 2 million seed round to modernize Africas B2B retail
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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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Nigerias Helium Health raises 10M Series A for Africa expansion
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Africa Roundup: Jumias IPO DHL launches Africa eShop Cathays 168M VC fund ConnectMed acquired
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Africa Roundup: Africas tech ecosystem responds to COVID19
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Kenyabased agritech Apollo raises 40 million in Softbankled round joined by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative CDC
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Umba a digital bank for emerging markets raises 2M Seed funding to expand across Africa
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Kenya turns to its mobilemoney dominance to stem the spread of COVID19
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Why COVID19 could delay Interswitch Africas next big IPO
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Kenyan telco Safaricoms Alpha incubator faces uncertain future
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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 MPesa mobilemoney to stem the spread of COVID19
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Kenyas Lami raises 18M to scale API insurance platform across Africa