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Kenyan foodtech startup Kune raises 1M preseed for its readytoeat meals service
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SimbaPay launches Kenya to China payment service via WeChat
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Sokowatch closes 2 million seed round to modernize Africas B2B retail
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The 25 crypto startups that Y Combinator is backing in its W22 batch
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Goldfinch raises 25M from a16z to power its DeFi lending protocol for borrowers in developing countries
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Startups BRCK and Swvl partner on free WiFi for Kenyan ridehail buses
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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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Only 2 of genomic material available for research comes from Africa 54gene wants to change that
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Sim Shagayas uLesson African edtech startup raises 31M
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African logistics startup Lori Systems raises Series A led by Chinese investors
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MoneyHash gets 3M to build a superAPI for payment operations in Africa Mideast
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Local venture capital fund formation is on the rise in Africa led by Nigeria
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Visa and Kenyas Safaricom partner on MPesa payments and tech
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Nigerias Grey raises 2M for crossborder payments play and regional 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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Nigerian logistics startup Kobo360 raises 6M expands in Africa
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EV startup BasiGo debuts in Nairobi after 1 million preseed funding
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Africa turns to mobile payments as a tool to curb COVID19
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Zipline begins US medical delivery with UAV program honed in Africa
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Africa Roundup: Trumps Nigeria ban Pagas acquisition and raises Fluterwave 35M Sendy 20M
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TLcom and 4DX drive 131M seed round to scale Autocheks platform across Africa
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Nigerias Autochek acquires Cheki Kenya and Uganda from ROAM Africa
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Drone delivery startup Zipline launches UAV medical program in Ghana
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AWS partners with Kenyas Safaricom on cloud and consulting services
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Sudans first YCbacked startup is helping consumers protect and grow their wealth
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BuffaloGrid and Techfugees launch education solar charging initiative for refugees aim to raise 3M
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Kenyas Wapi Pay raises 22M preseed for crossborder payments between Africa and Asia
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Africa Roundup: Africas tech ecosystem responds to COVID19
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Ugandan fintech Asaak raises 30million to support acquisition of motorbikes smartphones by taxi operators
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Africa Roundup: Canal acquires ROK Flutterwave and Alipay partner OPay raises 50M
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Ugandan lender Asaak raises 30million to support acquisition of motorbikes smartphones by taxi operators
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Africa Roundup: DHL invests in MallforAfrica Zipline launches in US Novastar raises 200M
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Kenyas Lami raises 18M to scale API insurance platform across Africa
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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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Novastar Ventures becomes 200M African VC fund after 108M raise
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A snapshot of the leading startups in Africas top VC markets
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Antler East Africa closes 135M fund to invest in earlystage startups
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Kenyan B2B ecommerce platform Marketforce cut about 9 of staff in reorganization strategy
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MAXng raises 7M round backed by Yamaha and pilots EVs in Nigeria
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Africa Roundup: TLcom closes 71M fund Jumo raises 55M AWS partners with Safaricom
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Kenya turns to its mobilemoney dominance to stem the spread of COVID19
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Norrsken Foundations hub opens in Rwanda to house 1000 entrepreneurs by next year
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Kenya turns to MPesa mobilemoney to stem the spread of COVID19
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TechCrunchs Startup Battlefield is coming soon to Beirut So Paolo and Lagos
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Googles Africa Investment Fund makes first investment in Ugandas SafeBoda
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Nigerian logistics startup Kobo360 accepted into YC raises 12 million
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Why COVID19 could delay Interswitch Africas next big IPO
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Kenyabased agritech Apollo raises 40 million in Softbankled round joined by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative CDC
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MFS Africa collects 100M to expand its digital payments gateway across the region