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Pangea to unlock diaspora remittances as funding source for African startups

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

TechCrunchs Startup Battlefield is coming soon to Beirut So Paulo and Lagos

Africa Roundup: Visa connects to MPesa Flutterwave enters ecommerce

Operas OPay still plans Africa expansion on Nigerian super app

African ecommerce startup Jumia files for IPO on NYSE

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

With a 10 million round Nigerias Paga plans global expansion

YCbacked HRpayroll provider Workpay raises 27M to scale in Africa

Kenyas president signs new law to police digital lenders apps have six months to apply for licenses

More job cuts loom as Sendy changes course in Nigeria

Visas Africa strategy banks on startup partnerships

Jumba a Kenyan startup simplifying sourcing of construction supplies raises 45M

Africa Roundup: Yamaha backs MAX Founders Factory and Norrsken support startups inside Ethiopias tech scene

Africas SureRemit joins the tokenized race to win the global remittance market

BRCK acquires ISPs EveryLayer and Surf to boost Africas public WiFi

EarthRanger program widens focus from elephant killers to crossspecies diplomacy

Daily Crunch: PayPal Ventures leads 50M Series B for Egyptian fintech Paymob

African VC TLcom Capital invests 5M in Nigerian data analytics firm Terragon Group

Enterprise escalator Impact Rooms rises to prepare African startups for growth and investment

XPRIZE names two grand prize winners in 15 million Global Learning Challenge

Africa Roundup: Zimbabwes net blackout Partechs 143M fund Andelas 100M raise Flutterwaves pivot

South Africas edtech FoondaMate eyes speedy takeoff after 2M funding

TLDR: Trumps false claim about Amazon teleporting holograms Imagine Cup balloonpowered internet service

Interswitch CEO Mitchell Elegbe to discuss African fintech at TechCrunch Disrupt

EV conversion startup Opibus raises 75M to start bus and motorcycle mass production

Googles third bet from its Africa Investment Fund is in logistics company Lori Systems

Nigerian data analytics company Terragon acquires Asian mobile ad firm Bizense

Kenyas Pariti raises 285M led by Harlem Capital to develop startup ecosystems in emerging markets

3D Printing in Africa: Kenya 3D Printing

Novastar Ventures becomes 200M African VC fund after 108M raise

MKOPA raises 75M as it clocks 2 million customers across four African markets

In Africa Kenyan startups have so far recorded highest funding growth this year

Senegals NIMA Codes to launch address app in 15 African countries

Venture studio Adanian Labs fuels startup growth in Africa

Nigerias CredPal secures 15M in debt and equity to scale its BNPL product across Africa

Africas top angel Tomi Davies eyes startups and coinvestors

Twiga lays off 33 of its staff disbands inhouse delivery and introduces logistics marketplace

Norrsken opens East Africa startup fund and hub in Kigali

Egyptian fintech Paymob raises 50M led by PayPal Ventures and Kora Capital

Africa Roundup: Goldman leads 30M Twiga raise China grows tech influence Jumia weathers lockupexpiry

Faster deals less diligence: The African startup market mirrors its larger rivals

Solar based ISP startup Tizeti launches 4G LTE network in Nigeria

Asset financiers to the rescue as Bolt plans to signup 200000 new drivers in Africa to meet growing demand for ridehailing services

OkHi gets 15M seed extension to scale its smart address verification service across Africa

Kenyas HotelOnline acquires hospitality software company HotelPlus

Duplo digitizes payment flows for African B2B enterprises gets 43M seed funding

African healthtech startups in the supply chain segment show rapid growth spurring a 7M investment initiative

FSD Africa expands insurtech accelerator program to Ghana and Nigeria

Jumia adapts PanAfrican ecommerce network in response to COVID19