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Cathay Innovation and AfricInvest to raise 168M Africa VC fund

Africa Roundup: Africas tech ecosystem responds to COVID19

Africa Roundup: Visa connects to MPesa Flutterwave enters ecommerce

Africas ridehail markets are hot spots for startups and VC

Techstars CEO Malle Gavet outlines the accelerators newest program in Africa

Interswitch CEO Mitchell Elegbe to discuss African fintech at TechCrunch Disrupt

Nigerian data analytics company Terragon acquires Asian mobile ad firm Bizense

Africa Roundup: Jumia files for IPO OneFi acquires Amplify FlexClub expands in Mexico

African fintech Flutterwave triples valuation to over 3B after 250M Series D

Partnering with Visa emerging market lender Branch International raises 170 million

Norebase raises 1M to allow companies start scale and operate in any African country

Chipper Cash convinces Joe Montana to invest in African fintech

Nigerias Sendbox raises 18M to provide ecommerce fulfilment for small merchants

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

Into Africa: tech leaders weigh in on Jack Dorseys planned move to the continent

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

Venture capital and the blockchain will be the talk at Startup Battlefield Africa

Africa Roundup: Goldman backs Kobo360 Rwanda commits to EVs Interswitch IPO update

Nigerian financial management app for merchants Kippa bags 84M in new funding

Nigeria is becoming Africas unofficial tech capital

African payment startup Chipper Cash raises 138M Series A

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

After VCs spend millions Nigeria restricts ridehail motorbike taxis

Elephab Aims to Become Nigerias Primary Supplier of 3D Printed Parts

Update on Nigerian fintech firm Interswitch and its speculative IPO

Andela begins global expansion in 37 countries months after going remote across Africa

Hear about the keys to local investing at Startup Battlefield Africa with Omobola Johnson and Lexi Novitske

Breaking down Frances new 76M Africa startup fund

Metas NPE team takes a global focus with seedstage investments offices in emerging markets

IROKO cofounder Bastian Gotter raises 32M seed for new venture Bamba

SF based African fintech startup Chipper Cash expands to Nigeria

Nigerias CcHub acquires Kenyas iHub to create mega Africa incubator

MallforAfrica goes global Kobo360 and Sokowatch raise VC France explains its 76M fund

Bosun Tijani talks strategy as CEO of Africas new largest tech hub

Identity verification company Youverify extends seed funding to 25M as it expands across Africa

African genomics startup 54gene raises 15M led by Adjuvant Capital

Eden Life raises 14M seed to provide home services to busy Africans

African fintech firm Flutterwave launches SME ecommerce portal

Visa partners with Paga on payments and fintech for Africa and abroad

Flutterwave and Ventures Platform CEOs will join us at Startup Battlefield Africa

Operas Africa fintech startup OPay gains 120M from Chinese investors

Africa Roundup: Jumias IPO DHL launches Africa eShop Cathays 168M VC fund ConnectMed acquired

Nigerian logistics startup Kobo360 raises 30M backed by Goldman Sachs

VertoFX raises 2M for its African and EM currency trading platform

Kenyas Apollo Agriculture raises 6M Series A led by Anthemis

Africa Roundup: Trumps Nigeria ban Pagas acquisition and raises Flutterwaves 35M and Sendys 20M

Nigerias Autochek raises 34M for car sales and service platform

MAXng raises 7M round backed by Yamaha and pilots EVs in Nigeria

Only 2 of genomic material available for research comes from Africa 54gene wants to change that

Digital bank Umba raises 15M plans to expand into three new African markets