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As it delists Rocket Internets illfated experiment with public markets is over

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

Carsome raises 19M for its usedcar sales platform in Southeast Asia

Passbase is building a full stack identity engine with privacy baked in

African fintech firm Flutterwave launches SME ecommerce portal

Urbvan raises 9 million for its private shuttle service in Mexico

Could Claap an asynchronous video meetings platform end the tyranny of Zoom calls

African tech took center stage in 2021

4 keys to international expansion

African ecommerce startup Jumia files for IPO on NYSE

The ecommerce boom is still afoot in Africa Jumias earnings indicate

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

Why this Nigerian fintech startup is volunteering audited financials

What we know and dont about Goldman Sachs Africa VC investing

Kenyas Twiga Foods eyes West Africa after 30M raise led by Goldman

Africa Roundup: CcHubs iHub acquisition Andelas 50M run rate and layoffs Transsions IPO

Africa Roundup: CcHubs iHub acquisition Andelas 50M runrate and layoffs Transsions IPO

Chari a Moroccan startup digitizing mom and pop stores raises 5M at 70M valuation

How Bykea is winning Pakistans ridehailing and delivery market

Jumia DHL and Alibaba will face off in African ecommerce 20

Jumia adapts PanAfrican ecommerce network in response to COVID19

DHL acquires stake in Link Commerce developed by MallforAfrica

Payments firm InstaRem has raised 20 million from the first close of its series C funding

Operas Africa fintech startup OPay gains 120M from Chinese investors

Southeast Asias Carro raises 60M for its automotive classifieds and car financing service

Passbase is building a fullstack identity engine with privacy baked in

Moroccos Chari valued at 100M in bridge round as it looks to pilot BNPL services

African ecommerce startup Jumias shares open at 1450 in NYSE IPO

Selina raises 150M to dish out flexible loans that leverage home equity

Dakar Network Angels begins startup investments in francophone Africa

Nigerian logistics startup Kobo360 raises 30M backed by Goldman Sachs

Bringing affiliate marketing and outsourced customer acquisition to Brazil nets Escale 226 million

Korean hotel platform Yanolja raises 180M at a valuation of over 1B

South African fintech startup Jumo raises second 50M VC round

Korean hotel firm Yanolja moves into Southeast Asia with 15M investment in Zen Rooms

Brazilian digital auto marketplace InstaCarro revs up with 23M in funding

Latin America is the next stage in the race for dominance in the ridehailing market

Arive raises 20M for an instant delivery service beyond groceries and essentials

A young entrepreneur is building the Amazon of Bangladesh

Kenyan logistics startup Sendy raises 20M round backed by Toyota

TikTok parent ByteDance leads 6M round in financial AI startup Lingxi

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

Ondemand logistics startup Lalamove raises 300M for Asia growth and becomes a unicorn

European point of sale provider SumUp acquires customer loyalty startup Fivestars for 317M

In emerging markets there are no copycats just budding entrepreneurs

SumUp raises 624M at 85B valuation with its payments and business tech now used by 4M SMBs

Nigerias Gloong drops consumer ecommerce pivots to eprocurement

Sunday competitor Qlub emerges with 17M Seed round from Cherry and Point Nine

Meal planner startup Kitchenful raises 19M from VentureFriends Goodwater Capital and Jabbar

Global Fashion Group plans to raise 300M in Frankfurt IPO