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BlackSkys latest satellites return images just 58 hours after SpaceX launch

Zindi taps 12000 African data scientists for solutions to COVID19

Naspers coleads 145M extension round in mobility startup WhereIsMyTransport

South Africas DataProphet closes 10M to scale its AIasaservice platform for manufacturers

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

TLcom Capital closes 71M Africa fund with plans to back 12 startups

Ghanaian fintech Dash raises 328M seed to build connected wallets for Africans

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

Reports say African startups raised recordsmashing 43B to 5B in 2021

Carry1st has 4M to invest in African mobile gaming

Healthcare wearables level up with new moves from Apple and Alphabet

Sokowatch rebrands to Wasoko as it raises 125M Series B from Tiger Global and Avenir

South African payments gateway Ozow raises 48M Series B led by Tencent

HealthLeap raises 11M preseed to reduce malnutrition in hospitals with clinical AI assistant

What is Andela the Africa tech talent accelerator

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

South Africas Khula closes 13M seed to scale its softwareforagriculture platform

African crowdsolving startup Zindi scales 10000 data scientists

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

South Africas FlexClub raises 12M partners with Uber Mexico

MainOne CEO Funke Opeke says Equinix is buying her company for the right price

3D Printing Africa: South Africas 3D Printing Sector

Tunisian enterprise AI startup InstaDeep raises 100M from Alpha BioNTech Google

Naspers is in talks to invest in Southeast Asias Carousell

Ghanaian fintech Float raises 17M seed to power cash flow for commerce in Africa

This Week in Apps: Inapp events hit the App Store TikTok tries Stories Apple reveals new child safety plan

Google has quietly added DuckDuckGo as a search engine option for Chrome users in 60 markets

Local venture capital fund formation is on the rise in Africa led by Nigeria

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

South Africas Planet42 gets 30M for its car subscription service Mexico expansion

Solarbased ISP startup Tizeti launches 4G LTE network in Nigeria

South African talent marketplace OfferZen gets 52M to deepen European expansion

The Folklore Group secures 17 million launches fashion B2B ecommerce platform

Transsions Future Hub and Kenyas Wapi Capital partner on Africa fund

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

Taika is building a better coffee through natural chemistry and adaptogens

Breaking down Frances new 76M Africa startup fund

Egyptian fintech Sympl raises 6M for its save now pay later service

Security lapse at South Africas LogBox exposed user accounts and medical data

Navigating the risks of artificial intelligence and machine learning in lowincome countries

Mass transit group Swvl confirms estimated 100M acquisition of UK startup Zeelo

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

COVID19 and Trump visa ban leave South Africa biotech startup in limbo as it plots move to Seattle

Africa Roundup: Nigerian fintech gets 360M mints unicorn draws Chinese VC

Days after pledging to expand internet Ethiopias government shuts it off

Africas ridehail markets are hot spots for startups and VC

Francophone African super app Gozem grabs 5M to expand and offer more services

Paystack expands to South Africa seven months after Stripe acquisition

Catalyst Fund gets 15M from JP Morgan UK Aid to back 30 EM fintech startups

These startups are locating in SF and Africa to win in global fintech