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2019 Africa Roundup: Jumia IPOs China goes digital Nigeria becomes fintech capital

Uber hits 1 billion rides in Africa

Payment startup Chipper Cash raises 6M for Southern Africa expansion

Flutterwave and Visa launch African consumer payment service GetBarter

Finclusion raises 20M to build out creditled neobank offering across Africa

Tiger Global is earning its stripes in Africa

Africa Roundup: Canal acquires ROK Flutterwave and Alipay partner OPay raises 50M

Jumia reports 30 growth in value of goods sold on its platform during Black Friday season this year

Sudans first YCbacked startup is helping consumers protect and grow their wealth

Zembo nabs 34 million from Toyota DOB Equity and InfraCo Africa to grow its motorcycle startup in Uganda

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

Sokowatch raises 14M to digitize Africas informal B2B supplychain

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

Africa focused Andela cuts 400 staff as it confirms 50M in revenue

YCbacked fintech Numida raises 123M led by Serena Ventures to extend loans to MSMEs beyond Uganda

Bluechip an African systems integrator with partners like Microsoft and Oracle is expanding to Europe

Nigerias Gokada raises 53M round for its motorcycle ridehail biz

Nigerias AltSchool raises 1M preseed to build an alternative school for Africans

Terraformation gets 30M to fight climate change with rapid reforesting

Connecting African software developers with top tech companies nets Andela 100 million

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

Ugandan fintech Asaak raises 30million to support acquisition of motorbikes smartphones by taxi operators

Kenyan agtech iProcure raises 102M to grow its input supply network

SF based African fintech startup Chipper Cash expands to Nigeria

Africas ridehail markets are hot spots for startups and VC

Kenyan techenabled logistics platform Amitruck raises 4 million embarks on Uganda Tanzania expansion

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

Ghanas fintech Fido raises 30M to roll out new products and expand across Africa

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

African countries need startup acts more than ever to support innovation

Kenyan logistics startup Sendy raises 20M round backed by Toyota

Kenyan fintech Pezesha raises 11M backed by Womens World Banking Cardano parent IOG

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

Nigerias Interswitch confirms 1B valuation after Visa investment

WorldCover raises 6M round for emerging markets climate insurance

Masa Finance gets 35M preseed to build its decentralized credit protocol

Update on Nigerian fintech firm Interswitch and its speculative IPO

Uber Africa launches Uber Cash with Flutterwave and explores EVs

Showing the power of startup womens health brands PG buys This is L

Samasource raises 148M for global AI data biz driven from Africa

Optibus taps 100M at a 13B valuation for its AIbased mass transit operations platform

Goldfinch raises 25M from a16z to power its DeFi lending protocol for borrowers in developing countries

MFS Africa leads 23M seed round in Ugandan fintech startup Numida

Oxfam Novib and Goodwell target East African startups with 20M Pepea fund

Swvls 100m acquisition of Smart Bus startup Zeelo is off amid tech stocks slump

Desist from facilitating trade in crypto assets Uganda warns banks fintechs

Kenyan BNPL startup Lipa Later eyes more African markets after raising 12 million

Kenyan fintech Zanifu nabs 1M to bridge MSME financing gap eyes Ghana Uganda expansion

South Africas FlexClub raises 12M partners with Uber Mexico

Nigerias Helium Health raises 10M Series A for Africa expansion