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BuuPass raises 13M to scale mobility sector digitization in Africa

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

South Africas FlexClub raises 12M partners with Uber Mexico

Kenyan logistics startup Sendy raises 20M round backed by Toyota

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

How a Ugandan prince and a crypto startup are planning an African revolution

African fintech firm Flutterwave raises 35M partners with Worldpay

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

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

Apeel gets more cash to fight poverty and food insecurity in emerging markets with its foodpreserving tech

Uber hits 1 billion rides in Africa

Nigerias Interswitch confirms 1B valuation after Visa investment

Moove raises 105M to scale its vehicle financing product across Asia Europe and MENA

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

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

Payment startup Chipper Cash raises 6M for Southern Africa expansion

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

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

MarketForce partners with Cellulant to expand in five new markets across Africa as it races to cover continent

Africa has another unicorn as Chipper Cash raises 100M Series C led by SVB Capital

Googles Africa Investment Fund makes first investment in Ugandas SafeBoda

African tech took center stage in 2021

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

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

Andela CEO confirms staff cuts as layoffs hit African tech

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

MarketForce raises 40 million Series A introduces BNPL merchant stock financing

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

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

Binance begins to restrict US users ahead of regulatorycompliant exchange launch

Desist from facilitating trade in crypto assets Uganda warns banks fintechs

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

Chipper Cash convinces Joe Montana to invest in African fintech

African payment startup Chipper Cash raises 138M Series A

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

Jumia adapts PanAfrican ecommerce network in response to COVID19

What is Andela the Africa tech talent accelerator

Kenyas Twiga raises 50M to scale food solutions across Africa

African countries need startup acts more than ever to support innovation

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

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

Tiger Global is earning its stripes in Africa

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

SunCulture wants to turn Africa into the worlds next bread basket one solar water pump at a time

Nigerias Helium Health raises 10M Series A for Africa expansion

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

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

Interswitch CEO Mitchell Elegbe to discuss African fintech at TechCrunch Disrupt

Terraformation gets 30M to fight climate change with rapid reforesting