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

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

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

African payment startup Chipper Cash raises 138M Series A

African fintech firm Flutterwave raises 35M partners with Worldpay

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

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

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

Tiger Global is earning its stripes in Africa

Chipper Cash convinces Joe Montana to invest in African fintech

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

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

Terraformation gets 30M to fight climate change with rapid reforesting

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

Africa Roundup: Africas tech ecosystem responds to COVID19

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

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

Nigerias Gokada raises 53M round for its motorcycle ridehail biz

The motorcycle ridehailing wars in Nigeria and Uganda is SafeBodas to lose

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

Nigerian digital bank Kuda is the latest African startup to lay off employees

Africas ridehail markets are hot spots for startups and VC

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

SF based African fintech startup Chipper Cash expands to Nigeria

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

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

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

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

Nigerias Autochek acquires Cheki Kenya and Uganda from ROAM Africa

Googles third bet from its Africa Investment Fund is in logistics company Lori Systems

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

African logistics startup Lori Systems raises Series A led by Chinese investors

Kenyas Twiga raises 50M to scale food solutions across Africa

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

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

Ugandas Rocket Health raises 5M to scale telemedicine across Africa

Interswitch CEO Mitchell Elegbe to discuss African fintech at TechCrunch Disrupt

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

SVBled 100M investment makes Chipper Cash Africas most valuable startup

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

BuffaloGrid and Techfugees launch education solar charging initiative for refugees aim to raise 3M

MarketForce raises 40 million Series A introduces BNPL merchant stock financing

Flutterwave and Visa launch African consumer payment service GetBarter

Googles Africa Investment Fund makes first investment in Ugandas SafeBoda

Uganda in the spotlight as countrys startups captivate YC Google

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

Uber hits 1 billion rides in Africa

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

African tech took center stage in 2021

BuuPass raises 13M to scale mobility sector digitization in Africa