IFC Announces $225M VC Platform to Support Early-stage Startups in Africa, Central Asia, Middle East
A $225 million venture financing platform has been developed by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to support early-stage businesses in…
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Cristiano Ronaldo Unveils First NFT Collection With Binance
As part of an exclusive multi-year agreement, Cristiano Ronaldo’s first NFT collection will be made available on Friday, November 18,…
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AfriTECH 2.0: Agada Lists Factors That Could Kill Startups
Immediate past Chief Executive Officer, CWG PLC, and Founder, Ixzdorelabs, an innovation hub and consultancy focused company, Mr. James Agada,…
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Startup Wise Guys Chooses 9 Startups for the 2nd Batch of its Accelerator Program
The second iteration of the Startup Wise Guys accelerator, which provides selected B2B SaaS firms with access to EUR65,000 (US$67,000)…
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uqudo, UAE-based Fintech Joins Forces With Several Companies to Promote Digital Identity in Africa
In order to advance digital identification across the continent of Africa, uqudo, a digital identity firm that makes customer onboarding…
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OneWeb Partners With Airtel Africa to Provide Better Connectivity Services in Africa
OneWeb has announced that it has entered into a relationship with Airtel Africa. Through this collaborative partnership, OneWeb will be…
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8 African Startups Receive Grants From GSMA Climate Resilience Fund
The GSMA Innovation Fund for Climate Resilience and Adaptation, which aims to speed up the testing, adoption, and scalability of…
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South African Telehealth Platform, Contro Raises R10.1 Million Pre-seed Round
The Plug & Play, iCubed Capital, WZ Capital, and the Jozi Angels Network participated in the pre-seed round of funding…
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Eden Care, Rwandan Digital Health Insurer Secures Pre-seed Funding Round
Eden Care, a Rwandan insurtech firm that provides businesses and their employees with inexpensive, individualized, and accessible health coverage, has…
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Nigerian Construction Procurement Startup, CutStruct Secures $600k in Pre-seed Funding Round
A US$600,000 pre-seed fundraising round has been completed by Nigerian startup CutStruct Technology to help with the growth and scalability…
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South African Data Collaboration Startup, Omnisient Secures $3.5 Million in Funding
With the aid of Buffet Investments, KLT, and the Shoprite Group as the lead investors, Omnisient, a provider of consumer…
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Blnk, Egyptian Fintech Secures $32 Million to Offer Loans in Egypt
Credit cards are hard to come by in Egypt. Only 4.8 million credit cards, or less than 5% of Egypt’s…
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Kenya to Launch Cheap Smartphones to Make Government Services More Accessible
Following yesterday’s declaration by President William Ruto that the government is working on a plan to produce mobile phones that…
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Spotify Unveils Talks Africa
Spotify has started an initiative that it claims would encourage “solution-driven” conversation about the issues the African music business is…
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Application is now Open for the 2023 Cohort of The Anzisha Prize Fellowship
Applications for the 2023 cohort of the Anzisha Prize, a renowned venture-building program that supports young African entrepreneurs between the…
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9 Startups Join Katapult Africa Accelerator Programme
The Katapult Africa Accelerator Programme, which gives entrepreneurs access to US$150,000 in investment and other support, has chosen nine startups…
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EdTech startup, Snapplify penetrates into West Africa
Leading international edtech startup Snapplify is making significant investments in West Africa as part of its commitment to expanding access…
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Quona Capital Secures $332m in Funding Round for Financial Inclusion Investments in Emerging Markets
Quona Capital, a venture capital firm specializing in emerging countries, has announced the final closing of its Fund III at…
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Kenyan startup, Sendy secures investment from MOL PLUS for growth
MOL PLUS, the corporate venture capital arm of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, has announced funding for Kenyan fulfillment and logistics enabler…
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Orodata announces its Africa Data Hub Cohort 3 Community ‘Climate’ Journalism Fellowship
Orodata Science is proud to announce the call for applications for the third cohort of the African Data Hub (ADH)…
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Morocco-based Fintech Startup WafR Secures $120,000 for Expansion
WafR, a Moroccan fintech startup, has raised $120,000 in funding from First Circle Capital, bringing the company’s post-funding valuation to…
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AfriTECH 2.0 Holds Today! 5G, Blockchain, Cybersecurity, Cloud Computing and more To Be Discussed
The Africa Tech Alliance Forum (AfriTECH 2.0) is set to hold on November 09, 2022 on a theme that encompasses the current…
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Bluesky, Jack Dorsey’s new app, has evolved in 7 ways.
Jack Dorsey, the founder and former CEO of Twitter, has launched a new social media app called Bluesky. Bluesky is…
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Egyptian Foodtech Startup, Brotinni Secures $600,000 Seed Fund
A $600,000 Seed round headed by Innlife investments has been raised by the foodtech firm Brotinni in Egypt. Dalia Abou…
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Yassir, Algeria’s Super App Completes $150 Million in Series B Funding
A multi-sided marketplace called Yassir has announced that it has raised $150 million in Series B funding from well-known international…
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Hoods, an Egyptian Live e-Commerce Platform Secures Funding From valU
Hoods, a live e-commerce platform developed in Egypt, has received finance from valU, a division of the Egyptian investment bank…
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500 Global Partners With GIZ to Support African Accelerators
The German economic development agency Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and its Make-IT in Africa initiative have teamed up…
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Meta Plans to Commence Large-scale Layoffs This Week are Underway
According to a recent Wall Street Journal story, Meta, the parent corporation that owns Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram, is anticipated…
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Telegram: New Update Features Topics to Groups, Collectible Usernames, More
A significant upgrade to Telegram has just been released, adding new functionality in addition to enhancements. It includes collectible usernames…
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Mr. Macaroni, OmniBiz Africa, Emergency Response Africa, Others Receive Awards at the Nigeria Innovation Summit 2022
The Nigeria Innovation Summit 2022 with the theme: Re-imaging Innovation, organized by InnovationHub Africa, and held on October 4-8, 2022…
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