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Shanghai Government Invests $5M in Blockchain Startup Conflux
Blockchain startup Conflux has received an over-$5 million research grant from the Shanghai Science and Technology Committee and Xuhui District government, which is ...
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Nigerian startup launches social platform for African writers
Nigerian startup InstaNovella has launched a social community to help African writers connect with readers and opportunities to monetise their skills. Co-founded in ...
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African startups raised at least $1.3b in 2020, according to Briter Bridges
The COVID pandemic marred 2020. With a lot of panic and economic downturn across different markets, it was a no brainer that we’d ...
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Cameroonian startup launches to digitise business cards
Cameroonian startup Taaply is focused on digitising business cards in a bid to cut down on carbon emissions in Africa. Initially founded in ...
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New VC, Echelon Capital, to Inject US$1 Million into African Startups
This new year seems to hold many promises for tech and non-tech founders who need funding to scale their startups as new VC, ...
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Banking software start-up Mambu raises $135 million at a $2.1 billion valuation
Mambu is the latest financial technology company to achieve the coveted status of “unicorn.” Headquartered in Berlin, Mambu sells software to banks both ...
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Egyptian logistics startup Sprint has ambitious growth plans after signing up hundreds of merchants
Egyptian logistics startup Sprint has plans to expand to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and other countries in the MENA region after signing ...
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Nigerian prop-tech startup Spleet expanding to Ghana, Rwanda and Kenya
Nigerian prop-tech startup, Spleet is expanding to Ghana, Rwanda and Kenya this year as it transitions towards an Airbnb-style self-hosting model for Nigerians ...
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Dutch startup FruitPunch AI lands six-figure investment to create future AI and data talent ‘for good
Eindhoven-based FruitPunch AI has announced that it will join venture builder LUMO Labs’s new cohort having received a high six-figure investment from LUMO ...
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Nigerian Stocks start-up 2021 on gains from GTBank, WAPCO, Zenith Bank
Nigerian bourse started the year 2021 on a bullish note as it ended with 2.18% appreciation. The local bourse opened the year on ...