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West African startup Gozem acquires Togolese food delivery service as it scales its “super app” offering
West African startup Gozem, which started out in the ride-hailing business but has been adding product lines as it transitions into a “super ...
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Catalyst Fund, Mastercard Foundation, MEST launch $4.3m Inclusive Digital Commerce Accelerator in Ghana
Catalyst Fund has partnered the Mastercard Foundation and MEST to launch its Inclusive Digital Accelerator programme in Ghana, the first expansion of its ...
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Digital banking platform, Fundall raises $150,000 in pre-seed funding
Fundall, one of its latest startups and direct challenger to “digital banks” like Kuda and Alat has announced a pre-seed investment of $150,000 ...
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BIS Innovation Hub and Saudi G20 Presidency announce TechSprint winners
Three winners of hackathon-style competition to highlight the potential of technology for regulators and supervisors announced. Winning firms FNA, Tookitaki and ISDA-REGnosys tackled ...
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10 startups named finalists for $1.5m Africa Netpreneur Prize
Ten finalists have been selected for the Jack Ma Foundation’s Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI), which will offer selected innovative tech startups access ...
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Why corporate-focused accelerators are the way of the future in Africa
Accelerators backed by or focused on corporates are the way of the future on the continent given the mutual benefits to be had. ...
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Why Itanna Invested $150,000 in Indicina Technologies
Itanna, the venture capital arm of Honeywell Group, announced its participation in Indicina Technologies’ most recent round of seed funding, investing $150,000 in ...
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Egyptian fintech startup NowPay raises $2.1m seed round to expand team, footprint
Cairo-based fintech startup NowPay has raised a US$2.1 million seed funding round to deepen the capabilities of its platform, expand its team, ...
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Retailo raises $2.3 million pre-seed for its B2B ecommerce marketplace in Saudi & Pakistan
Riyadh-headquartered B2B ecommerce startup Retailo, has come out of stealth today with the announcement of $2.3 million in a pre-seed round led by ...
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AC Ventures announces the first close of its $80 million fund for Indonesian startups
As one of the world’s most populated countries, with a fast growing internet economy, Indonesia offers plenty of opportunities for startups. AC Ventures ...
