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SA: iiDENTIFii selected for prestigious JSE Enterprise Acceleration Programme
Leader in remote biometric digital facial authentication and automated onboarding technology, iiDENTIFii, has secured a coveted spot in the JSE Enterprise Acceleration Programme. ...
Kenya
Kenya: GE & Afya Rekod simplify access to medical records to enhance patient experience in Africa
The partnership with GE will allow for a seamless flow of data from the equipment directly to the app and into patients’ hands ...
Startup
Africa: A Swedish nonprofit is creating the largest startup hub in east Africa
For five years, Sweden’s Norrsken Foundation has helped social tech entrepreneurs in Africa and elsewhere solve societal and environmental challenges by investing in ...
Global
Global: Clickatell, a Global Leader in Chat Commerce, Secures $91 Million in Oversubscribed Series C Funding for US Expansion and Product Acceleration
Clickatell investors now include Arrowroot Capital, Kennedy Lewis Investment Management, Sequoia Capital, DAG Ventures, Endeavor Global and Harvest Clickatell (www.Clickatell.com), the CPaaS innovator ...
Africa
Africa: African Web 3 Super App Jambo Raises $7.5M in Seed Round
Jambo, a three-month old company building a Web 3 super app for Africa, has raised $7.5 million in seed funding from an array ...
Kenya
Kenya: MarketForce raises $40M Series A to Scale Up the Super App for Africa’s Informal Merchants
In sub-Saharan Africa, approximately 90% of household retail transactions are in cash, and delivered through a network of about 100 million MSMEs Today, ...
Africa
African startups raise $4.65 billion fundings in 2021
Fintechs accounted for more than half of the fund raised. African startups raised a sum of $4.65 billion in funding in 2021, despite ...
Startup
Cameroon: Gozem hits new landmark
The Republic of Cameroon is the new home to Gozem, a super application launched in November 2018 solely as a motorcycle hailing platform. The company now ...
Ghana
Trade Lenda: Driving Financial Inclusion and Prompt Access to Credits for MSMEs in Africa
In recent times, fintech companies and others have been on the rise with a goal to empower small businesses and Trade Lenda adds ...
Startup
Africa: Flutterwave is now Africa’s most valuable startup
Flutterwave Inc., an Africa and emerging markets-focused payments firm, more than tripled its valuation in less than a year to over $3 billion ...