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Nigerian startup Afriktrip launches online travel marketplace
Nigerian startup Afriktrip has launched an online marketplace to help travellers and locals discover and book unique tours and activities in African countries, ...
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Crossbeam raises $25M to back startups built on ‘platform economies’
While many venture capitalists might hope to fund the next Amazon or Shopify, Crossbeam is a new firm focused on backing the startups ...
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Sequoia Buys Shares in Elusive Startup Zapier at Multibillion-Dollar Valuation
Zapier is not a household name outside of Silicon Valley, but the World’s top venture capitalists have been trying to own a piece ...
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Nigerian tech startup secures $38-million
A Tech Startup based in Lagos, Nigeria, Daystar Power,has secured $38-million in a Series B Investment. The solar power-focused startup will reportedly use ...
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Ghanaian fintech startup OZÉ closes $700k seed funding round
Ghana-based fintech startup OZÉ, which is focused on helping small businesses grow by digitising their operations and providing them with access to affordable ...
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Rho, a startup bank aimed at high-growth businesses, raises $15M Series A led by M13 Ventures
Rho Technologies, the NYC-based fintech behind Rho Business Banking, has raised a $15 million Series A round led by M13 Ventures with participation ...
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Snap acquires location data startup StreetCred
Snapchat’s parent company Snap has acquired StreetCred, a New York City startup building a platform for location data. Snap confirmed the news to TechCrunch ...
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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 ...