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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 ...
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GLITCH secures seed investment from Spark Digital Capital
GLITCH, a Hong Kong based Blockchain startup developing a super protocol purpose-built to facilitate trustless money markets has announced that Spark Digital Capital ...
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The top 5 Egyptian startup sector developments of 2020
In 2020, the local startup scene saw more funding flow in, and startups innovating across the world, but what were the five biggest ...
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Agritech startup ecosystem: Tax planning, incentives and opportunities
Agribusiness is not immune to the challenges encountered in Nigeria’s business environment. Despite the glaring need for food sufficiency in Nigeria, and the ...