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Nigerian prop-tech startup Seso Global raises $600k pre-seed funding round
Nigerian prop-tech startup Seso Global has raised a US$600,000 pre-seed funding round as it bids to build on strong initial traction to challenge ...
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Kenyan e-commerce startup, Sky.Garden has raised $4 million round of Series A funding
Kenyan e-commerce startup Sky.Garden has closed a US$4 million round of Series A funding to accelerate its growth The funding round was led ...
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India’s fintech unicorns eye Southeast Asia expansion
TOKYO — India’s most valuable financial technology startups are entering Southeast Asia, bringing a fresh wave of competition for a slice of the ...
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Visa launches programme for startups, fintech in Bangladesh
Visa, the global leader in digital payments technology, will start a new programme for startups and fintech, a shortened form of financial technology, ...
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SA mobility startup secures a $14.5M Serie A co-led by Naspers
Naspers has announced a US$3 million (R42 million) investment into Cape Town startup WhereIsMyTransport. The funds were channeled through its early-stage tech investment ...
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South African Mobility Tech startup, WhereIsMyTransport raises $14.5 million in Series A extension
A South African Mobility Technology startup, WhereIsMyTransport, has raised $14.5 million in a Series A extension round. This brings the total amount raised ...
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Kenya startup Kibanda Topup raises $460K in pre-seed round
Kenya startup Kibanda Topup has closed a $460K pre-seed capital in a round led by JAM Fund alongside participation from Gregory Rockson (CEO ...
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Jai Kisan, a fintech startup aimed at rural India, raises $30 million
Jai Kisan, an Indian startup that is attempting to bring financial services to rural India, where commercial banks have a single-digit penetration, said ...
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11 Benin startups awarded OUMANDERA funding by the Digital Entrepreneurship Support Fund
The Digital Entrepreneurship Support Fund, a project of the Ministry of Digital and Digitalization looking to revitalize the country’s digital ecosystem via direct ...
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Egypt agri-fintech startup raises pre-seed funding
Mozaer3, an Egypt agri-Fintech platform has completed a seven-figure pre-seed funding round led by Disruptech Ventures and Algebra Ventures alongside participation from EFG-EV ...