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Nigeria’s Plentywaka gets backing from Techstars, plans expansion to Canada
Plentywaka, a Nigerian bus-booking platform, has announced that it has been accepted into the Techstars Toronto accelerator program. It will join nine other startups in the class ...
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WorkChew Lands $2.5M to Turn Hotels And Restaurants Into Flexible Workspaces
WorkChew, a startup looking to connect remote workers with restaurants and hotels that need to make use of their space, has raised $2.5 ...
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EdTech startup Kabakoo receives funding from Zoom, launches first no-code training in Africa
Kabakoo Academies, an EdTech startup in Africa has launched the first no-code training in West Africa. The company has also received funding from ...
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PayFit raises $107 million for its payroll and HR platform
French startup, PayFit has raised a $107 million series D funding round (€90 million). Eurazeo Growth and Bpifrance’s Large Venture fund are leading current rounds. ...
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UpCodes gets $3.36M in pre-Series A funding
UpCodes, a startup that develops building-code compliance tools, announced today it has raised $3.36 million in pre-Series A funding. This brings its total ...
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10 super promising UK-based startups to watch in 2021
It seems that despite its ‘official’ parting, the UK is still very much linked to the continent across the British channel, on multiple ...
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Zeller, a fintech founded by Square alumni, raises $25M AUD Series A led by Lee Fixel’s Addition
Zeller, a payment and financial services startup founded by former Square executives, quietly raised a $25 million AUD (about $19.4 million USD) Series ...
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WorkOS raises $15M to build “Stripe for enterprise-ready features”
At WorkOS, they believe in building “Stripe for enterprise-ready features.” This means a modern API platform that empowers any developer to quickly build ...
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insitro Raises $400 Million in Series C Financing
insitro, a machine learning-driven drug discovery and development company, has announced that it has raised $400 million in a Series C financing. The ...
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SA tech startup AURA expands to East Africa
Johannesburg-based security tech startup and medical response platform AURA has announced that it will be expanding into Kenya. The expansion to Kenya follows ...