Workonline Communications , the wholesale internet provider company that delivers wholesale connectivity, from IP transit to wholesale Ethernet transport services,…
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Startups
VC and accelerator Startup Wise Guys secures $26.7 million to invest in startups from Europe and Africa
Startup Wise Guys, a VC and accelerator firm, has closed the first $26.7 million of the US$48 million aimed supporting its…
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Solar mini grids can provide high-quality uninterrupted renewable electricity to underserved villages and communities across Sub-Saharan Africa and be the…
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Kenya’s online taxi firm Showfa announces daily driver charges at Sh300 ,set to launch ambulance services
Showfa , a new online taxi company that was recently launched in Nairobi by Trade Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has announced a subscription fee…
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Samsung Electronics has announced new updates to Bixby that improve user experience, performance, and capabilities of the intelligent assistant and platform.…
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Startups
SA healthtech Envisionit Deep AI secures $1.65m to boost healthcare access for under-served communities across Africa
Envisionit Deep AI ,a South African health-tech start-up, has secured S$1.65 million from New GX Ventures SA with an additional undisclosed…
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D14.AI launches Dhealth – the AI-Driven patient education platform to boost patient treatment
D14.AI, a MENA-based AI company that aims to solve complex optimization challenges for businesses globally has launched , Dhealth, the AI-driven coaching platform aimed at…
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Startups
Student.com partners with SA’s DigsConnect to enable students access accommodation options worldwide
Student.com, the largest student accommodation platform globally, has increased its stake in South African tech start-up, DigsConnect.com. The partnership will enable…
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MSI, a world leader in gaming, content creation, business & productivity and AIoT solutions in over 120 countries has partnered with Egypt’s fintech…
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Planet42, a South African car subscription startup, has raised $100 million in equity and debt funding to solve transport inequality by…
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AfricaGoGreen Fund secures $47 million in equity investments to finance climate-friendly projects in Africa
The AfricaGoGreen Fund (AGGF) has closed its second fundraising round at $47 million from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the African Development…
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Jumba, a Kenyan construction tech platform that simplifies B2B purchase and financing of construction material has secured $4.5 million in a seed…
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EazyPay, an award-winning intra-African cross-border remittances and digital wallet company, has partnered with MFS Africa, the digital payments gateway, to…
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Nexford University, the next-generation university platform that enables access to quality and affordable US degree education globally has been awarded full,…
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Co-Creation Hub to launch $15 million accelerator to back Edtech startups across Nigeria and Kenya
Africa’s innovation hub Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB) is launching a $15 million accelerator program, an Edtech Fellowship Program, to back and support 72 startups…
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Naked , the South African artificial intelligence (AI)-driven insurtech company that offers a fully digital way for consumers to insure cars, homes,…
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Nigeria-based Treepz , a shared mobility and transportation technology company that provides digital ride-hailing and vehicle rental services for business and everyday…
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Egypt-based e-commerce platform MobileMasr has raised $500,000 in a seed round from a team of angel investors in the UAE and…
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Curacel, a Nigerian-based insurtech startup that aims to bring modern insurance infrastructure to emerging markets has secured $3 million in seed…
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Saudi Arabia-based fintech Hala has acquired UAE-based fintech Paymennt.com, previously called PointCheckout, for an unknown sum. Paymennt.com was established in 2017 and…
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Mastercard and Network International launch Artificial Intelligence fraud prevention solution
Mastercard, the global technology company in the payments industry has partnered with Network International to launch an Artificial Intelligence fraud prevention…
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Startups
Morocco’s foodtech Terraa raises $1.5M to strengthen its logistics infrastructure and expand across cities
Terraa, a Morocco-based foodtech startup, has raised $1.5 million pre-seed funding aimed to strengthen its logistics infrastructure, expand across Morocco’s cities, and…
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Flat6Labs , a Mena-focused Seed and early-stage venture capital firm has announced its first close of the “Startup Seed Fund”…
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Startups
Nigeria’s LifeBank signs deal to use AI to improve patients’ outcomes in hospitals across Africa
LifeBank ,a Nigerian-based supply-chain health technology company has signed an agreement with benshi.ai, a Barcelonian Artificial Intelligence (AI) organisation to use its AI…
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Carry1st, Africa’s mobile games and interactive content publisher has acquired a mobile board game, Gebeta in a deal targeted at…
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Flutterwave, Africa’s payments technology company, has received its Payment Services Provider and Payments Facilitator licenses in Egypt.The Payment Services Provider…
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Egypt-based healthtech startup, Yodawy has raised $16 million in the first close of its Series B, bringing the total amount raised…
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The World Bank has pledged to support the Hustler Fund to lift Kenya’s most vulnerable group. The pledge was made…
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climate resilience venture launcher Triggering Exponential Climate Action (TECA) has announced the selection of seven startups to each receive $55,000 in funding…
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Bamboo Systems Technology Limited , a Nigeria-based online brokerage firm, has been granted a digital sub-broker license from Nigeria’s Securities…