Bumpa Co-founder and CTO, Adetunji 'TeeJay' Opayele, dies after car accident
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Adetunji ‘TeeJay‘ Opayele, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Nigerian retail automation startup Bumpa, has died following a car accident on March…
Nigerian edtech startup - Edukoya - shuts down, returns investor capital
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Nigerian education technology startup, Edukoya, has officially ceased operations after three years, citing market challenges that made scaling its online learning platform…
Uber-backed Moove acquires Brazilian mobility startup - Kovi - to fuel global expansion
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Nigerian fintech startup, Moove, has acquired Brazilian car rental company Kovi in an all-share deal. The acquisition propels Moove’s annual revenue to…
Gates-Backed i3 to Invest $1.6m in 15 African Health Startups
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Investing in Innovation Africa (i3), a Pan-African initiative backed by the Gates Foundation and major pharmaceutical companies, has announced a $1.6 million…
South African fintech - Stitch - acquires ExiPay; to bridge online-offline payment gap
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South African payments infrastructure company Stitch has acquired ExiPay, a move that marks a significant expansion into in-person payment solutions. The acquisition,…
SeamlessHR secures $9m to expand HR tech and financial services in Africa
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SeamlessHR, Africa’s leading HR technology company, has raised $9 million in funding from the Gates Foundation and Helios Digital Ventures, bringing its…
Nigerian Fintech - Billboxx - Secures $1.6m to Help Small Businesses Solve Cash Flow Problems
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Nigerian fintech startup Billboxx has raised $1.6 million in pre-seed funding to help small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) overcome their cash flow…
Social Media Platform Medial Raises $500K In Pre-Series Funding
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Founded by Niket Raj Dwivedi, Aishwarya Raj Pandey, Prateek Kaien, and Harsh Dwivedi, Medial is a content-driven, community-focused platform designed to cater…