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Egyptian e-health startup – Yodawy – raises $7.5m Series B for its digital pharmacy market
Two years after raising $1million, Egyptian leading e-health and online pharmacy benefits marketplace, has raised $7.5 million in a Series B funding...
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Former SafeBoda Country Head, Babajide Duroshola, Joins M-Kopa as General Manager
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Former SafeBoda Country Head, Babajide Duroshola, has taken up a new role as General Manager in the Kenyan company, M-Kopa.
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Africa-focused ID Verification Company, Smile Identity, Raises US$7m in Series A Funding
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Smile Identity, a company that provides ID verification and KYC compliance for African faces and identities through artificial intelligence (AI), has secured...
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Lagos based startup – GetEquity – launches Startup Financing Platform; Closed Six-Figure Pre-Seed Round
GetEquity, a Lagos based startup launched in May 2021, announced the close of six-figure pre-seed round led by GreenHouseCapital (Africa’s leading fintech...
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Kenyan AgriTech Startup – Apollo – Secures US$1m Debt Funding from ABC Funds
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Apollo Agriculture, a Kenyan-based AgriTech startup, has secured US$1m in debt funding. The funding was backed by Agri-Business Capital Fund (ABC Fund).
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Venture Capital Company – MAGIC Fund – Raises US$30m to Support Early-Stage Startups
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Early-stage venture firm, MAGIC Fund, has announced a $30 million Fund II raise.
The Venture Capital (VC) company would...
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Call for Application: MEST Express Accelerator Program for Early-Stage Ghanaian Startups
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MEST Express has opened application for early-stage Ghanaian startups to upscale their operations through the MEST Express accelerator program.
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Nigerian Fintech Startup – FairMoney – Closes Series B Funding Round of US$42m
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Nigeria-based Fintech startup, FairMoney, has raised US$42m in Series B funding round.
The startup, which aims to give under-banked...
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Nigerian Fintech Startup – Payhippo – Raises US$1m in Pre-seed Funding Round
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Nigerian-based financial services startup, Payhippo, announced that it has closed a US$1m pre-seed round. The funds, according to the startup, would be...
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DEAL: Egyptian B2B startup raises $40m to accelerate expansion
MaxAB, Egypt’s leading wholesale food and grocery B2B startup has raised $40 million in Series A funding. MaxAB, founded in 2018, is...
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Nigerian Startup – MDaaS Global – Raises US$2.3m in Seed Funding Extension; Launches New Health Product
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Nigerian health startup, MDaaS Global has closed a seed extension round of $2.3 million to scale across Nigeria.
The...
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Payoneer Goes Public After Successful Merger
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Payoneer, a digital payments platform provider, had gone public. This was done through the Nasdaq stock exchange - after it closed a...