Bus-booking Platform - Plentywaka - Announces Acceptance into Techstars Toronto Acceleration Program; Plans Expansion to Canada
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Nigerian bus-booking platform, Plentywaka, has announced that it has been accepted into the Techstars Toronto accelerator program. Plentywaka joins nine other startups…
Fintech Company - Flutterwave - Is Now Valued At US$1 Billion, After Raising US$170 Million In Series C Round
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Fintech services across African have recently been attracting lots of foreign investors, and opening opportunities for start-ups in other fields to be…
Crowdyvest Announces Tope Omotolani As New CEO; Onyeka Akumah Steps Down
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Nigerian-based fintech platform, Crowdyvest, has announced that it is having a leadership change. Crowdyvest announced on Tuesday that Onyeka Akumah will officially…
Wealth Management Start-up - Cowrywise - Raises $3m in Pre-series Round
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Nigerian-based Fintech start-up, Cowrywise, has raised $3 million in Pre-series A funding. The funding round was led by Quona capital, with participantions…
Kenyan InsurTech Start-up, Pula, Raises US$6m to Facilitate Asian Expansion
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Kenyan-based InsurTech service provider startup, Pula, has raised US$6 million in Series A fundraising. The fundraising round was led by the early…
South African Start-up, Aerobotics, Raises $17m in Series B Funding
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Aerobotics, a South African-based start-up, has raised $17 million in Series B round. The South African start-up uses artificial intelligence to help…
Echelon Capital To Invest US$1 Million In Nigerian Start-ups; Opens Portal For Application
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Venture Capital firm, Echelon Capital, has announced its plans to invest US$1 million in Nigerian tech and non-tech start-ups. The VC firm…
Edtech Platform, uLesson, Raises $7.5 Million in Series A Funding
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Nigerian Edtech platform, uLesson, has successfully raised $7.5 million in Series A round. This comes a year after the edtech platform raised…