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Kenya’s Powered by People Secures $5m Funding to Grow its Wholesale eCommerce Platform

Powered by People, a Kenyan wholesale e-commerce platform, has secured $5 million in seed funding led by Susa Ventures and

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Meaningful Gigs Bags $6m to Connect Africans With Remote Gigs

Meaningful Gigs has raised $6 million seed funding to connect Africans with international remote jobs. The seed round was led

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IFC Invests $5m in Disruptech Ventures Fund

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has committed $5 million in Egyptian venture capital fund Disruptech Ventures to support development in

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TeamApt Partners Ingressive for Good For Cohort 2 of Women in Tech Internship Program

TeamApt, a Nigerian fintech startup, applications for its 2022 Women in Tech internship program tagged ‘The Apt 5’. This year,

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BNPL Startup, Klump Closes $780k Pre-seed Funding

Klump, a Nigerian Buy Now Pay Later startup, has closed a $780k pre-seed round to launch its flagship Pay with Klump™ product

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Nigeria’s YEP! Secures $1.5m in Pre-Seed Funding

Yep!, a Nigerian fintech startup, has raised $1.5 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Greenhouse Capital. Alongside the

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Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin Price Tanks After Russia Attacks Ukraine

The price of Bitcoin dropped below $35,000 early Thursday after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation in Ukraine. Bitcoin

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Freterium Closes $4m Seed round to Disrupt Trucking Industry

Freterium, a Moroccan transport management software provider, has raised $4m in its latest funding round closed in December. The Seed

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Electric Vehicle Startup BasiGo Bags $4.3m Seed Funding

BasiGo, a Kenyan Electric Vehicle startup, has raised $4.3 million in seed funding to provide clean-energy mass transit vehicles in

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Wema Bank Opens Application For Hackaholics 3.0

Wema Bank has announced applications for the third edition of Hackathon, its creative platforms for tech and innovation enthusiasts, dubbed