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Nigerian KYC Verification Startup, Identitypass Raises $2.8m Led by Marc Ventures Capital

Identitypass, a Nigerian Know Your Customers (KYC) verification startup, has closed $2.8 million seed funding led by Marc Ventures Capital.

Acquisition

SA Mobile Payments Startup, FirePay Acquires Payroll Startup Radar

FirePay, a South African payments startup, has acquired Radar, a South African human resources and payroll startup. Firepay is the

Health

54gene Completes Initial Phase of the Nigerian 100K Genome Project

54gene, the health technology company advancing African genomics research for improved global health outcomes, has through its non-profit initiative, the African

Funding Investment Venture Capital

South Africa’s Logistics Startup GoMetro Secures $1m Seed Extension

GoMetro, a South African logistics startup, has secured a $1 million seed extension round to accelerate its growth, bolster its

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Venture Capital

HAVAÍC Announces Final Close of the HAVAÍC Universum Core African Fund

HAVAÍC, a South African venture capital firm, has announced the third and final close of its second pan-African investment fund. 

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Startup

ARM Names Winner of DAAYTA 2022

ARM has announced the winner of the Deji Alli ARM Young Talent Award (DAAYTA) 2022 at a recent finalists’ pitch

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AgricTech Funding Investment

Ghana’s Farmerline Secures $12.9m Pre-Series A Investment to Help African Farmers

Farmerline, a Ghanaian agritech startup, has secured a US$6.4 million Pre-Series A investment and $6.5 million debt to strengthen its

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Business Social Media Twitter

Elon Musk to Acquire Twitter

Twitter has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an entity wholly owned by Elon

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Social Media Twitter

Twitter Set to Accept Elon Musk’s $43bn Buyout Offer

It appears Twitter is about to accept Elon Musk‘s $43 billion offer to purchase the social media platform. Reuters reports

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Payment

How to Set up Your Smartphone For Contactless Payment With Google Pay

The advent of coronavirus has accelerated the use of contactless transactions. Google Pay which is owned by the tech giant,