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Lemonade Finance
Funding Money Transfer Payment Venture Capital

Lemonade Finance Closes $725k Pre-seed Funding to Disrupt Cross-border Financial Services

Lemonade Finance, a startup that allows Africans abroad to send and receive money from home, has raised US$725,000 in pre-seed

Airtel Africa
Airtel Edtech Telecom

Airtel Africa and UNICEF Announce Partnership to Scale-up Digital Learning For Children Across Africa

Airtel Africa and UNICEF have announced a five-year pan-African partnership to help accelerate the launch of digital learning through connecting

Savvy
Entrepreneurship Funding

Savvy Secures New Funding From ITU and United Nations

Savvy, an entrepreneurial support organization, has secured an extra $25,000 in grant funding, which is their second grant for this

Funding Investment Venture Capital

Y Combinator-backed Egyptian eCommerce Fulfillment Startup ShipBlu Raises $2.4m

ShipBlu, the platform that is redefining the ecommerce shipping and fulfillment experience in Egypt, has raised $2.4 million in a

Kuzlo
Funding Investment

Egyptian B2B Marketplace, Kuzlo Secures Undisclosed Pre-Seed Funding

Kuzlo, a B2B marketplace that connects FMCG small retailers with wholesalers available in their area, has raised an undisclosed amount

Flat6Labs
Accelerator Health

Organon and Flat6labs Launch Accelerator For Female Founders Operating in Digital Healthcare in Mena

Organon, in partnership with Flat6Labs has launched the Femtech Accelerator Program to support female-led start-ups operating in the digital healthcare

Product Launch

WorkPay, a Nairobi-based YC Graduate Expands to Nigeria

WorkPay, a Kenyan cloud-based workforce management startup with human resource (HR) and payroll management has expanded to Nigeria. Founded in

Meta
Facebook Meta Social Media

Facebook Changes Parent Company Name to Meta

Facebook has changed its parent company name to Meta. This was announced by Mark Zuckerberg at Connect 2021. Meta according

TLP Advisory
Legal Startup

Venture Law Firm TLP Advisory Goes Global To Support Africa’s Growing Tech Ecosystem

TLP Advisory, a Nigeria-headquartered legal firm focused on Africa’s tech industry, today announced its expansion into the UK, US and

Union54
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Zambian Fintech Startup, Union54 Raises $3m to Scale its Team and Expand Customer Base

Union54, a Zambian fintech startup, backed by Y Combinator, has closed a $3 million seed round led by Tiger Global.