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Y Combinator
Startup

9 African Startups Join Y Combinator Summer 2021 Batch

Nine African startups have been selected so far to join the summer 2021 cohort Y Combinator accelerator, with each receiving

Daystar Power
Funding Renewable Energy

West African Solar Startup, Daystar Power Secures $20m Funding From IFC

Daystar Power, a provider of hybrid solar power solutions to businesses in West Africa, has announced the closing of a

Accelerator Fintech

APPLY: GreenHouse Lab Fintech Accelerator 2021

GreenHouse Capital (GHC) is a leading African Fintech investment fund focused on supporting early-stage companies, and world-class emerging market entrepreneurs,

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Instagram Social Media

How to Add Music to Your Instagram Stories

As an Instagram user, you can take advantage of the Stories feature. It allows you to share short disappearing photos and videos

Opera
Internet Messaging

Opera Launches Hype, an In-browser Chat Service For Opera Mini Users, in Nigeria

Opera has announced the launch of its dedicated chat service Hype, built into the Opera Mini mobile web browser, in

MaxAB
Ecommerce Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian B2B E-commerce Startup, MaxAB Raises $40m Funding For Expansion

MaxAB, an Egyptian B2B e-commerce platform that serves food and grocery retailers, has secured $40M in a Series A round,

Internet Partnership Technology

SoftBank and Smart Africa Partner to Provide Affordable Broadband Solutions

SoftBank and Smart Africa have announced that they entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on innovative solutions towards

AgricTech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Green Gold Farms Raises $1.6m to Tackle Ghana’s Food Import Problem

Green Gold Farms, a leading Ghanaian agribusiness startup has completed a US$1.6 million funding round from Absa Bank Ghana, Diaspora Capital, Channel

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Venture Capital

Kalon Venture Partners Raises a $17.5m to Invest in South African Startups

Kalon Venture Partners, the South African Venture Capital company, has raised $17.5 million to successfully complete its final Section 12

Press Release Technology

Signal Alliance Celebrates Its Silver Jubilee, Transitions into Holding Company With New Identity

Leading technology company, Signal Alliance celebrated its 25th anniversary recently at a formal event in Lagos, with broad stakeholders. Founded in