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HelpMum
Health Startup

HelpMum Awarded $250k to Deploy its AI Vaccine Intervention

HelpMum, Nigeria’s maternal and infant mortality social health-tech startup, has been awarded a $250,000 grant by the United States’ Patrick J.

Bboxx
Acquisition

Bboxx Acquires Solar Energy Startup PEG Africa

Bboxx, a firm that manufactures plug-and-play solar systems, has acquired PEG Africa, a provider of distributed energy in West Africa.

Uber
Product Launch

Uber Unveils a Suite of New Product and Safety Features Across Sub-Saharan Africa

Uber has announced the launch of multiple new products and features which are going live this month in South Africa,

Seedstars Africa Ventures
Appointment

Bruce Nsereko-Lule Joins Seedstars Africa Ventures as a General Partner

Seedstars Africa Ventures, an early-stage fund for startups in the African region, has announced that Bruce Nsereko-Lule has joined the

Metaverse Magna
Blockchain Funding

Metaverse Magna Secures $3.2m to Build Africa’s Largest Gaming Community

Metaverse Magna (MVM), a blockchain gaming platform, has raised a $3.2 million seed sale token round to expand its efforts to

Jumia
Ecommerce

Zipline and Jumia join forces to Launch Drone Delivery in Ghana

Jumia and Zipline have announced today a collaboration to deploy automated, on-demand delivery for e-commerce in Africa. The pilot program

Flutterwave
Payment

Flutterwave Secures Switching and Processing License, Nigeria’s Highest Payments Processing License

Flutterwave, an African payments technology company, has been granted a Switching and Processing License by the Central Bank of Nigeria

Funding Investment Payment Venture Capital

Duplo Secures $4.3m Seed Funding to Transform Business-to-Business Payments in Nigeria

 Duplo, a business-to-business payment platform that makes it easier for African businesses of all sizes to pay each other, has

Moove
Partnership

Moove Signs MoU With MUFG and Suzuki to Promote Financial Inclusion for Mobility Gig Workers

Moove, the world’s first mobility fintech, has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding [MoU] with MUFG, one of the

Grey
Funding Investment Payment Venture Capital

Grey Raises $2M to Simplify Cross-border Payments Across Africa

Grey, a fintech for sending and receiving foreign payments for Africans, has raised $2 million in seed funding. The service