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 Wakanow Raises $40m From The Carlyle Group to Scale Across Africa

Nigeria’s online travel agency, Wakanow has raised $40 million from The Carlyle Group, a global alternative asset manager. According to

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South Africa’s Naspers leads $540m Investment in Indian Tech Startup

Naspers and Canada’s state pension fund have invested $540 million in Indian educational technology startup Byju’s, the South African internet

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South Africa Fintech Startup, Jumo, Raises Another $12.5 million

In September, South Africa-based financial technology firm JUMO secured $52M investment from led by Goldman Sachs in an equity funding

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Uganda Healthtech Startup, M-SCAN Wins $25k as Winner of TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa

TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa which was recently held in Lagos saw the best 15 startups in Africa pitching for $25,000.

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World Bank’s IFC Invest  $6m in Nigeria’s Logistics Startup, Kobo360 

The IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has announced a $6-million equity investment in Nigerian tech startup Kobo360. The startup’s

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AMPZ.tv Named Winner of GreenHouse Lab Demo Day

Online media platform, AMPZ.tv has emerged winner of Nigeria’s female founder-focused GreenHouse Lab accelerator. AMPZ.tv was therefore rewarded with NGN2

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Nigeria’s Sonocare Secures US250K Investment From Gray Matters Capital

Nigerian female health startup SonoCare has raised US$250,000 in funding from Gray Matters Capital to scale its operations by developing

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EdTech Startup Kukua Gets $2.5m Investment Led by EchoVC

EdTech startup Kukua has raised $2.5m in seed funding in a bid to solve child illiteracy. The company’s round was

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Kenya’s Twiga Foods Secures $10 Million Investment From The IFC & TLcom

Twiga Foods has announced a $10 million investment led by the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Global

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Ghana’s CowTribe Raises $300k From Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation

Ghanaian agritech startup CowTribe has secured a $300 000 investment from the US-based Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation. In addition to the funding,