WorldCover
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WorldCover Secures $6M in Series A Funding Led by MS&AD Ventures

WorldCover, a crop insurance startup that provides climate and weather linked insurance products has raised USD$6 million Series A funding

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SA Bitcoin Startup Centbee Raises £1 Million Series A Round

South African Bitcoin Startup, Centbee says that it has closed its £1 million Series A round from Calvin Ayre, founder

Boomplay
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African Music Streaming Firm, Boomplay Secures $20m Series A Funding

Boomplay Music, a leading music streaming and download service in Africa, has raised $20 million in Series A funding led

Kudi
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Confirmed! Nigeria’s Kudi Secures $5M Series A Funding Led by Partech

Kudi, the Nigerian leader of digital payment and collection for the cash economy, raises a Series A led by Partech

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South Africa’s Aerobotics Raises Another $2m in Series A Funding

South Africa agtech startup,  Aerobotics, has announced that it raised another $2m in series A funding from Paper Plane Ventures

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Kenya’s Shortlist Closes $2mn Series A Funding Led by Blue Haven Ventures

The Kenyan online platform, Shortlist, has closed its Series A funding round raising US$2mn. The funding round for the platform,

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South Africa’s WhereIsMyTransport Raises $1.85m Series A Funding

South African public transport data and technology startup WhereIsMyTransport has secured US$1.85 million as part of its Series A funding

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Johannesburg’s SystemOne Secures $5M in Series A Funding

SystemOne, the leader in global disease intelligence for rapid detection and response to infectious diseases and response, announced a $5

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Egypt’s iCommunity Raises $600k From Algebra Ventures in Series A Funding

Cairo-based community management platform iCommunity has raised $600 000 from Egyptian VC firm Algebra Ventures in a Series-A funding round. The startup — which

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Nigeria Fintech Startup, Paystack Secures $8 Million Series A Funding Led By Stripe

Nigeria Fintech startup, Paystack has raised $8 million in Series A funding led by Stripe. The new capital raised is