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Data Science & A.I Startups Can Now Apply For the $100k UNICEF Innovation Fund

The UNICEF Innovation Fund is looking to make up to 100K equity-free investments to provide early stage (seed) finance to

Entrepreneurship Startup

Olu Oyinsan Launches ‘Oui Capital’, a $10m Venture Fund for Early Stage African Startups

Former Vice President of Ingressive Capital, Olu Oyinsan, has launched a venture fund, Oui Capital, to provide funding for high growth

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South Africa’s Insurtech Startup Pineapple Accepted Into US-based Accelerator

South African startup, Pineapple, has been accepted into the Hartford Insurtech Hub accelerator programme as it prepares to launch its product

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UNICEF Innovation Fund to Invest in Tunisian Startup, Utopixar

UNICEF Innovation Fund will invest up to $100k in Tunisian startup, Utopixar to solve global challenges using blockchain technology within

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South Africa’s Naspers Leads $1 Billion Investment in Swiggy

Food delivery firm Swiggy has announced that its existing investor Naspers has led its fresh funding round of $1 billion

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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 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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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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14 Nigerian Startups Selected For the Next 100 African Startup Initiative in Egypt

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank, has announced the winners of  The Next 100 African Startup Initiative that will

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Apply to Pitch at Africa Startup Summit Holding in Rwanda

Applications are open to startups from around the continent to Pitch Live at the Africa Startup Summit in Kigali in