Chiniki Guard
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Nigeria’s Chiniki Guard Wins $10k at GITEX

Chiniki Guard, an Information Communication Technology startup app has won $10,000 in the Artificial Intelligence category at the ongoing Gulf

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Africa Fintech Venture Capital

Africa Fintech Startups Set to Get More Investments as Accion Venture Lab Launches $23M Fintech Fund

African fintech startups now have access to more investment and funding opportunities as Accion Venture Lab—the seed-stage investment arm of

Partech Africa
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Partech Africa Fund Hits $143m, Establishes East  Africa Presence

The Partech Africa Fund achieves a final closing at $143M, more than double the size of its first closing a

Africa Entrepreneurship Funding Social Entrepreneurship Startup Venture Capital

Nairobi’s Novastar Ventures Expands to Nigeria After Raising $72.5M 

Nairobi-based VC Fund Manager Novastar Ventures has raised $72.5 million for its second fund, with a target size of $120

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L’Oréal Invest Undisclosed Amount into Partech Africa Fund

French cosmetics giant L’Oréal has made an undisclosed investment into Paris-based global venture capital firm Partech Africa fund. In a statement, L’Oréal executive vice-president for

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South Africa Payment Start-up, Yoco, Secures $16m in Series B Funding 

South African bank card payment provider Yoco has raised $16 million in series B funding. This brings the total investment into the

Agro-tech Entrepreneurship Funding Investment

Kenyan Agro-tech Startup, Apollo Agriculture Raises $500,000 From Dutch Bank

Apollo Agriculture, an Agro-tech startup based in Kenya has raised US$500,000 in funding from Dutch Development Bank FMO and the