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MAX.ng Raises $7m to Scale Moto-taxi Transportation in Africa

MAX.ng, the pioneering Nigerian mobility startup, announced today that it has raised $7 million from an elite group of strategic

Swvl
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Egyptian Bus Booking Startup, Swvl Raises $42 Million As it Prepares to Launch in Lagos

Swvl, an Egyptian app for booking buses, has raised $42 million as it prepares to debut in Lagos and finalise

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Egypt’s Fantasy Sports Startup, Eksab Secures Undisclosed Funding From 500 Startups

Eksab, the leading Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) platform in Egypt has announced a six-figure seed investment investment from 500 Startups

Liquid Telecom
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Creadev, a French Investment Company Acquires $5m Stake in Twiga Foods

Creadev, a French investment company, has announced that it has acquired a $5 million stake in Kenya-based agrictech startup, Twiga

Orcas
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Cairo-based EdTech Startup, Orcas Secures $500,000 Pre-Series A Led by Algebra Ventures

Orcas, a Cairo-based online marketplace for babysitters and tutors has raised $500,000 in Pre-Series A funding round led by Egypt’s

Instadeep
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Artificial Intelligence Firm InstaDeep Secures $7m in Series A Funding

InstaDeep, an enterprise Artificial Intelligence (AI) firm based in Tunisia has raised $7m in Series A funding from AfricInvest and

MYDAWA
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Kenya HealthTech Startup MYDAWA Raises $3m Funding Round

MYDAWA, a Kenyan healthtech startup, has raised $3 million from Africa HealthCare Master Fund. The new funds will be used

MDaaS
Funding Health Investment

Nigeria Health Startup MDaaS Global Secures $1m Funding

MDaaS Global, Nigerian health startup has secured $1 million equity funding according to filing at the US Securities and Exchange

Leapfrog Ventures
Entrepreneurship Funding Venture Capital

Algebra Ventures & Endure Capital Lead Investment in Egypt’s Brimore

Brimore, an Egyptian end-to-end distribution platform has secured $800,000 funding led by Algebra Ventures and Endure Capital. Also participating in the investment

Mastercard
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Why Mastercard is Investing in ‘Africa’s Alibaba’, Jumia

Jumia, the leading pan-African e-commerce platform has announced that Mastercard has agreed, subject to certain conditions, to become an investor