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Collection of tech news across Sub-Saharan Africa
Africa Challenger Bank, Kuda, raises $55M In Series B Round
Kuda Bank, the London-based, Nigerian-operating startup has closed a Series B round of $55 million from investors. The…
Health Startup Field Intelligence Expands Across East and West Africa
Field Intelligence, the health tech startup that is digitising the supply chain and transforming access to essential, life-saving…
Nigeria Central Bank To Introduce “E-Naira” Digital Currency In October
The Central Bank of Nigeria plans to launch its own cryptocurrency, called the “e-naira,” in October, its central…
South Africa’s Yoco Raises $83 Million In Series C Round To Expand Internationally
South African payments and software startup Yoco has secured US$83 million in Series C funding to accelerate the…
Prolific Investor Olumide Soyombo Launches Pan-African VC Firm, Voltron Capital
Olumide Soyombo, one of Africa’s most prolific and active early-stage investors in tech startups, has today announced the…
MFS Africa Partners With Afrimoney In Sierra Leone To Enable Mobile Money Remittances
MFS Africa has announced that it has made its entry into Sierra Leone, partnering with Afrimoney, pan-African telecommunications leader Africell’s mobile…
54gene To Reinvest 5% of Proceeds From Commercial Drug Discovery Programs on African Scientists and Communities
54gene, the health technology company centered on advancing the field of African genomics to unlock scientific discoveries as…
Egypt’s Taager Closes $6.4M Seed Round To Expand Across Egypt And Worldwide
Taager, the Egyptian social ecommerce platform empowering online merchants with end-to-end logistics, has secured $6.4M in a Seed…
Founder Institute To Showcase New Portfolio Companies from Africa
Founder Institute, the world’s largest pre-seed, will be showcasing some of the graduating companies from its accelerators in…
Nigeria Leads Mobile App Market Growth for Africa, According to AppsFlyer & Google Report
AppsFlyer, the global marketing measurement leader, has launched a report with Google that reveals a booming African mobile app market,…
