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SasaPay Unveils Cutting Edge Upgrade: SasaPay 2.0

Kenyan fintech company SasaPay has unveiled “SasaPay 2.0,” an innovative upgrade of its digital payment platform offering customers a host of groundbreaking features and services that are set to redefine the way Kenyans manage their finances. One of the most notable features of SasaPay 2.0 is the ability

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DRC's Ed Tech Startup ITOT Africa Empowers African Youth Through Online Learning

ITOT Africa, is an ed-tech startup based in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo that provides customized digital content, coding, programming, training and e-learning services to businesses, SMEs and entrepreneurs in Africa and the United States. Launched in 2017, the startup’s flagship product, Okademy, is an online learning, on-demand training,

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BioNTech’s InstaDeep Chooses Rwanda as Key AI Research Hub in Africa

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​Flutterwave Launches 'Swap' To Revolutionize Currency Exchange For Nigerians

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Irish Tech Challenge Opens For South African Tech Startups

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Aurora Tech Award 2024 Entries Open For African Women in Tech

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Kenyan Startups Urged to Participate in UAE-based Zayed Sustainability Prize

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​South Africa's Rentals Marketplace Rentoza Raises $6M In Alitheia IDF-Led Round

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African Development Bank Launches Funding for African startups

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Catalyst Fund Announces First Close of target $40M Fund to Accelerate African Climate Innovation

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Wasoko Expands to the Democratic Republic of Congo

Wasoko, Africa’s largest B2B e-commerce network has announced its expansion into the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) leveraging its existing e-commerce hub in neighbouring Rwanda. The announcement marks the startup’s second country expansion this year after launching its Zambia operations in May 2023, which forms the latest phase

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Kenyan Crypto Payments Startup Kotani Secures $2M to Power Cross-Border Remittances In Africa

Kotani Pay, a Kenya-based crypto payments startup has secured $2 million in a pre-seed funding round led by San Francisco-based P1 Ventures and other investors like DCG/Luno and Flori Ventures. The startup intends to address the challenges faced by underserved populations in Africa when it comes to cross-border remittances,

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Google Appoints Nigerian Alex Okosi MD For Africa

Google has announced the appointment of Nigerian-born Alex Okosi as its Managing Director for Africa.

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Pesapeer Rebrands As Pesa To Redefine Its Core Identity

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Geothermal Powered Data Centre Unveiled in Kenya

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​Cameroonian Cashback App Koree Sets For Francophone Africa Expansion

Cameroonian cashback app Koree, founded in September 2022, is set to embark on an ambitious expansion journey across Francophone Africa. The expansion plans have been bolstered by a recent funding boost of $22,000 from the Cameroon Angels Network (CAN), further amplified by a 3X matching investment of $66,000

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Ugandan Fintech Asaak Expands into Mexico By Acquiring FlexClub

Asaak, a Ugandan fintech company, has expanded into Latin America by acquiring FlexClub, a Mexican startup. The acquisition, carried out for an undisclosed amount, will enable Asaak to expand its credit ecosystem and offer innovative financial solutions in the Latin American region. FlexClub provides car financing for Uber drivers and

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Matta Raises $5M Seed Funding To Revolutionize The Nigerian Chemical Marketplace

Matta, a Nigerian-based ecommerce platform for chemicals and materials, has raised $5 million in a CRE Ventures-led seed round to fuel its mission of transforming Africa’s chemical supply chain. Other notable investors in the round include Ridgeline, Jangoo, FinTech Collective, and Tofino Capital, among others. The startup connects chemical

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TCRA Partners with COSTECH To Boost Startups in Tanzania

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Black Ostrich Ventures Announces $20M Early-stage Fund For African Startups In Emerging Sectors

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6 East African Startups Selected for TechCrunch's 2023 Startup Battlefield

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Kenya Tops Africa in Startup Funding in the First Half of 2023

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BNPL Firm Aspira Launches Solution to Finance Education

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Kenya Selected As Launchpad for Regional Expansion by US Based Tech Firm

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South African Ukheshe Partners Diamond Trust Bank To Roll Out BaaS In East Africa