The Ouut's Highlight Of The Week
From Snoonu securing Series B funding in MENA to WI-Flix launching in Zambia and many more, here are the stories reported and analyzed by The Ouut this week. Dive into our Highlights of News Features and Interviews this week.
East Africa
• News/Analysis
AN NISA, KENYA’S WOMEN-ONLY TAXI SERVICE PLATFORM, RECORDS 10K USERS, EYES SAUDI EXPANSION: https://t.ly/UKCJ
• Features
AGAIN, AFRICAN TECH STARTUP FUNDING IN APRIL DIPPED BY MORE THAN HALF: https://t.ly/4quM
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
• News/Analysis
TUNIS E-COMMERCE STARTUP DREST.TN SECURES $366,000 FOR OTHER MARKET EXPANSION: https://shorturl.at/hkL01
UAE’S E-COMMERCE STARTUP EIGHTY6 RECEIVES $3.7 MILLION SEED ROUND: https://t.ly/MFIF
IRAQI STARTUP MIDIENT SECURES $125,000 IN A PRE-SEED FROM FLAT6LABS: https://t.ly/-iUE
ISRAELI B2B STARTUP ALIGNED RAISES $5.8 MILLION TO DEVELOP ITS AI PLATFORM: https://t.ly/7eJB
UAE FINTECH, TARABUT GATEWAY RAISES $32 MILLION FOR SAUDI ARABIA EXPANSION: https://t.ly/XDYJ
QATAR SUPER APP SNOONU SECURES $12 MILLION IN SERIES B ROUND: https://t.ly/idWK
UAE E-COMMERCE STARTUP SQUATWOLF RECEIVES $30M INVESTMENT FROM ASCA CAPITAL: https://t.ly/youL
• Features
FASHION IN TECH: FIVE ONLINE MARKETPLACES IN MENA: https://t.ly/PngG
South Africa
• News/Analysis
VODACOM ROLLS OUT 5G SERVICES IN MOZAMBIQUE: https://t.ly/Etr7
AFRICAN START-UPS TAKE THE LEAD IN THE MILKEN-MOTSEPE AGRITECH COMPETITION: https://t.ly/SgpW
WI-FLIX BRINGS ENTERTAINMENT TO ZAMBIA: https://t.ly/cWJIq
OLD MUTUAL LAUNCHES A FINTECH BUSINESS, OLD MUTUAL DIGITAL SERVICES (ODMS): https://t.ly/qp38
• Features
FOOD CRISIS AND BIOTECH TO THE RESCUE: https://t.ly/ZsGV
WHY WE ARE LIKELY TO SEE LESS SOUTH AFRICAN STARTUP ACQUISITION: https://t.ly/iDUn9
West Africa
• News/Analysis
NIGERIA’S NOMBA SECURES $30M IN PRE-SERIES B TO PROVIDE TAILORED PAYMENT SERVICES TO BUSINESSES: https://t.ly/zJN9
TREEPZ RELAUNCHES APP AS AFRICA’S FOREMOST CAR-SHARING MARKETPLACE: https://t.ly/mpqh
NIGERIAN GOV’T APPROVES NATIONAL BLOCKCHAIN POLICY: https://t.ly/jG3z
• Features
BLOCKCHAIN FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: NIGERIA’S NATIONAL BLOCKCHAIN POLICY IN FOCUS: https://t.ly/LyB8A
Interviews
MOTSHIDISI NGAITI DISCUSSES THE FUNDAMENTALS OF E-COMMERCE, WITHIN BOTSWANA, AFRICA: https://t.ly/u5cs
THE OUUT SPOTLIGHTS PRESTO EAT; DISCUSSES CHALLENGES, FUNDING, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: https://t.ly/5BTc
MAMONAHENG KOENANE IS DARING TO UPSKILL BASOTHO THROUGH IMPACT SCHOOL: https://t.ly/H2-M