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📉 Big 5 Economies dominate with 85% of Africa's funding! 💰️

📉 Big 5 Economies dominate with 85% of Africa's funding! 💰️

Yellowcard licensed in SA | Amenli raises $2.3M | Andela 🤝 CNCF Deal | Shyft Power acquired by SteamCo

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🤝 Partnership Szn 🤝

🤝 Partnership Szn 🤝

PalmPay 🤝 Jumia | Moove 🤝 Waymo | SunCulture 🤝 Turaco

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💰️ Money Bags Season!💰️

💰️ Money Bags Season!💰️

Rabbit Mobility 💰️ EarthBond 💰️ Klasha 💰️ IHS Raise Funding

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🦄 Unicorn Moniepoint🦄

🦄 Unicorn Moniepoint🦄

Introducing the newest Unicorn in town; Moniepoint 🦄 !!

Gitonga Mwaura
Gitonga Mwaura
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Stress & Burnout Impact 86% of African Founders 😓

Stress & Burnout Impact 86% of African Founders 😓

Bamboo, Africhange get licenses | MTN raises $45M | Efreshli raises seed round

Gitonga Mwaura
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Back Like We Never Left! July 2024 Roundup! 🚀📅

Back Like We Never Left! July 2024 Roundup! 🚀📅

💼💰 Raises, Acquisitions and More Big Player Moves 🛑🔒

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From PayTic’s $4.4M Raise to Trump’s $51M Pullback 🇺🇸💸

From PayTic’s $4.4M Raise to Trump’s $51M Pullback 🇺🇸💸

PayTic raises $4.4M | Umba secures $5M debt | US pulls $51M in SME grants | Chowdeck vs Bolt heats up in Ghana

Gitonga Mwaura
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Djamo $17M Bag💰️

Djamo $17M Bag💰️

Djamo raises $17M💰 | Trump’s new tariffs 🇺🇸 | Peach Payments acquires PayDunya💰️

Gitonga Mwaura
Gitonga Mwaura
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Lipa Later; See you Later!

Lipa Later; See you Later!

Mobius Motors Acquired 💰 | BasiGo expands to Rwanda 🚚 | Ora raises $1.9M 💰️

Gitonga Mwaura
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Google Backs Leta with $5M💰️

Google Backs Leta with $5M💰️

Google Backs Kenya’s Leta 💰 | Baobab Nigeria Delivers 3x Exit 🇳🇬 | Yango Group $20M Fund 💰 |

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Mobius Motors Acquired💰️

Mobius Motors Acquired💰️

Mobius Motors Acquired 💰 | BasiGo expands to Rwanda 🚚 | Ora raises $1.9M 💰️

Gitonga Mwaura
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Kobo360’s Comeback, Antler’s Bold Bet, & Africa’s VC Surge 🚀💰

Kobo360’s Comeback, Antler’s Bold Bet, & Africa’s VC Surge 🚀💰

Kobo360’s Founder Returns 🚛 | LoftyInc Raises $43M 💰 | Antler Enters Nigeria 🚀 | Widebot’s $3M AI Play 🤖 | Stitch & Shyft Partner 🤝 | Fawry Invests in Egyptian Tech 📈

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Gozem Raises $30M💰️

Gozem Raises $30M💰️

Gozem raises $30M 💰 | Hatla2ee Acquired 💰 | Oze & Dabchy Funded💰️ |

Gitonga Mwaura
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Qme Secures $3M Seed Funding💰️

Qme Secures $3M Seed Funding💰️

Qme raises $3M 💰 | EIB invests $13M 💰 | Jumia stocks down 28% 📉 |

Gitonga Mwaura
Gitonga Mwaura
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Raenest & Taager Funded💰️

Raenest & Taager Funded💰️

Raenest Secures $11M 💰 | Taager gets $6.75M 💰 | MAX lays off 150 staff 📉

Gitonga Mwaura
Gitonga Mwaura
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IBM Exits 36 African Markets

IBM Exits 36 African Markets

Khazna Secures $16M 💰 | StarkWare Launches $4M Fund 🔗 | Cauridor Raises $3.5M 🚀

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3500+ Investor Database 💰️ 💰️

3500+ Investor Database 💰️ 💰️

The LARGEST Database of Investors, VCs, PE Funds, Accelerators, and Incubators tapped into the African startup ecosystem.

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🚨🔥 Bento in Turmoil 🔥 🚨

🚨🔥 Bento in Turmoil 🔥 🚨

Bento CEO Quits 🚨| Moove acquires Kovi 💰 | LemFI enters Europe 🚀 | Cedar Money Raises $9.9M

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