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Zuri Health Chalks Up $1.3 Million to Expand Across Africa
Kenyan-based health tech startup offering mobile-based healthcare has received $1.3 million funding to expand across Africa.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Identitypass, an Identity Verification API for Africa, Raises $2.8 Million Seed Funding
Addressing the need for fintechs and digital businesses in Africa to perform stringent KYC and verification checks on their customers.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Oneport 365 Secures $5 Million in Seed Funding to Help Digitise Africa’s Freight Management
OnePort 365 has bagged $5 Million in seed funding to build an operating system for cross-border trade in Africa.
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- Entrepreneurship, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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We-Fi announces New Round of Funding for Women Entrepreneurs; $15 Million to the Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility to Improve Access to Finance for Women-owned Small Businesses
Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility (ADFI) will receive $15 million to develop and extend digital financial solutions to women-owned small and medium businesses.
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- Entrepreneurship, Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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On the Edge of Edge: Why Advancements in Edge Computing Could Shift the Paradigm for Remote Connectivity, Internet of Things and Digital Development
Edge computing brings both computation and data storage closer to internet users: It uses servers installed on cell towers to deliver content directly to consumers’ devices, instead of transmitting it from distant hubs across a cellular network. As digital development expert Troy Etulain explains, edge computing offers compelling benefits for remote internet users, and for the development projects and businesses that hope to reach them. He explores the momentum behind this technology – and how it can be leveraged to boost rural internet connectivity and accomplish other goals.
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- Technology
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JULO Raises US$80M from Credit Saison to Further Expand in Indonesia
JULO is one of the earliest in Indonesia to offer virtual credit card services. It raised funding from the likes of Skystar Capital, Saratoga Investama.
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- Finance
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- South Asia
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Cameroonian E-health Startup Waspito Raises $2.7 Million Seed Funding Round
Cameroonian e-health startup Waspito has raised a US$2.7m seed funding round to grow its user base in its home market and expand to Ivory Coast.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Stax Gets $2.2M for Its App That Lets Africans Make Transactions via Automated USSD Codes
Stax, a startup that allows Africans to buy airtime, send and request money, and transfer funds between accounts via automated USSD codes, has raised a $2.2 million seed extension round.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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