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Senegalese Fintech Startup Rubyx Secures $440,000 Loan From Proparco
Rubyx has developed a cloud-native, API-driven digital lending platform that enables service providers to rapidly launch innovative loan products and meet the evolved expectations of borrowers.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigerian Investment Fintech Rise Completes Acquisition of Kenya’s Hisa
Rise, a Nigerian fintech that gives customers access to selected global investments, has acquired Hisa, a Kenyan investment startup.
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Egyptian Ed-Tech Startup Educatly Plans MENA Expansion After Banking Seed Funding
The platform serves over three million students, and is operational in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Nigeria, Kenya, and Ireland.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Kenyan E-commerce Startup Chpter Raises $1.2 Million in Pre-seed Round
Chpter helps businesses convert social media from a marketing channel to a sales platform with chat.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Tunisian Energy Management Startup Wattnow Raises Multi-Million Dollar Funding Round
Wattnow has successfully covered and delivered substantial value to clients across more than 11 countries, including key markets in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, as well as North America.
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- Energy, Finance, Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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South Africa Fintech Startup Omnisient Raises $7.5 Million Series A Funding for Global Expansion
South African “privacy-by-design” startup Omnisient has raised US$7.5 million in Series A funding to support its expansion across Africa and beyond.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Puntored Raises $2 Million From Stellar Development Foundation
Puntored will use the funds to expand its technological capabilities and enable cross-border transactions across Latin America through the Stellar blockchain network.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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Ampersand Raises $2 Million to Accelerate East African Expansion
This funding round underscores a growing investor appetite for renewable energy and e-mobility in Africa.
- Categories
- Investing, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- e-mobility, startups
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