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Rwanda Gets €100 Million from European Investment Bank For Sustainable Agriculture
This initiative aims to transform rural Rwandan agriculture by making credit more accessible to agritech startups and agribusinesses.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigeria’s Chowdeck Raises $2.5 Million Seed Funding to Optimise On-Demand Food Delivery
Chowdeck is a Nigerian on-demand food delivery startup.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- startups
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Report: The Capital Women Need, for the Future We All Need
Melinda French Gates pens the foreword to a new paper that addresses the need to expand access to affordable credit for women entrepreneurs in the Global South.
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- Finance
- Region
- Global
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Africa’s Top Fintech Player Is Getting Ready for an IPO
Flutterwave, the Nigeria-based digital payments company and Africa’s most valuable startup, has made changes to its corporate team as part of moves aimed at preparing for an initial public offering.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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IFC Invests in New 4DX Ventures Fund to Support Tech Startups in Africa
Africa is among the regions least served by venture capital, receiving just 2% of global venture deal volume in the third quarter of 2023.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Entrepreneurs in Africa Win $400,000 to Fight Poverty
Inaugural FINCA Ventures Prize Competition Supports Women and African Entrepreneurs.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: African Startups and Investors Must Now Make a Case for Their Existence as Funding Dries Up
With individuals and investors flush with cash, the standards for raising venture capital fell, and many startups that would not have otherwise raised venture capital did.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- startups, venture capital
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Scrut Automation Raises $10 Million to Enter New Markets, Incorporate GenAI Use Cases in India
Scrut Automation helps tech-first mid-market enterprises build scalable GRC programmes aligned with their goals, risks and resources.
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- Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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