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Tunisia’s ANAVA Pledges $4.3 Million into Janngo Capital
The target is on early-stage tech and tech enabled startups that ensure Africans have better access to healthcare, financial services, and education.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Dodai Secures $4 Million Funding to Scale-up Electric Vehicle Production Amid Ethiopia’s Shift to Green Transport
The company plans to allocate 80% of the raised funds to import electric motorcycle parts and lithium batteries.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- e-mobility, scale, startups
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eWAKA Partners With Powerbase to Expand Its E-mobility Solutions in Kenya
Kenyan technology start-up eWaka has signed a deal with financial and energy company Powerbase to optimise the manufacture and marketing of its electric mobility solutions.
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- Telecommunications, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigerian Blockchain Fintech Startup Zone Raises $8.5 Million Seed
Zone, a Nigerian blockchain fintech has secured $8.5 million in a seed round led by Flourish Ventures and TLcom Capital.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- blockchain, fintech, remittances, startups
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Float, a South African Buy-Now-Pay-Later Startup, Secures $11 million to Launch its Card-Linked Installment Platform
Float encourages responsible credit card usage and, at the same time, helps merchants to grow their sales.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: African Startups Raised $217 Million in February 2024
From a sector point of view, Logistics & Transport represented nearly half of all the funding, thanks to Moove, followed by Healthcare, Fintech, and Energy.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Ten US Startups Selected for Social Innovation for Resilient Future Accelerator
Through workshops, mentorship, and catalytic capital, the accelerator program will help the startups develop the necessary networks and tools to scale their impact.
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- Social Enterprise
- Region
- North America
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Brazilian Fintech CloudWalk Reports $320.5 Million in Revenue and $22.3 Million in Profits in 2023 as it Prepares for U.S. Launch
Brazilian fintech pioneer and creator of the InfinitePay brand, today announced that it achieved total revenue of $320.5 million in 2023, a 41% increase year-over-year.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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