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Visa partners with Paga on payments and fintech for Africa and abroad
Visa has entered a partnership with Nigeria based startup Paga on payments and technology. Founded in Lagos, Paga scaled its…
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Business
Did African startups raise $496M, $1B or $2B in 2019?
Five years ago, it was hard to come by any numbers for annual VC investment in Africa. These days the…
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Trends
AWS partners with Kenya’s Safaricom on cloud and consulting services
Amazon Web Services has entered a partnership with Safaricom — Kenya’s largest telco, ISP and mobile payment provider — in…
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Sokowatch raises $14M to digitize Africa’s informal B2B supply-chain
Kenya based B2B e-commerce startup Sokowatch has raised $14 million in Series A funding toward its mission of revamping supply-chain…
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Finance
Gaming-focused investment firm Bitkraft closes in on at least $140 million for its second fund
Esports, video games and the innovations that enable them now occupy a central space in the cultural and commercial fabric…
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Business
African crowdsolving startup Zindi scales 10,000 data scientists
Cape Town based startup Zindi has registered 10,000 data-scientists on its platform that uses AI and machine learning to crowdsolve…
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Trends
Maniv Mobility General Partner Olaf Sakkers is coming to TC Sessions: Mobility
In case you haven’t heard, TC Sessions: Mobility is back for second year. This one-day event, which will be held…
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After VCs spend millions Nigeria restricts ride-hail motorbike taxis
Nigeria’s commercial hub of Lagos has shaken up its transportation order. At the center are the West African country’s motorcycle…
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