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Y Combinator has selected nine African tech startups for its S21 cohort

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07/11/2021
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Nine African tech businesses are among the 117 that have been confirmed to be participating in the Y Combinator accelerator in Silicon Valley.

With each receiving US$125,000 in seed funding as well as additional investment opportunities at a demo day.

This month, the S21 cohort of Y Combinator will commennce, and the program will conclude in September with a demo day.

The following are the selected nine African startups:

Floatpays (South Africa) is a platform for on-demand wage access.

Amenli (Egypt) is an online licensed insurance brokerage.

Mecho Autotech (Nigeria) is an online service that connects car owners with mechanics.

Suplias (Nigeria) is a B2B marketplace for small businesses.

Odiggo (Egypt) is an online marketplace for car parts.

Lemonade Finance (Nigeria) is a payment solution that accepts multiple currencies.

Chari(Morocco) is a traditional retailer’s e-commerce and fintech app.

ShipBlu (Egypt) is an e-commerce last-mile delivery and fulfillment service.

Freterium (Morocco)  is a SaaS platform that connects enterprises In the logistics value chain.

 

Read more on Tech Gist Africa:

Fintech in Egypt NowPay raises new funds a Pre-Series A round, joins Y Combinator ongoing Winter 2021 batch

Kidato, Kenyan ed-tech startup accepted into Silicon Valley-based Y Combinator accelerator, secures $125,000 seed funding

She Loves Tech is now accepting applications for female-led startups in Africa.

 

 

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