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Applications for the 2022 MEST Africa Challenge are now open
MEST Africa has officially announced that the 2022 MEST Africa Challenge is now accepting applications. Technology startups in Ghana, Nigeria,...
Read moreUmba Digital Bank acquires a majority stake in Daraja Microfinance Bank
Umba, a digital bank in Nigeria, has bought a majority share in Daraja, a microfinance bank in Kenya, for an...
Read moreHashgreed, a Nigerian NFT marketplace, has raised $1 million to expand its NFT and asset tokenization efforts in Africa
Hashgreed, a Nigerian NFT marketplace, multifunctional NFT, and super dapp platform that is a part of the Krosscoin Ecosystem, has...
Read moreUbenwa, a healthtech startup, has raised $2.5 million in pre-seed funding
Ubenwa, a cutting-edge health-tech startup that uses Machine learning and artificial intelligence to diagnose babies between the ages of 0...
Read moreBizao, a fintech startup based in the Ivory Coast, raises $8.2 million
Bizao, a fintech startup located in the Ivory Coast, has acquired $8.2 million in Series A funding to increase its...
Read moreZazuu, a fintech company with a focus on Africa, has raised $2 million in funding
Zazuu, a fintech company with a focus on Africa, has successfully completed a funding round of $2 million. Founded in 2018...
Read moreIFC invests in Wave, a mobile money company, to increase access to digital financial services in West Africa.
IFC, a global development organization, has announced an investment in Wave Mobile Money S.A. (Senegal) and Wave Côte d'Ivoire S.A.,...
Read moreThe MEST Express accelerator program is now open to Ghanaian startups
Early-stage Ghanaian startups can now apply to the MEST Express accelerator program to help them grow their businesses. Over 50...
Read moreMoove, a Nigerian mobility fintech startup, has raised $20 million in funding from British International Investment
The UK government's development financing institution (DFI), British International Investment (BII), formerly known as CDC Group, has invested $20 million...
Read moreOKO, a Mali-based insurtech, has raised $500k in a seed extension round
OKO, a Malian insurtech startup, has raised a US$500,000 seed extension round to aid in its Ivory Coast expansion and...
Read moreAfrikamart, a Senegalese agritech startup, has raised $850k in seed funding
Senegalese agritech startup Afrikamart has announced the completion of an $850,000 seed round of financing from reputable venture capital firms,...
Read moreFirstCheck Africa has received a commitment of $2 million from TLcom, bringing the total amount of its debut fund to $10 million
FirstCheck Africa has received a $2 million investment from TLcom Capital, a venture capital firm with an emphasis on Africa....
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