Startups
Kenya’s Tappi Partners with Safaricom to Boost Digital Visibility for 650,000 MSMEs
Kenyan digital commerce startup Tappi has joined forces with Safaricom’s M-PESA for Business, aiming to enhance the digital presence of...
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Raknida to Pioneer Art Streaming, Targeting New Revenue Avenues and Global Expansion
Art-tech startup Raknida, founded in 2022 to revolutionize access to art and empower artists with greater earnings, has announced plans...
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How Tetafi is Enabling Financial Management for Informal South African Businesses Through WhatsApp
South African startup Tetafi is transforming financial accessibility for the country's informal businesses by offering a user-friendly financial management platform...
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Egyptian Wellness Startup WellPal Gains Angel Investment and Shifts Operations to Saudi Arabia
Egypt’s wellness-focused startup WellPal has announced a major milestone, securing an undisclosed amount of angel funding from a strategic investor...
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Buddy.AI Secures $11M Seed Round for AI-Powered English Tutoring for Children
In 2014, Ivan Crewkov moved his family from Siberia to the U.S. as his startup, Cubic.AI, was preparing to launch...
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Techstars Lagos Closes After Two Years and 24 Startup Investments
The renowned accelerator program, ARM Labs Lagos Techstars, often referred to as Techstars Lagos, has officially shut down two years...
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Ghana’s Retail-Tech Startup Tendo Acquires Shopa to Strengthen Supply Chain Infrastructure in Africa
In a strategic move to enhance Africa’s retail and supply chain infrastructure, Ghanaian retail-tech startup Tendo Technologies has acquired Shopa,...
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MealMe Raises $8M to Expand API for Food and Retail Ordering
MealMe, a unified API that embeds food and retail ordering into consumer apps and websites, announced on Thursday that it secured $8...
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Moroccan Logistics Startup Colis Raises $300k to Drive West African Expansion
Moroccan logistics startup Colis, specializing in cross-border parcel delivery, has raised $300,000 in a pre-seed funding round aimed at strengthening...
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Aurora Delays Driverless Truck Rollout Until 2025
Autonomous vehicle technology startup Aurora Innovation is targeting April 2025 for commercial deployment of its autonomous trucks, pushing its timeline back by...
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