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All eyes are on Swvl as it starts trading on a SPAC combination

Catalyst Fund gets 15M from JP Morgan UK Aid to back 30 EM fintech startups

UK police arrest 7 people in connection with Lapsus hacks

South Africas Mobiz nabs 4M to expand personalized SMS marketing into the US

Mexican venture firm ALL VP has a 73 million first close on its latest fund

New South African partnership gets 3M launches telehealth product

Solarbased ISP startup Tizeti launches 4G LTE network in Nigeria

Startups should read this checklist before they go whale hunting for big partners

Francophone African super app Gozem grabs 5M to expand and offer more services

WHO Africa hosts hackathons offers seed funds to fight COVID19

2019 Africa Roundup: Jumia IPOs China goes digital Nigeria becomes fintech capital

Zambian cardissuing startup Union54 raises 12M led by Tiger Global

Ghanaian fintech Float raises 17M seed to power cash flow for commerce in Africa

Goldman backed ventures Jumia and Twiga partner on produce in Kenya

VertoFX raises 2M for its African and EM currency trading platform

South Africas Envisionit Deep AI gets 165M to expand access to medical imaging

Vaya Africa launches electric ridehail taxi network

a16z Avenir and Google back South African mobile games publisher Carry1st in 20M round

Breaking down Frances new 76M Africa startup fund

Interswitch to revive its Africa venture fund CEO confirms

Tiger Global is earning its stripes in Africa

Womenfocused PE fund Alitheia IDF raises 100 million to invest in genderdiverse businesses across Africa

Casava gets 4M preseed to make insurance affordable and accessible to Nigerians

CcHub funds tech to curb COVID19 on concerns of an Africa outbreak

Nigerian data analytics company Terragon acquires Asian mobile ad firm Bizense

African edtech startup uLesson raises 15M backed by Nielsen Ventures and Tencent

Paystack expands to South Africa seven months after Stripe acquisition

Jumia reports 30 growth in value of goods sold on its platform during Black Friday season this year

South Africas Quro Medical comes out of stealth with 11M to expand its hospitalathome service

South Africas NFTfi raises 5M so people can use their NFTs as collateral for loans

Into Africa: tech leaders weigh in on Jack Dorseys planned move to the continent

Healthcare wearables level up with new moves from Apple and Alphabet

Big tech companies in the spotlight as South Africa investigates dominance abuse

These specialized Africa VC funds are welcoming coinvestors

Finclusion raises 20M to build out creditled neobank offering across Africa

Nigerias Autochek raises 34M for car sales and service platform

Naspers is in talks to invest in Southeast Asias Carousell

Africa Roundup: Jumia files for IPO OneFi acquires Amplify FlexClub expands in Mexico

Naspers coleads 145M extension round in mobility startup WhereIsMyTransport

In Nigeria PalmPay waives fees and creates 100M COVID19 payout fund

The Sun Exchange raises 3M for crypto driven solar power in Africa

African financial technology startups move beyond payment services

Swvls 100m acquisition of Smart Bus startup Zeelo is off amid tech stocks slump

Enterprise escalator Impact Rooms rises to prepare African startups for growth and investment

Norrsken VCs and 30 unicorn founders set up 200M fund to back growthstage startups in Africa

Mechanical Engineer Launches Campaign to Provide 3D Printed Breast Prostheses to 1000 Women in Need

Chinas growing digital influence in Africa

Nigerias OnePipe raises 35M to double down on its embedded finance offering

TradeDepot raises 110M from IFC Novastar to extend BNPL service to merchants across Africa

Fidelity Visa and Kingsway back South African fintech JUMO in 120M round