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Africa Roundup: Nigerian fintech gets 360M mints unicorn draws Chinese VC

Interswitch CEO Mitchell Elegbe to discuss African fintech at TechCrunch Disrupt

Chipper Cash convinces Joe Montana to invest in African fintech

Update on Nigerian fintech firm Interswitch and its speculative IPO

YCbacked fintech Numida raises 123M led by Serena Ventures to extend loans to MSMEs beyond Uganda

Kenyan logistics startup Sendy raises 20M round backed by Toyota

Oxfam Novib and Goodwell target East African startups with 20M Pepea fund

Optibus taps 100M at a 13B valuation for its AIbased mass transit operations platform

Nigerias Gokada raises 53M round for its motorcycle ridehail biz

SunCulture wants to turn Africa into the worlds next bread basket one solar water pump at a time

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

Nigerian digital bank Kuda is the latest African startup to lay off employees

African payment startup Chipper Cash raises 138M Series A

Bluechip an African systems integrator with partners like Microsoft and Oracle is expanding to Europe

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

African countries need startup acts more than ever to support innovation

Sokowatch raises 14M to digitize Africas informal B2B supplychain

Flutterwave and Visa launch African consumer payment service GetBarter

Nigerias Autochek acquires Cheki Kenya and Uganda from ROAM Africa

Binance begins to restrict US users ahead of regulatorycompliant exchange launch

South Africas FlexClub raises 12M partners with Uber Mexico

Tiger Global is earning its stripes in Africa

Uganda in the spotlight as countrys startups captivate YC Google

The motorcycle ridehailing wars in Nigeria and Uganda is SafeBodas to lose

Moove raises 105M to scale its vehicle financing product across Asia Europe and MENA

MarketForce raises 40 million Series A introduces BNPL merchant stock financing

Kenyan fintech Pezesha raises 11M backed by Womens World Banking Cardano parent IOG

Goldfinch raises 25M from a16z to power its DeFi lending protocol for borrowers in developing countries

Africa Roundup: Zimbabwes net blackout Partechs 143M fund Andelas 100M raise Flutterwaves pivot

Zembo nabs 34 million from Toyota DOB Equity and InfraCo Africa to grow its motorcycle startup in Uganda

Africas ridehail markets are hot spots for startups and VC

Africa Roundup: Goldman backs Kobo360 Rwanda commits to EVs Interswitch IPO update

Andela CEO confirms staff cuts as layoffs hit African tech

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

What is Andela the Africa tech talent accelerator

Africa Roundup: CcHubs iHub acquisition Andelas 50M run rate and layoffs Transsions IPO

These startups are locating in SF and Africa to win in global fintech

Andela begins global expansion in 37 countries months after going remote across Africa

Africa Roundup: CcHubs iHub acquisition Andelas 50M runrate and layoffs Transsions IPO

Africa Roundup: Africas tech ecosystem responds to COVID19

UK Fintech startup Leatherback raises 10M for its crossborder payments led by ZedCrest

Africa Roundup: Yamaha backs MAX Founders Factory and Norrsken support startups inside Ethiopias tech scene

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

Desist from facilitating trade in crypto assets Uganda warns banks fintechs

African tech took center stage in 2021

Ugandan lender Asaak raises 30million to support acquisition of motorbikes smartphones by taxi operators

Kenyan startup Wowzi secures 32 million from 4DX Ventures Andela cofounder to expand across Africa

Samasource raises 148M for global AI data biz driven from Africa

Africa has another unicorn as Chipper Cash raises 100M Series C led by SVB Capital

African logistics startup Lori Systems raises Series A led by Chinese investors