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Using AI to address Africa’s challenges: Amini Corp, founded by former NVIDIA exec, raises $2M funding
Despite Africa possessing 65% of the world’s uncultivated fertile land and 30% of its mineral resources, the continent’s…
Nigeria-based Nomba raises $30M to scale its payment solution to businesses across Africa
While there has been growth in digital payments across Africa, most businesses still have access to generic point-of-sale…
London VC backs $31M funding of South Africa fintech startup Peach Payments
Peach Payments, a South African payments infrastructure firm, has raised $31M in a Series A funding round led…
Web3 in Africa: Why now is the right time
Web3 is the only way for the African continent to develop. Here’s why. Let’s start by examining the…
Bitget invests $30M in multi-chain wallet BitKeep to extend its services
Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitget, which is known in the crypto industry for its trading products, easy on-off ramp…
Google, Facebook-backed insurance startup Curacel gets $3M boost from Tencent, Fitbit CEO, Y-Combinator, others
Curacel, a Delaware-based insurance infrastructure provider, has raised $3 million in a seed funding round. The seed funding…
Morocco’s Terraa closes $1.5M to bring affordable food to Africa’s growing population
The food supply chain in Africa is hampered by intermediation, operational inefficiencies, and a lack of technology and…
This Google-backed web3 startup unlocks $27M to transform gaming in Africa
The next five years will see 300 million new internet users in Africa, according to Alphabet CEO Sundar…
Nigerian agritech Releaf rakes in $3.3M to improve productivity in manufacturing
‘Releaf’, a Nigerian supply chain company that supplies foodstuffs to African factories, has raised $3.3M from Samurai Incubate…
