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Africa Tech News
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…
April 6, 2023
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…
March 29, 2023
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…
March 23, 2023
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…
February 14, 2023
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…
February 14, 2023
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…
January 17, 2023
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…
January 9, 2023
Ex-JP Morgan banker-led Aruwa Capital Management closes its first fund at $20M to invest in female-led startups
Aruwa Capital Management, a Lagos-based impact investment firm, announced that it has closed its first institutional fund, exceeding…
December 5, 2022
Kenyan logistics SaaS Leta snaps $3M to help businesses optimise supply chain through AI
Leta, a Nairobi-based supply chain and logistics startup, has close a $3 million pre-seed equity round from various…
November 23, 2022