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Africa NewsAugust 2, 2024 Egyptian Startup Cartona Raises $8.1M Series A Extension. Egyptian startup Cartona, a B2B platform focused on digitizing and empowering byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsJuly 31, 2024 Five Nigerian startups chosen for Google’s Africa accelerator program. Tech giant Google has selected five Nigerian startups to be part of cohort 8 of byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsJuly 29, 2024 Applications are now Open for Innovate UK Global Alliance Africa. Innovate UK Global Alliance Africa, in partnership with the Ekiti State Ministry byBolu Babalola
News NigeriaJuly 26, 2024 63,000 Fake Facebook Profiles Removed in Nigerian Sextortion Bust. Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has launched a comprehensive offensive byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsJuly 18, 2024 TerraPay Scores $95 Million to Slash Remittance Fees in Africa. TerraPay, a leading African digital payments provider, has secured a significant byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsJuly 16, 2024 Uncover secures $1.4 million to serve new markets in Ghana and Uganda. Uncover, a Kenyan innovator in personalized skincare, has secured $1 byBolu Babalola
News NigeriaJuly 10, 2024 Nigeria NITDA’s Plan to Build a Domestic Blockchain Network. The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has disclosed byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsJuly 10, 2024 Tanzanian Fintech NALA Secures $40 Million Series A Funding. Tanzanian fintech startup NALA has secured a significant $40 million in a Series byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsJune 28, 2024 Egyptian banking-as-a-service startup Connect Money secures $8 million seed round. Egypt’s Connect Money, a banking-as-a-service fintech company specializing in byBolu Babalola
News NigeriaJune 24, 2024 Five Websites That Are Illegally Collecting Nigerian Data. The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has identified five websites byBolu Babalola
