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Africa News StartupDecember 3, 2024 Moroccan mobility startup Enakl secures $1.4m pre-seed funding Moroccan urban mobility startup Enakl has secured a $1 byFausat Abiola
Africa NewsNovember 28, 2024 Egyptian e-commerce startup Ariika fuels growth with $3M Series A extension. Egyptian digital-led home and décor brand ariika has announced a successful $3 byFausat Abiola
Africa NewsNovember 28, 2024 Hydrobox, a Kenyan Energy Firm, Raises $9M through Debt Funding Hydrobox, a Kenyan energy startup specializing in sustainable hydro-powered byFausat Abiola
Africa NewsNovember 28, 2024 Kenya’s Keep IT Cool secures funding from Acumen. Kenyan startup Keep IT Cool, a trailblazer in sustainable refrigeration byFausat Abiola
Africa News StartupNovember 20, 2024 Google selects 6 South African startups for its Black Founders Accelerator. Six innovative South African startups have been selected to join the Google for byFausat Abiola
Africa NewsNovember 20, 2024 Amenli, a Cairo-based insurtech startup, has raised $2.3 million Egyptian insurtech startup Amenli has secured a $2 byFausat Abiola
Africa Events NewsNovember 18, 2024 Latitude59 Unveils 10 African Startups for Final Pitch Showdown. Ten African startups have been shortlisted for the regional final of the byBolu Babalola
News NigeriaNovember 14, 2024 Zenith Bank Invites Tech Innovators to Zecathon 4.0 Zenith Bank has announced the highly anticipated return of its annual startup byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsNovember 12, 2024 Four African Startups Receive Strategic Investment from Visa. Visa, a leading global payments technology company, has announced a strategic byBolu Babalola
