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NewsDecember 9, 2024 Tanzanian fintech startup Tunzaa secures funding to accelerate its growth. Tanzanian fintech startup Tunzaa, known for its groundbreaking payments API that byFausat Abiola
Africa NewsDecember 6, 2024 SAYeTECH emerges as the winner of the MEST Africa Challenge 2024. The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST Africa) has crowned byFausat Abiola
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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
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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