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Africa NewsApril 23, 2024 South African AI firm Spatialedge secures $3.1 million to accelerate growth in retail. The South Africa-based data and applied artificial intelligence (AI) solutions byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsApril 22, 2024 Spark+ Africa Fund Bolsters Clean Cooking Efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa with New Funding. Spark+ General Partner, a pioneer in clean cooking investments, has announced a byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsApril 19, 2024 Kenyan SunCulture lands $27.5 million to empower smallholder farmers with climate-smart tech. SunCulture, a leader in solar-powered irrigation and agricultural technology for byBolu Babalola
News NigeriaApril 19, 2024 Nigeria’s OmniRetail, a B2B enabler for informal retailers, begins Series A fundraising with Goodwell backing. Nigerian retail-tech startup OmniRetail has initiated its latest fundraising byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsApril 17, 2024 Kenyan’s Pula Secures $20 Million Series B Funding Round. Founded in 2015 by Rose Goslinga and Thomas Njeru, Pula specializes in byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsApril 6, 2024 Private equity firm Adenia secures a whopping $470 million for its latest Africa-focused fund. Private equity firm Adenia Partners Limited has successfully raised $470 million byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsMarch 29, 2024 BasiGo gets a $3 million boost from CFAO Group. Kenyan-based e-mobility innovator, BasiGo, has successfully secured a byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsMarch 29, 2024 Egyptian EdTech Startup Sprints Secures $3 Million for Growth. Egyptian ed-tech startup Sprints, recognized for its groundbreaking AI-driven byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsMarch 28, 2024 Tunisian AI firm Clusterlab secure $600,000 pre-seed funding. The Tunisia-originated and now UAE-headquartered AI startup, ClusterLab, which byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsMarch 24, 2024 Egyptian pharmacy platform, Pharmacy Marts, secures fresh funding to fuel growth. Cairo-based digital marketplace Pharmacy Marts has successfully secured a byBolu Babalola
