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CcHUB, Google unveil 9 Startups selected for the Fintech Incubation Programme in Rwanda

By Nixon KanaliApril 26, 2022
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April 22, 2022
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BFA Global and FSD Africa launch a $3.3m fintech venture launcher for climate resilience in Africa
April 20, 2022
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Kenyan Electric Vehicle Maker Opibus Rebrands to ROAM
April 7, 2022
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Kenyan Mobile commerce startup Copia appoints former Amazon Executive to its Board
April 4, 2022
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Kenyan open finance infrastructure startup Credrails partners with Access Bank for future of finance in Africa
April 4, 2022
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Flutterwave CEO Embroiled in Bullying, Fraud Claims
March 31, 2022
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Andela expands its talent offering to include designers, product managers, and data analysts
March 28, 2022
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Egyptian e-sport startup Eksab raises $3M to scale its fantasy football platform
March 28, 2022
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Nigerian logistics startup Kwik raises $2 million Series A Round to digitize informal African trade
March 28, 2022
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Flutterwave goes live in Tanzania
March 25, 2022
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Konza and Association of Startups sign MoU to support local startups
March 24, 2022
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Kenya looks to FinTech to supercharge financial inclusion, report
March 23, 2022
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Nigeria’s agri-tech startup ThriveAgric raises $56.4m debt funding to accelerate African expansion
March 22, 2022
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10 African Fintech Startups Selected for CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa Special Dubai Edition
March 19, 2022
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Flutterwave CEO Joins Africa’s BNPL Firm Lipa Later’s Advisory Board
March 16, 2022
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Kenyan e-commerce startup Sokowatch raises $125M, rebrands to Wasoko
March 16, 2022
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Luno launches investment arm to support fintech and crypto startups
March 16, 2022
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Kenyan fintech 4G Capital raises $18.5M from Lightrock
March 15, 2022
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Bank of Ghana Suspends Fintech Operator Dash
March 15, 2022
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15 African Startups Qualify for Google’s Accelerator Bootcamp
March 15, 2022
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Four Kenyan Startups among 12 Selected for Microsoft Accelerator Programme.
March 14, 2022
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Six finalists of the Africa No Filter Competition set to receive upto $30,000 funding
March 14, 2022
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Vehicle financing startup Moove secures $105 million for expansion
March 14, 2022
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OkHi Aims to give the 4 billion people in Africa a Verifiable Digital Address
March 11, 2022
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YC-backed Curacel unveils new platform to enable tech companies offer insurance
March 10, 2022
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Standard Chartered Bank opens applications for its 5th cohort of its Women in Tech program
March 9, 2022
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BasiGo Flags off first Electric Buses in Kenya, Pilots with CitiHoppa and East Shuttle
March 8, 2022
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Dream VC opens applications for its VC Fellowship Program in Africa
March 7, 2022
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26 startups selected to join African Tech Vision’s 2nd Mentorship Program for African Female Founders
March 3, 2022
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Glovo launches pitch competition for tech startups in Kenya
March 3, 2022
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Microsoft to support 10,000 African startups over the next five years
March 2, 2022
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Mozilla Common Voice announces $400K in grants for Kiswahili voice tech projects in East Africa
March 1, 2022
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South African fintechs Payflex and Merchant Capital launch cash advance solution for small retailers
March 1, 2022
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M-KOPA raises $75M funding as it hits two million customer milestone
February 24, 2022
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3 Kenyan startups selected for Catalyst Fund fintech accelerator
February 24, 2022
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Kenyan food-tech startup Kune starts commercial operations in Nairobi, unveils new mobile app
February 23, 2022
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B2B eCommerce platform TradeDepot acquires Accra-based Green Lion to accelerate expansion across Ghana
February 23, 2022
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Milken Institute and Motsepe Foundation Announce Milken-Motsepe Prize in AgriTech Finalists
February 22, 2022
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Kenyan startup MarketForce raises $40M to scale its merchant inventory financing program
February 21, 2022
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African fintech Flutterwave rebrands, introduces new products and services
February 20, 2022
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[African Startup Review] Pie Kamau: Nigerian fintech Flutterwave is now Africa’s highest valued Unicorn
February 17, 2022
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BitKE to host a webinar on startup funding in Africa, register to attend now
February 17, 2022
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Moringa School expands to Ghana in new partnership with Impact Hub Accra
February 16, 2022
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African fintech Flutterwave valuation rises to over $3B after $250M Series D funding
February 16, 2022
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SA Online home services platform SweepSouth launches its Connect service in Kenya
February 16, 2022
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Haskè Ventures announces a $150K investment in Senegalese retail-tech startup ProXalys
February 15, 2022
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Sendy fulfillment service crosses 1,000 online sellers
February 14, 2022
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Remedial Health raises $1 million pre-seed funding to digitize African pharmacies
February 14, 2022
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DCA extends application deadline for Miss. Africa Seed-Fund Impact Program
February 12, 2022
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European Bank invests $10M in Egypt’s bus-hailing company Swvl
February 10, 2022
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Oracle commits $1M to support African tech startups
February 9, 2022
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Kenyan electric vehicle startup BasiGo secures $4.3 million seed funding to commercialise its electric bus business model
February 9, 2022
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Egyptian digital investment startup Thndr raises $20m to democratize investing in the MENA region
February 4, 2022
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Insurtech startup Casava secures $4m pre-seed funding to provide affordable insurance for millions of Nigerians
February 3, 2022
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Kenyan insurtech startup Lami acquires Bluewave Insurance Agency for an undisclosed amount
February 3, 2022
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Kenyan logistics startup Amitruck raises $4M funding to expand across Africa
February 2, 2022
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Wealth-tech startup Ndovu launches in Kenya to provide users with easy access to global financial market
February 2, 2022
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African fintech mobility startup Moove raises $10 million financing from NBK Capital Partners
January 31, 2022
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South African fintech startup CompariSure raises $980k pre-Series A funding for expansion
January 31, 2022
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Five Kenyan startups shine at JICA’s NINJA Accelerator second demo day
January 27, 2022
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African Focused VC Firm TLcom Secures First Close of $150mn Pan-African Tech Fund
January 22, 2022
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Tech startups key to Africa’s digital transformation but urgently need investment, report
January 21, 2022
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Call for startups to Pitch Live at 2022 Africa Startup Summit in Nairobi
January 20, 2022
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Kenyan Mobile commerce platform Copia raises $50 Million to ramp up African expansion
January 20, 2022
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Kenyan low-cost ISP Poa Internet raises $28 million funding
January 20, 2022
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Kenyan fintech startup Zanifu raises $1M funding, eyes Ghana and Uganda expansion
January 18, 2022
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Canadian fintech startup Periculum launches in Nigeria to build credit assessment infrastructure for Africa
January 17, 2022
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Sankore Pitch Competition is coming to Nairobi targeting blockchain startups
January 13, 2022
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Kenyan BNPL Startup Lipa Later Secures $12M funding to Expand Across Africa
January 13, 2022
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Bolt raises €628M, its largest funding ever, to boost growth
January 11, 2022
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Ivorian e-commerce startup Afrikrea raises $6.2M in pre-Series A, rebrands to “ANKA”
January 10, 2022
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Egyptian fintech startups called to apply for Orange Ventures seed challenge
January 6, 2022
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Kenyan fintech startup Alvin raises $740,000 pre-seed funding
January 6, 2022
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Nigeria’s CcHUB invested in over 11 high-growth African startups in 2021
January 6, 2022
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Ghanaian health tech startup mPharma secures $35million Series D funding for expansion
January 3, 2022
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The Tony Elumelu Foundation opens applications for its $5000 2022 Entrepreneurship Programme
December 22, 2021
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SA Online home services platform, SweepSouth acquires Egyptian start-up, Filkhedma
December 22, 2021
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Kenyan fintech startup Paylend raises $2m seed investment to accelerate growth
December 20, 2021
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FSD Africa announces a £3m investment in Kenyan fintech firm MFact
December 17, 2021
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Fintech startup Tanda inks deal with Twiga Foods to enable vendors vend its digital financial services
December 17, 2021
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AfDB to invest $170 million in Nigerian startups
December 17, 2021
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Ventures Platform Closes its First $40M Pan-African Fund
December 16, 2021
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How to Start a Startup
December 16, 2021
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Nigerian online learning platform Edukoya raises $3.5 million in pre-seed funding
December 15, 2021
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Kenyan startup Wowzi raises $3.2 million seed funding to expand across Africa
December 14, 2021
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PAC Holdings sets up The Catalyst VC project to invest in African startups
December 9, 2021
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Kenyan e-health startup Zuri Health launches in Senegal
December 9, 2021
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Egypt-based media and entertainment startup Minly acquires UAE’s shoutout platform Oulo
December 9, 2021
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Auto financing startup Autochek Africa begins loan services for brand new cars
December 9, 2021
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AUDA-NEPAD, JICA, Afreximbank and BCG partner to support 5 Kenyan healthcare startup
December 8, 2021
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Kwara partners with Workpay to offer HR and Payroll services to SACCOs in Kenya
December 6, 2021
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TradeDepot Raises $110 Million To Extend ‘Buy-Now-Pay-Later’ Service to Retailers Across Africa
December 6, 2021
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Egyptian fintech startup KlickIt raises undisclosed amoung of funding
December 2, 2021
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Kenyan team wins regional $5k IBM award for developing solution to help reduce food waste
November 25, 2021
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Pan African smart technologies venture studio Adanian Labs opens applications for its 2021 venture building program
November 24, 2021
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Kenyan fintech startup Asilimia raises $2 million in pre-seed funding
November 23, 2021
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28 businesses to take part in this year’s GrowthAfrica circular economy accelerator
November 22, 2021
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South Africa’s fintech firm Ozow raises $48 million Series B round
November 22, 2021
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Kenyan gaming startup Usiku Games develops Africa’s first mobile football game
November 18, 2021
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Sendy targets online retailers with a new fulfillment service
November 17, 2021
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Israeli femtech startup illumigyn bringing its gynecological imaging platform to Nigeria

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