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African crowdsolving startup Zindi scales 10,000 data scientists
Cape Town based startup Zindi has registered 10,000 data-scientists on its platform that uses AI and machine learning to crowdsolve…
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TLcom Capital closes $71M Africa fund with plans to back 12 startups
VC firm TLcom Capital has closed its Tide Africa Fund at $71 million with plans to make up to 12…
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Nigeria is becoming Africa’s unofficial tech capital
Africa has one of the world’s fastest growing tech markets and Nigeria is becoming its unofficial capital. While the West…
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Jiji raises $21M for its Africa online classifieds business
Pan-African digital classifieds company Jiji has raised $21 million in Series C and C-1 financing from six investors, led by…
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Samasource raises $14.8M for global AI data biz driven from Africa
AI training data provider Samasource has raised a $14.8 million Series A funding round led by Ridge Ventures. The San…
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Opera’s Africa fintech startup OPay gains $120M from Chinese investors
Africa focused fintech startup OPay has raised a $120 million Series B round backed by Chinese investors. Located in Lagos…
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Solar based ISP startup Tizeti launches 4G LTE network in Nigeria
Nigerian internet service provider Tizeti has launched its first 4G LTE network. The Y-Combinator backed startup — that uses solar…
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Naspers Foundry is open for South African startup pitches, CEO says
Naspers’ 1.4 billion rand (≈$100 million) VC fund to support South African startups — Naspers Foundry — is accepting pitches,…
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Nigerian online-only bank startup Kuda raises $1.6M
Nigerian fintech startup Kuda — a digital-only retail bank — has raised $1.6 million in pre-seed funding. The Lagos and…
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