Payments for consumers have made a huge shift to the online world in the last year, a time when they have moved more of their
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Early-stage African VC firm Microtraction reports portfolio boom despite the weight of COVID-19
In a year marred by the coronavirus pandemic, it seems that early-stage startups on the African continent are continuing to see some notable growth, both
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Virtual social network IMVU raises $35M from China’s NetEase and others
The line between social networking and gaming is increasingly blurring, and internet incumbents are taking notice. NetEase, the second-largest gaming company in China behind Tencent,
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Kenyan insurtech startup Pula raises $6M Series A to derisk smallholder farmers across Africa
Pula, a Kenyan insurtech startup that specialises in digital and agricultural insurance to derisk millions of smallholder farmers across Africa, has closed a Series A
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Autonomous driving startup Uisee attracts Chinese state investor in $150M round
There is no lack of state funding for China’s smart driving startups nowadays as the country advances its goal to become a global leader in
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How fintech and serial founders drove African pre-seed investing to new heights in 2020
When Stripe-subsidiary Paystack raised its seed round of $1.3 million in 2016, it was one of the largest disclosed rounds at that stage in Nigeria.
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