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Lagos based tech startup Payhippo has secured a reported $3-million in seed funding from several funders including; Ham Serunjogi and Maijid Moujaled, co-founders Chipper Cash, Olugbenga “GB” Agboola, founder Flutterwave, Bolaji Balogun, CEO Chapel Hill Denham, and Hakeem Belo-Osagie, Founder Metis Capital Partners. Other angel investors include management from Paystack, Brex, and Tala and several …

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Cairo-based tech startup, Breadfast, a grocery delivery platform, has secured $26-million in a Series A round of funding co-led by Vostok New Ventures and Endure Capital. The round included participation from JAM Fund, led by Justin Mateen, Co-Founder of Tinder, YC Continuity Fund, a large Saudi-based group, Abu Dhabi based Shorooq Partners, 4DX Ventures and …

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Mossel Bay-based South African crypto startup SAFCOIN has announced a partnership with South African exchange ChainEX. This partnership means that SAFCOIN will be listed on ChainEx.  SAFCOIN lists on ChainEX In an official press statement, SAFCOIN explains the importance of the partnership with ChainEX.  “Throughout the evolution of cryptocurrency, partnership with roleplayers in the industry …

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It’s very rare for the South African tech startup ecosystem to get attention from the South African government. By nature startups just do what they do without the need to consult with government. Across the globe most startups surprise governments with innovations that get governments to pay attention. In South Africa the tech startup ecosystem …

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Lagos-based automotive tech startup  has secured a whopping $13.1-million in seed funding led by  and  with participation from existing investors  , , . In addition, several new investors namely; SK Capital and  contributed to the seed funding round.  Autochek has secured $13.1-million in funding According to reports, the funding will be used toward the startup’s expansion plan to reach more West African …

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cybersecurity. Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko from Pexels People believe small businesses don’t have to worry about cybersecurity as much as big corporations. But the reality is the total opposite of what we believe. Contrary to the fact, small businesses are easier to hack into and, thus, more vulnerable targets. Sure, a cyber attack can cause …

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After releasing the anticipated research findings in September, members of the South African Startup Act steering committee were invited, alongside other entrepreneurship activists, to a special meeting with the Presidency to discuss what is needed to eliminate red tape for SMEs. The SA Startup Act seeks to formulate and articulate the foundations from which to …

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