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SmartWage secures $2 million to enhance digital inclusion in South African enterprises

SmartWage has raised a $2 million seed fund to bridge the gap between South African enterprises and their frontline employees

Oystr Finance wins ₦1 million at the SheVentures Tech Pitch

Oystr Finance, a fintech startup building alternative data infrastructure for Africa’s underserved, has won SheVentures Tech Pitch, taking home the cash prize of ₦1 million.

Spotify Charts: Rema, Buju, Asake, Finesse, and more top Nigeria’s charts this week

Here’s what this week’s Spotify Charts have to say about Nigeria’s music scene.

CardinalStone Capital Advisers names Shirley Somuah as Partner to lead expansion into Ghana

Shirley Somuah will lead CardinalStone Capital Advisers expansion into Ghana

Tushop raises $3M to scale community group-buying in Kenya

The funds will be deployed to grow Tushop’s team, invest in its technology to make its platform as easy to use as possible, and to further expand across Nairobi before rolling the service out to other cities in Kenya.

Andela launches a new platform to fuel the future of customised work

The new customisable platform was purpose-built to match elite talent with jobs that fit, not just technical requirements, but personal work preferences too – 70% faster than traditional in-house recruiting.

CredPal raises $15 million to scale buy now pay later service in Africa, set to announce partnership with Airtel

Credpal closed a bridge round financing (including equity and debts) totalling $15 million to expand Buy Now Pay Later services in Nigeria and scale across Africa.

Moove partners Swvl to roll out electric vehicles across the MENA region and Pakistan

Moove has partnered with Swvl Inc. to scale Moove’s revenue-based vehicle financing model across the MENAP (Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan) region, as well as expand vehicle classes to include electric buses.

Cairo-based daily fantasy football platform Eksab raises $3M seed round, led by 4DX Ventures

Egypt’s number one integrated football gaming and content platform will scale across MENA and SSA

Apollo Agriculture secures $40m Series B funding round to drive international growth

The raise was led by Softbank Vision Fund 2, and supported by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Yara Growth Ventures, Endeavor Catalyst, CDC, Anthemis Exponential Ventures, Flourish Ventures, Leaps by Bayer, SBI, Breyer Capital, and TO Ventures Food.

How to apply for the Bulb Africa’s tech fellowship

The Bulb Africa's tech fellowship is a 4-month exercise for individuals that want to learn data analysis, quality assurance, product design.

How Carry1st is driving growth in Africa’s mobile gaming economy with AppFlyer’s technologies

Carry1st, one of Africa’s leading gaming publishers, has released new insights from its market data that highlights successes that have shaped their growth in the gaming sector.