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Orda secures $1.1 million pre-seed to power digital operations at African restaurants

Orda, a Lagos-based startup has raised a $1.1 million pre-seed fund to build an all-in-one cloud-based software for Africa's food business owners.

12 African early-stage startups to watch out for in 2022

Based on their stories, funding and user base, we curated a list of some of the most promising early-stage startups in Africa you should watch out for.

BD Insider, Letter 96: Meet Africa’s tech-stars

In this letter, we covered African tech startups that pitched at Techstars Toronto's demo day, the new YC standard deal and digital banking.

Twitter users in Nigeria will no longer need a VPN

The Nigerian government has lifted the suspension of Twitter's operations in Nigeria after approval by President Muhammadu Buhari.

SeamlessHR secures $10 million in Series A funding round

SeamlessHR has raised $10 million in a Series A round led by TLcom Capital. It will use the funding to launch a new embedded finance product and add other product functionalities.

What the new Y Combinator’s $500,000 standard deal means

Y Combinator has announced that in addition to the existing $125,000 investment which all accepted startups get, Y Combinator will invest an additional $375,000.

Afrikea rebrands to ANKA, raises $6.2 million in pre-Series A round

Afrikea has raised $6.2 million in a pre-Series A round. It's also rebranding to ANKA.

BD Insider, Letter 95: Of taxes and regulations in Africa’s tech ecosystem

This letter covered Nigeria's plan to tax non-resident digital firms, Cameroon's 0.2% tax on mobile money transactions and Twitter's ban in Nigeria

Bfree embarks on global expansion following $1.7 million in a pre-Series A round raise

Bfree, a Lagos-based credit management fintech has raised $1.7 million in a pre-Series A round.

These wealth management apps can save your finances in 2022

With these wealth management apps, you can take control of your spending habits by investing and saving your money to grow your network.

mPharma to launch e-commerce platform for pharmaceuticals with $35 million funding

mPharma, a Ghanaian health startup, has raised $35 million in a Series D round led by Citigroup Inc.

BD Insider, Letter 94: What should happen in Africa’s tech ecosystem in 2022

In the BD Insider, Letter 94, we shared some things we'd like to see happen in Africa's tech ecosystem in 2022