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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.

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

Andela’s Agnes Muthoni on how startups can benefit from the talent demands of a remote work schedule

A conversation with Agnes Muthoni, Director of Strategic Partnerships at Andela on the Andela Developer Survey

Decentralised Finance

With Decentralised Finance you don’t need the permission of any central authority on how much you spend. No financial or central authority can stop, delay or block your transactions and assets.

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.

ThriveAgric raises $56.4m debt funding to accelerate pan-Africa expansion plans

The investment will enable the company to grow its 200,000+ farmer base, and expand into new African markets, including Ghana, Zambia and Kenya.

Togo to host Equiano, Google’s subsea cable that will transform the West Africa’s broadband landscape

Société d’Infrastructures Numériques (SIN) and CSquared form a joint-venture in major digital infrastructure transformation initiative that lands Google’s Equiano Cable in Togo as the country takes steps to become a leading logistics and services hub in West Africa

Religious Apps and Softwares for Africans

Made in Africa religious apps and softwares currently operating and could be the vanguard of new religious tools that will emerge in coming years.

Luno launches Luno Expeditions to accelerate the development of the new financial ecosystem

Luno Expeditions will scale up investments to 200-300 per year, making it one of the most prolific early-stage fintech investors globally.

The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law set to commence applications for the annual Innovating Justice Challenge

The Justice Accelerator is HiiL’s flagship innovative programme that funds, trains, and coaches a global cohort of justice startups.

YC-backed Curacel launches Grow, to enable technology companies offer insurance seamlessly

The solution is designed to integrate seamlessly with any technology platform and Curacel’s AI-powered infrastructure means claims can be submitted and processed in real time.

Proof of concept

Proof of Concept is a systematic process to examine the viability of a product idea before valuable resources are invested into it.