Disrupt Africa releases report on African tech startups funding in 2021

The African Tech Startups Funding Report explored the important details about the over $2.148 billion in 800+ deals that were raised by African startups in 2021 — the number of funded startups grew by 42.1 per cent on 397 in 2020.

TLcom secures first round of its $150 million fund to back 20 African startups

TLcom has announced a first close of $70 million for its $150 million Africa focused tech fund to invest in 20 early-stage startups on the continent.

Partech, a Paris-based VC launches Chapter54, an accelerator program

The program will be spearheaded by its innovation division, Partech Shaker to help European start-ups penetrate into the African markets.

Ghana-based fintech OZÉ raises $3 million pre-Series A

OZÉ, a Ghana-based fintech startup that focuses on scaling small African businesses through digitized operations and affordable capital has raised a $3 million pre-Series A round.

Oracle announces first cloud region in Africa

Oracle now has 37 cloud regions globally and plans to open an additional seven cloud regions before the end of 2022

Uber unveils bike-hailing service via UberMoto in Ibadan

Uber has launched UberMoto, a two-wheeler alternative in Ibadan with a 100 Naira minimum fare offering riders a 78 per cent lower-cost alternative.

These three trends will influence mobile apps in Africa in 2022

Daniel Junowicz, Managing Director of LATAM & Africa at AppsFlyer, explores the key trends of mobile apps in Africa in 2022.

Affle’s MAAS & AppsFlyer webinar to unravel secrets of mobile marketing success in Africa

Affle and AppsFlyer are bringing together global experts to explore Africa's mobile marketing success secrets and lessons from the post-COVID era.

Dojah joins Y Combinator W22 cohort, embarks on pan-African expansion

Dojah, a unified KYC and digital onboarding solution company will participate in the Y Combinator Winter 2022 (YC W22) cohort

Frain Technologies announces $473,000 pre-seed to build webhook infrastructure

Frain will use the funds to invest in the development of Convoy, a cloud-native webhook service, and develop more tools for developers.

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.

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