TechCrunch

MAY 24, 2021

In February, Nigerian fintech startup Mono announced its acceptance into Y Combinator and, at the time, it wanted to build the Plaid for Africa. Three months later, the startup has a different mission: to power the internet economy in Africa and has closed $2 million in seed investment towards that goal.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2022

The founder also said one of the reasons for the pivot from Insidify to SeamlessHR was because the former wasn’t profitable and lacked the flexibility to scale across Africa. We have the largest aggregation of medium-to-very large companies in Africa,” Okeleji remarked. It’s a typical salary structure in markets such as the U.S.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2025

The Africa Wildlife Foundation cleverly uses its website domain name to promote its social media profiles by creating easy-to-type redirect URLs. In this example of a “Thank you for subscribing” email, Water.org requests that new subscribers also follow them on social media. 5) Add a call-to-follow to your print campaigns.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2021

Pula , a Kenyan insurtech startup that specialises in digital and agricultural insurance to derisk millions of smallholder farmers across Africa, has closed a Series A investment of $6 million. But in Africa, where smallholding or small-scale farms are the norms, the number stands at an average of $4. In the U.S. million farmers.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 17, 2022

Cash flow is a major pain point for small businesses in Africa. It’s an identical problem for more than 51% of 44 million formal SMBs in sub-Saharan Africa who say they need more finance than they can access to grow their businesses, per research. We are excited to be the growth partner of choice for businesses in Africa.” .

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 9, 2021

Africa is home to more than a billion people, where a majority have limited or no access to vehicle financing. In 2019, Africa had fewer than 900,000 new vehicle sales. It is a similar case across Africa, where car owners often recycle used cars between themselves because of the difficulty of accessing new ones.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Nigerian mobility tech startup Metro Africa Xpress Inc. ( MAX ) is planning to enter more markets across Africa as it races towards formalizing the continent’s transportation sector after securing $31 million in Series B funding. We work with Yamaha in the area of access to vehicles for the drivers, and in the access to finance.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 1, 2022

FirstCheck Africa, Samata Capital, Future Africa, IgniteXL participated in the round, in addition angel investors ex-SokoWatch COO, Kwenhui Tawah, and ex-L’Oreal executive and current WPP Scangroup CEO, Patricia Ithau. Lee is an economist turned filmmaker. Uncover was launched after incubation at Antler.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Saviu Ventures, a VC firm targeting startups in Francophone Africa, has made an initial close of €12 million for its second fund with the backing of private investors, including French and Kenyan family offices.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Backed by YC, Vendease is building Amazon Prime for restaurants in Africa. Platforms digitizing the food supply chain for restaurants and food businesses across the continent have been scarce in Africa since Twiga launched in Kenya seven years ago (however, with a slightly different model). million and $1.2

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 17, 2022

As with most technologies, Africa is playing catch up in this food-tech segment. million pre-seed round to scale its software across Africa. Orda’s addressable market is this segment of Africa’s restaurant industry. One such startup is Nigeria’s Orda , formerly known as StarKitchens. Last year, 80% of the U.S.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 24, 2022

For Nonprofits in Africa: 1. South Africa Giving 2019 :: Download. Published by CanadaHelps. 2020 Multicultural & Newcomer Charitable Giving Study :: Download. Published by Imagine Canada. 2020 Growing Giving in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania Report :: Download. Published by the Charities Aid Foundation.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 29, 2020

For Nonprofits in Africa: 16. Published by EPIC-Africa. The Giving Report 2020 :: Download. Published by CanadaHelps. 2020 Growing Giving in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania Report :: Download. Published by the Charities Aid Foundation. 2019 State of African CSOs Report :: Download. For Nonprofits in Asia Pacific: 18.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 13, 2023

Africa seemed to defy the global venture funding decline in the first half of 2022 after its startups raised $3 billion, double the amount secured over a similar period the previous year. Africa predicted to experience sustained funding slowdown in 2023 by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 14, 2021

For Nonprofits in Africa: 1. South Africa Giving 2019 :: Download. Published by CanadaHelps. 2020 Multicultural & Newcomer Charitable Giving Study :: Download. Published by Imagine Canada. 2020 Growing Giving in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania Report :: Download. Published by the Charities Aid Foundation.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Even though insurance penetration is very low in Africa, many insurers’ processes are time-consuming, expensive and prone to fraud and waste because they use paper and antiquated technology. On the call, Mascot mentioned several times that the insurtech was built to serve businesses in emerging markets, not just Africa.

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TechNode

JANUARY 17, 2025

Chinese automaker Geely has opened its first completely knocked down (CKD) factory in Africa and the Middle East, with plans to produce up to 30,000 vehicles annually within the next three years, according to local media outlet Egypt Today. The facility is expected to meet local demand and serve other countries in Africa and the Middle East.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Ghana-based AppCyclers aims to tackle this crisis across Africa via an online marketplace, where individuals and businesses can buy and sell recyclable e-waste. The startup says its mission […]

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

14) 16% of donors in Africa prefer to give through mobile devices which is the highest of any region. In Africa, mobile technology is how most people first get access to the Internet and giving to and engaging with NPOs and NGOs on mobile devices is a fast-growing trend. Currrently, WhatsApp inspires 20% of giving in Africa.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2023

Techstars, Angels Touch, HoaQ, DFS Lab’s Stellar Africa Fund, Ingressive Capital Fund II and angel investors such as MFS Africa chief Dare Okoudjou and Norebase CEO Tola Onayemi also participated. We are building TransferWise for Africa; we want our customers to move money faster with the bank accounts and cards we issue.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Increased access to online and mobile giving technology in Africa, Asia, and South America will likely grow these numbers significantly in coming years. 14) 32% of donors in Africa prefer to give cash which is the highest of any region. View: Giving Trends in Africa Data Sheet.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

The data is also available in the report in infographic format by region: Africa, Asia, Australia & New Zealand, Europe, Latin America & the Caribbean, and the United States & Canada. Are you an expert on how NGOs in Africa use technology? The stats below represent 5,721 organizations from 160 countries.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

5) Africa’s population will more than double to 2.6 Social good organizations will be crucial in advancing economic development throughout Africa to ensure its rising population has a better life than the generations before. A messaging app revolution is happening throughout Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 27, 2018

In most parts of the world, however, government’s digital capabilities remain a work in progress and as a result, the ability to accept online donations is challenging for most nonprofits in Africa, parts of Asia, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America. BackaBuddy (South Africa). backabuddy.co.za. Donate-ng (Nigeria).

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

TL;DR: Live stream Afghanistan vs. South Africa in the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy for free from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN. Afghanistan vs. South Africa is the first game from this ultra-competitive group. South Africa in the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy for free from anywhere in the world, we have all the information you need.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

In addition to the global benchmarks, this year the benchmarks are also available for six regions: Africa. The data reveal how donors prefer to give and engage with their favorite causes and charitable organizations. Australia and New Zealand. Canada and the United States. Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Essentially, they noticed that mortality rates were decreasing for all age groups except adolescents, particularly in Eastern/Southern Africa. If S/HE raises $3,000, S/HE could qualify for a trip to one of their programs in South Africa! In Sub-Saharan Africa, girls account for 74% of new infections among adolescents.

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Futurism

MARCH 17, 2025

In a pleading message shared with South Africa's Sunday Times , one of the man's coworkers begged their superiors for rescue.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 11, 2023

South Africa Giving 2019 :: Download Published by the Charities Aid Foundation 19. Global Giving Report 2020 :: Download [Worldwide] Published by Nonprofit Tech for Good & Funraise 17. Global NGO Technology Report 2019 :: Download [Worldwide] Published by Nonprofit Tech for Good & Funraise 18.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 27, 2019

Example 2: You are a media outlet in South Africa. In exchange for promoting the survey, you’ll receive the data for donors based in South Africa. In exchange for promoting the survey, you will receive the data for environmental donors based in Spain. Example 3: You are a crowdfunding website in Brazil.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

Africa is the world’s third fastest-growing crypto market, with crypto adoption increasing by more than 1,200% over the last two years. Countries such as Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa are majorly responsible for skyrocketing adoption rates as citizens try to hedge against currency devaluation and build wealth.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 19, 2022

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

The Future Africa Fund kicked off in 2015 when Iyinoluwa Aboyeji and Nadayar Enegesi , co-founders of US-based and African-focused talent company Andela, wrote checks to African startups as angel investors. This is because most of the capital in Africa for promising startups is typically distributed among many investors.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Sony Group announced today that it has established Sony Innovation Fund: Africa (SIF: AF), a program that will support the growth of entertainment businesses in Africa.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2021

Bringing it to Africa, only 10 percent of the West African startups that cumulatively raised $1 million had at least one female co-founder in the past decade. FirstCheck Africa , a female-focused angel fund that launched yesterday, is hoping to address this challenge.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 30, 2021

As businesses reopened globally and the pandemic drove people to adopt new habits in e-commerce, work, spending money, online delivery, and learning, venture capital into various industries was poised to increase immensely, and Africa would not be exempt. Venture capital investment in Africa predicted to reach a record high this year.

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TechSpot

MARCH 15, 2024

African subsea cable operator Seacom said that its services on its West African cable system were down, reports The Guardian. The company added that customers who use the cables were being redirected to the Google Equiano cable. Read Entire Article

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