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Norebase raises $1M to allow companies start, scale, and operate in any African country

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His experience from this activity, coupled with working as a technical adviser to the vice president’s office in Nigeria a couple of months back, led him to launch Norebase , a trade tech startup that has raised $1 million in a pre-seed round.

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Nigerian digital bank Yep! raises $1.5M pre-seed for its ‘financial super app’ play

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Founded by Olaoluwa Awojoodu , the company’s agent banking platform, PayCentre Africa, is present in Nigeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Togo. a “financial super app” with payments, remittance and banking features, is announcing that it has raised $1.5 Today, Yep! , The founders built Yep!’s

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Sun King, a provider of solar energy products in Africa and Asia, expands Series D to $330M

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Thus, Sun King has closed its Series D round at $330 million and as a result, raised over $550 million in debt and equity since its inception. Many African households and communities cannot access affordable and reliable solar technology, limiting their ability to generate their electricity and reducing their reliance on grid-based power.

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MaxAB gets an extra $15M, acquires YC-backed Moroccan startup WaystoCap

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Last month, MaxAB, the Egyptian B2B e-commerce platform that serves food and grocery retailers, raised one of the largest Series A on the continent , to the tune of $40 million. Store owners can use the platform to purchase goods, request delivery or logistics to move the goods, and access a customer support team.

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Autochek acquires CoinAfrique to grow its footprint in Francophone Africa

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Already, Autochek has rolled out its operations in Ivory Coast and Senegal following the acquisition, with more markets set to be activated, including Benin and Togo, as the auto marketplace expands. The company, which in October last year raised $13.1 Autochek expands to North Africa after acquiring Morocco’s Kifal Auto.

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SunCulture wants to turn Africa into the world’s next bread basket, one solar water pump at a time

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Many families also lack access to reliable and affordable electricity. One is access to markets , which alone is a huge source of food waste, and the other is food security because of a lack of stable growing conditions exacerbated by climate change. The Sun Exchange raises $3M for crypto-driven solar power in Africa.

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Ivorian fintech Julaya gets $5M to become banking partner for businesses in Francophone Africa

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The company, which facilitates B2B payments for businesses in Francophone West Africa, mainly via mobile money channels, has raised a total of $7 million in the financing round. . But they can now access more services, for example, the startup’s prepaid card — issued by Mastercard — for corporate expense management.

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