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Yassir pulls in $150M for its super app, led by BOND

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The African startup, first launched in Algeria, has now raised $193.25 When CEO Noureddine Tayebi started Yassir, the plan was to build a super app that included services people — in the French-speaking Maghreb region consisting of Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia — had little or no access to on one platform.

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Flutterwave and PayPal collaborate to allow African merchants to accept and make payments

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That might be a thing of the past for some businesses as African payments company Flutterwave today is announcing a collaboration with PayPal to allow PayPal customers globally to pay African merchants through its ‘Pay with PayPal’ feature. Going by this partnership, we can expect the majority of them to be global plays.

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Tunisian edtech startup GOMYCODE raises $8M to expand across Africa and the Middle East

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In addition to Tunisia, GOMYCODE is present in Bahrain, Morocco, Egypt, Algeria, Ivory Coast, Senegal and Nigeria. While there are various jobs in every facet of life, tech jobs are currently in high demand in the global economy these days. It raised $850,000 seed in October 2020. GOMYCODE utilizes the latter.

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

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. “For us, our strategy is to build a global team that can think local and execute properly. ” While the acquisition signals MaxAB’s move into Morocco, it also shows the company’s entry into the Maghreb markets — Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia, where there’s little or no contest.

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How African startups raised venture capital in 2022

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This is particularly noteworthy, as every other region experienced a double-digit drop in funding activity during the same period,” said Max Cuvellier , co-founder of The Big Deal on Africa’s investment activity in 2022. Outside the top four countries, startups from Ghana, Algeria, Tunisia and Senegal raised the most equity funding.

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Women Who Tech Around the World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I organized and moderated a panel called “ Women Who Tech Globally.” ” Using a webinar and conference call platform, we were able to bring in participants from San Francisco, Rwanda, Kenya, Algeria, Tunisia, and Egypt. Unfortunately, our presenter from Lebanon had connectivity issues and was unable to present.

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ChatGPT: Everything you need to know about the AI-powered chatbot

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April 28, 2023 ChatGPT parent company OpenAI closes $300M share sale at $27B-29B valuation VC firms including Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Thrive and K2 Global are picking up new shares, according to documents seen by TechCrunch. A source tells us Founders Fund is also investing.

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