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

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Yassir , an African super app platform that offers on-demand services such as ride-hailing, food and grocery delivery, and payments, has raised $150 million in Series B funding, five times what it raised in its previous priced round last November. . The African startup, first launched in Algeria, has now raised $193.25

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Egypt’s Mylerz raises $9.6M for its e-commerce fulfillment service, eyes Africa-wide growth

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As Mylerz expands to Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco, Fawry, its payments partner, will come along to provide electronic payment and cash collection services. Egyptian fintech Paymob raises $50M led by PayPal Ventures and Kora Capital.

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Algeria’s Yassir picks up $30M to build a super app in North Africa

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Yassir, an Algerian startup that provides on-demand services such as ride-hailing and last-mile delivery, has raised a $30 million Series A round. Image Credits: Yassir. This round of funding makes Yassir the most funded startup in Algeria and one of the most funded in the Maghreb and MENA region. After earning a Ph.D.

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

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It raised $850,000 seed in October 2020. In addition to Tunisia, GOMYCODE is present in Bahrain, Morocco, Egypt, Algeria, Ivory Coast, Senegal and Nigeria. Image Credits: By 2030, it is predicted that the number of youths — people between the ages of 15 and 24 — in Africa will increase by 42%, according to the UN.

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4 keys to international expansion

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After an initial success helping Groupon scale internationally via a merger with Rocket’s incubation firm CityDeal, Rocket’s team have aggressively scaled businesses from Algeria to Zimbabwe — sometimes in a matter of weeks. Image Credits: Homejoy/Helpling. Many companies make the costly mistake of launching abroad too soon.

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Francophone African super app Gozem grabs $5M to expand and offer more services

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Gozem , a super app that provides a host of services — including transport, e-commerce and financial services in Francophone Africa — has raised $5 million in Series A financing, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. It follows the $7 million raised in previous seed rounds via three tranches from investors such as U.S.

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Gulf states using COVID-19 contact tracing apps as mass surveillance tools, report says

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Photo by Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images. The scattershot approach has raised concerns about the long-term effects this kind of software could have for human rights and privacy protections.

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