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Nigeria’s AltSchool raises $1M pre-seed to build an alternative school for Africans

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Andela has been pivotal to placing the continent’s tech talent globally. These applications came from 19 countries (including 14 African countries) and Yusuf said the company received the most entries from Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, Kenya and Botswana. .

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Namibian B2B e-commerce retail platform JABU raises $15M led by Tiger Global

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Now, the last-mile distribution e-commerce company has received more investment: a $15 million Series A led by Tiger Global. The round, which closed sometime in March, is Tiger Global’s second investment in the B2B e-commerce space after backing Wasoko in its mega Series B round. million seed round we covered.

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South African startup Qwili gets $1.2M to scale its app and low-cost NFC-enabled smartphone

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E4E Africa, a South African venture capital firm, led the round, which welcomed participation from other firms such as Strat-Tech, Next Chymia, Untapped Global and Codec Ventures and angels like Ashwin Ravichandran and Kanyi Maqubela. million in seed funding a year after closing an undisclosed pre-seed round.

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Dear Sophie: How to maneuver the latest travel bans, H-1B alternatives

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Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” Sophie Alcorn. Contributor. Share on Twitter. She connects people with the businesses and opportunities that expand their lives. 29 due to the Omicron variant.