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

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The Togo- and Singapore-based company received investment from AAIC, Thunes (TransferTo), Momentum Ventures (SMRT), Innoport Ventures (Schulte Group), CMC Ventures (National Express) and Liil Ventures (Mobility ADO). In total, the multi-vertical application has raised over $12 million.

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

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These countries include Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, South Africa, Rwanda, Senegal, Togo, Tanzania, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Mauritius and Burkina Faso. According to Norebase, companies that use its platform can be incorporated in any African country within “a few minutes” and expand to new locations in a week.

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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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The two began a friendship and discussed potential business opportunities stemming from a paper Nichols had read about renewable energy applications in the agriculture industry. In some ways, SunCulture just extends that model to agricultural applications. at an event for budding entrepreneurs in New York.

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