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How data enabled Senegal to respond to COVID-19 while continuing to fight malaria

Tableau

When word reached Senegal of the COVID-19 pandemic spreading across the globe, health practitioners in the country immediately thought back to what happened during the Ebola crisis of 2014.”There Neal Myrick. Global Head of the Tableau Foundation. Kristin Adderson. June 13, 2021 - 5:55pm. June 13, 2021.

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Senegal’s logistics tech startup Chargel raises $2.5M seed funding

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However, it soon became clear to them that fleet management is a major challenge, and one that largely influences the level of profits to be made by truck owners. We realized that there were so many inefficiencies, and that the logistics sector in Senegal was so fragmented, but we felt that technology could help.

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Betastore gets $2.5M to solve stock-outs, financing challenges for informal retailers in West and Central Africa

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About 80% of household retail in sub-Saharan Africa is delivered through informal channels, which perennially face several challenges like stockouts, leading to an instability in earnings, and a lack of attractiveness to financiers. million in pre-series A funding from 500 Global, VestedWorld, and Loyal VC.

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Seedstars launches second fund to invest in 100 startups in emerging markets

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Now it’s set a goal of investing in 100 more startups with the launch of its second emerging market seed-stage fund, called Seedstars International Ventures II (SIV), with a first close of $20 million. One difference between SIV II and the first fund is that it can writer bigger checks. We align ourselves with a lot of the ESGs.”.

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How data enabled Senegal to respond to COVID-19 while continuing to fight malaria

Tableau

When word reached Senegal of the COVID-19 pandemic spreading across the globe, health practitioners in the country immediately thought back to what happened during the Ebola crisis of 2014.”There Neal Myrick. Global Head of the Tableau Foundation. Kristin Adderson. June 13, 2021 - 5:55pm. June 13, 2021.

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

TechCrunch

Trade has the least startup activity in a market that received $5 billion in VC funding last year. And as someone with extensive knowledge and background, it made sense for him to take up the challenge. Pan-African funds Samurai Incubate and Consonance Investment led Norebase’s pre-seed round.

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Sokowatch rebrands to Wasoko as it raises $125M Series B from Tiger Global and Avenir

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It has been a hot sector for investors, and today’s news shows they aren’t slowing down in backing these startups just yet as Sokowatch , one of the major players in the space, announced that it has raised $125 million in Series B funding. However, the recent entry into Ivory Coast and Senegal somewhat forced its hand.

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