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How African startups raised investments in 2020

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The venture capital scene in Africa has consistently grown, with an influx of capital from local and international investors reaching unprecedented heights in recent years. Mauritius-headquartered companies received $110 million while African startups headquartered in the U.K. Those in South Africa claimed $119.7 and Kenya raised $107.6

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

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In an interview with TechCrunch, CEO Onayemi, a lawyer by profession, said the idea for Norebase came after various conversations on how his clients and colleagues in tech could leverage AfCFTA for their businesses. In addition, Norebase upsells on other services as long as they abide by regulatory and compliance requirements.

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Dispute between founders and board leaves Capiter in arrears to employees and creditors

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The reasons were unclear, as both parties didn’t publicly comment on the situation; however, from various local news outlets, they ranged from mismanagement of funds to failure to report to the board and work out a potential merger, as well as internal disagreements over management methods.

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EV conversion startup Opibus raises $7.5M to start bus and motorcycle mass production

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Founded in 2017 by Gardler, Filip Lövström and Mikael Gånge, Opibus has over the years specialized in auto conversions, and is now moving to full electric vehicle manufacturing, starting with motorcycles and public commercial vehicles, all while developing charging and energy solutions. .

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

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You should be able to sync your conversations and preferences across devices, too — so if you’re iPhone at home and Android at work, no worries. This will enable the highly versatile large language model to augment the car’s conversation skills. based company to stop processing locals’ data.

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