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Health tech startup mPharma acquires Vine Pharmacy, enters Uganda

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mPharma disclosed to TechCrunch that it has acquired a 55 percent stake previously held by the Abraaj Group, a private equity firm that collapsed after investors, including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, sounded an alarm over the administration of its $1 billion healthcare fund. s development finance institution, last year.

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mPharma raises $35million in round participated by Tinder co-founder’s JAM fund, Bharti executive

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Ghanaian health tech startup mPharma is building a network of community pharmacies across Africa as it plans to be the go-to primary healthcare service provider for millions of people residing in the region. mPharma is also present in Gabon where it has a contract with the government to build a drug supply chain infrastructure.

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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). It follows the $7 million raised in previous seed rounds via three tranches from investors such as U.S. Image Credits: Gozem.

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