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

TechCrunch

These countries include Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, South Africa, Rwanda, Senegal, Togo, Tanzania, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Mauritius and Burkina Faso. This incorporation-as-a-service plugin positions Norebase as a global player in the trade tech space. It’s one of the few companies offering such services, including Firstbase.

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Sun King, a provider of solar energy products in Africa and Asia, expands Series D to $330M

TechCrunch

Sun King asserts to be the largest of this kind globally. Direct-to-consumer, pay-as-you-go (PAYG) solar distribution networks are offered by businesses like Sun King, enabling households and individuals to get electricity on the cheap.

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MaxAB gets an extra $15M, acquires YC-backed Moroccan startup WaystoCap

TechCrunch

WaystoCap took its cross-border services to Ivory Coast and Togo, and at some point, was processing over $3 million worth of transactions per quarter. “For us, our strategy is to build a global team that can think local and execute properly. The company subsequently raised a $3 million seed round.

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SunCulture wants to turn Africa into the world’s next bread basket, one solar water pump at a time

TechCrunch

And as pressure mounts to find new crop land to support the growth, the world’s eyes are increasingly turning to the African continent as the next potential global bread basket. The world’s food supply must double by the year 2050 to meet the demands of a growing population, according to a report from the United Nations.

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Ivorian fintech Julaya gets $5M to become banking partner for businesses in Francophone Africa

TechCrunch

Mendy’s participation — his first in Africa and second globally — spotlights athletes’ growing involvement in Africa’s venture capital scene. This week, TechCrunch featured Byld Ventures , a $15 million fund targeted at African fintechs. Julaya also received investment from its CFO and country manager in Senegal.

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Data Digest: Open Data for Africa Platform, Silent Data Revolution in MENA and Data Strategies

Tech Soup

Data Digest is a weekly round-up of the latest news on data-related projects in the nonprofit sector, compiled and authored by Keisha Taylor of GuideStar International and TechSoup Global. It originally appeared on NetSquared.

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TechSoup French Partner Leads the Way to Sustainable Tech

Tech Soup

There are very few charities I've come across that are as wide-ranging in their tech-for-good work as our French TechSoup Global partner, Ateliers du Bocage (ADB). ADB has been a TechSoup Global partner for many years and has distributed tens of thousands of donated software packages to nearly 10,000 French NGOs.