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Nigerian fintech Appzone raises $10M for expansion and proprietary technology

TechCrunch

Typically , African financial institutions rely on using foreign technology solutions to solve their problems. Other countries with a presence include the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Tanzania and Senegal. Four years later, it raised $2.5 This is where Appzone has found its sweet spot.

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Cameroon’s Ejara raises $2M to offer crypto and investment services in Francophone Africa

TechCrunch

To that end, Ejara , a one-year-old company founded by Nelly Chatue-Diop, has raised $2 million to pioneer the usage of crypto and investment services in the region. ” In 2015, she got acquainted with blockchain and thought it was the perfect technology to solve the problems she faced while growing up. So it stayed on my mind.”

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Zeraki, a Kenyan edtech providing digital solutions for school admin, raises $1.8M

TechCrunch

Zeraki , a Kenyan edtech that has built digital learning and school data analytics platforms, has raised $1.8 Zeraki is also looking to enter 10 new markets over the next three years, after scaling in Kenya, Uganda and Guinea, where it currently operates. “We’re Image Credits: Zeraki.

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Vanilla Vida wants the world to eat more natural vanilla

TechCrunch

This isn’t just a “now” problem, but storms and poor growing conditions have plagued the area for nearly 20 years and caused vanilla prices to go from $25 per kilogram to hundreds of dollars per kilo. To aid in the scaling, Vanilla Vida raised $11.5 The latest round gives the company about $15 million in total funding to date.

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How to plan and run a good web conference

Forum One

If you have more than a few international participants, especially from developing countries, voice connectivity for the audio portion of the meeting can quickly become a problem. Have a guinea pig user log in as a participant so you know what they are seeing and can work out any glitches. The presenter(s) should practice beforehand ?

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How to Predict What You’ll Raise by Year-End

NonProfit Hub

What if that crystal ball could tell you how much money you’ll raise by the end of the year? For an animal rescue, how many dogs/cats/guinea pigs do you want to save? Goals with zip and zing tend to raise more money than those that are ordinary and unremarkable. That’s where the problem starts. Problem solved.

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Worst of Museums for this Decade

Museum 2.0

We won't go down the looming problem of the lack of physicians our nation will be facing in the upcoming decades, but instead let's look at museum work. The number of open jobs is based on the amount of money museums can raise. We keep ourselves near shortage of doctors and as such there is great competition for seats.

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