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How to better support girls globally?

Fast Company Tech

Recently, on March 8th, International Womens Day was recognizeda moment that originally sprung from a movement to fight against child labor and sweatshop working conditions. Female genital mutilation still occurs Last month, I traveled to Senegal to see UNICEFs work firsthand. As a mother of three girls, this is also personal.

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Smile Identity expands African footprint with acquisition of Appruve to strengthen ID verification services

TechCrunch

On the other hand, Appruve, which provides an API that verifies user identity, fraud detection and digital documentation, primarily focuses on new datasets that enable or complement traditional government data such as international passports and national IDs. We have product depth in Nigeria already.

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Tunisian edtech startup GOMYCODE raises $8M to expand across Africa and the Middle East

TechCrunch

Within this timeline, he interned at several companies in Palo Alto, California. In addition to Tunisia, GOMYCODE is present in Bahrain, Morocco, Egypt, Algeria, Ivory Coast, Senegal and Nigeria. Bouhlel says the company has local teachers in every country — over 500 in number — and they teach students in over 12 languages.

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

TechCrunch

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. Another criteria is to back local founders. This mitigate the risk of these investments, because there is a first loss guarantee.

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500 Global, GIZ establish bootcamp for accelerators in Africa to help them define sustainable business models

TechCrunch

Fifteen accelerators from key tech hubs, including Uganda, Egypt, Ghana, South Africa, Senegal, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Rwanda, and Tanzania will participate in the program. 500 Global’s take on the rising competition among startup accelerators.

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How African startups raised investments in 2020

TechCrunch

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. Senegal, the region’s top destination for VC funding dropped from $16 million in 2019 to $8.8 Regional and gender diversity check. million.

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How African startups raised venture capital in 2022

TechCrunch

Outside the top four countries, startups from Ghana, Algeria, Tunisia and Senegal raised the most equity funding. Though at the same time, it can open up opportunities for local funds to earn ground and enter better deals,” he added. Partech: Nigeria represented 23% of African tech’s total equity funding.

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