Daily Digest Thursday, 15 October 2020

Funding In Africa
Nigerian Ed-Tech Startup Edves To Raise Funding To For Further Expansion In Africa
Prior to the adoption of the Edves software, 70% teachers in the schools which have now adopted the program used to waste a lot of time in time doing paperwork that could be automated. Doing a student report can take up to 2 weeks. Read more
Funding In South Africa
Actis Acquires US$140m Stake In Fibre Network Octotel
According to a statement from Actis, the deal attaches a US$140 million enterprise value to Octotel. Similarly, Actis will buy a non-controlling interest in internet service provider RSAWeb. Both transactions are subject to regulatory approval. Read more

Funding In East Africa
TLG Capital Acquires 49% Stake In Opportunity Bank Uganda Ltd
The transaction makes TLG the largest shareholder of OBUL with the remaining shareholders being Opportunity International Group (43%), Faulu Uganda (7%) and Food for the Hungry (1%). Read more
Call For Application & Other Web-Events
With Evolve Credit, Nigerians Can Find, Review, And Apply For Loans And Financial Products
Still relying significantly on offline lead generation, in-person meetings, and paper applications, offline methods played a big part in deciding the fates of these businesses during the lockdown. Read more
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GFA Weekly Round- up Podcast
In this week’s weekly round up podcast, Nichole discussed about the funding activity between September 28- October 2
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GFA Attract Interview
Victor Boyle-Komolafe, the co-founder of Garbage In, Value Out (GIVO), a system that automates and digitises the collection, processing, and sale of recyclable materials. Watch Here
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