Daily Digest Monday, 7 September 2020
Funding In West Africa
Senegal’s First Major Gas Pipeline Gets US Government’s Funding
As part of the United States government’s efforts to support Africa’s economic growth through its Power Africa and Prosper Africa Initiatives, as well as USTDA’s U.S. Gas Infrastructure Exports Initiative. Read more
Mangwee, Candor Life & ArtsinAfrica.com Scoop $75,000 in Investments from Startup Circles.ai
Mangwee, a payment platform that helps learning institutions automate payment and data management processes received $25,000 (R420,000) by Lelemba Phiri, Principal at the Africa Trust Group and Operating Partner for Enygma Ventures for a 10% stake. Read more
Latest News
Coldhubs Wins FCMB Agritech Epic Pitch 2020
FCMB’s Agric Desk selected 40 startups for the next stage, and then 10 — ColdHubs, Pricepally, Beat Drone, Solaristique Nigeria, Ecotutu, eVet Africa, Farmz2U, Tradebuza, AgroHive and Farmspeak Technology — for the semifinals. Read more
Partnerships To Watch
Delivery Hero Acquires InstaShop, MENA’s Online Grocery Marketplace For $270m
InstaShop will continue to operate as an independent brand under the current leadership and is a complementary fit next to Delivery Hero’s current quick commerce strategy in the region. Read more
Nigerian fintech startup partners with Visa to empower SME’s
Uzoma Dozie, founder and chief of Sparkle explains that the new partnership is a major milestone not only for the startup but for the Nigerian eCommerce industry and local SMEs. Read more
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GFA Attract & GFA Weekly Round Up Podcast
In thIs episode of GFA Attract, we interview Lola and Layo, London based twin sisters who run London a fashion startup Let’sDressYouUp’.
Watch their exclusive interview here
In this episode of the GFA weekly round up segment we covered funding activity from across Africa between August 31 – September 4
Listen to the podcast here
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