Ghana
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Funding
Ghanaian Fintech Startup, Fido Has Raised $30 Million Funding In A Series A Round
The round was led by Israel-based private equity fund Fortissimo Capital and included participation from other investors such as Yard…
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Cocoa Processing Start-up Koa Secures US$3.5M For Sustainable Cocoa Fruit Production
This investment will support Koa to set up a new processing facility in the country, increasing production capacity more than tenfold by 2024 and…
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Acquisition
Bboxx Reportedly Acquires Ghana’s PEG Africa For $200 Million
This deal is the largest across all categories—including venture funding, grant, or M&A—in the African cleantech startup ecosystem. Such a large…
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Ghanaian Agtech, Farmerline Secures $12.9m in Pre-Series A and Debt Funding Round
Farmerline Group, the continent’s Amazon for African farmers, has secured a US$6.4 million Pre-Series A investment and $6.5 million debt.…
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Media & entertainment
Gore, Blood and Shivers: The Special Effects Side to Make-up Artistry
Mirror, mirror on the wall Some of them make our skins scrawl So far in this make-up artists series, we…
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Startup Stats
Ghana: Top 5 Funding Investments in Fintechs in 2021
Ghana, one of the west African countries in African continent, may not rank among the top five markets when it…
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GFA Spotlight
GFA Spotlight: mPharma
On today’s episode of GFA Spotlight, we will be discussing a company that helps health insurance and pharmaceutical companies to…
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Funding
Ghanaian Fintech Dash Raises US$32.8M To Enhance Interoperability Of Mobile Wallet-Based Transactions Across Africa
GHANA – Dash, a Ghana-based unified payments app has closed a US$ 32.8 million oversubscribed seed round to build a connected…
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Ghanaian Fintech Float Raises $17M Seed To Power Cash Flow For Commerce In Africa
Cash flow is a major pain point for small businesses in Africa. Long payment cycles, which can take 30-90 days…
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Nigerian mobility startup, Treepz, secures US$2.8mn seed round & acquires Ugandan company Ugabus
Nigeria-based mobility-as-a-service platform Treepz (formerly Plentywaka) has acquired Ugabus, a Ugandan bus company that aggregates inter-city bus operators. While the…
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