Rwanda
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Partnership
Mastercard Foundation and University of Rwanda announce US$55mn partnership to help enhance the development of next-generation African leaders
The Mastercard Foundation has teamed with the University of Rwanda in announcing a decades-long $55mn partnership to deliver higher education access…
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Rwanda Coding Academy secures $7.1 mn support from Koica
GFA: The drive for success in any business is key to the partnerships and positioned projections. These partnerships and projections…
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Rwandan Health-tech Startup, Viebeg Technologies, lands Pre-seed Funding
Beyond Capital Ventures, a new impact venture capital firm has made its first investment in Viebeg Technologies, a Rwanda-based health-tech…
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Rwandan Blockchain Startup, Leaf Global Fintech, Raises Funding From UNICEF
The UNICEF Innovation Fund has announced a $300,000 investment in Leaf Global Fintech, Rumsan, and Xcapit, three blockchain firms. The…
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Rwandan, Zambian Energy Startups Secure Funding From Impact Investor
Rwanda’s Munyax Eco and Zambia’s WidEnergy have secured investment from female-focused fund Opens-LCEF, an impact investor that provides catalytic capital…
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Ampersand, Rwanda Secures US$3.5m Investment From VC Fund Ecosystem Integrity Fund
RWANDA – Electric motorbike company Ampersand Rwanda Ltd has secured a US$3.5 million investment from Ecosystem Integrity Fund (EIF), its largest-ever…
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Africa’s first electric motorcycle company, Ampersand, lands $3.5 mn investment from EIF
Rwandan motorcycle company, Ampersand has landed a $3.5 mn investment from the Ecosystem Integrity Fund (EIF). The deal is the largest…
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Rwandan mobile payment volumes rise 206% last year
Buoyed by the lockdown, the value of mobile payment volumes in Rwanda increased by 206 percent in 2020 to Rwf 7.177 billion…
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After recording success in Rwanda, Fintech Bank’Up, a buy-now-pay-later startup has extended to Cameroon
Buying things on credit to pay later? Then shop with Fintech Bank’Up if you are in Cameroon. The startup founded…
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Business
Prop-tech Startup Spleet To Expand In Other Countries As It Transitions Towards Airbnb
AFRICA – Spleet, a Nigerian prop-tech startup, has disclosed plans of expanding to Ghana, Rwanda and Kenya this year as it…
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