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SOSV names 10 startups for its cross-border internet program

The startups chosen for this cohort aim to tackle issues ranging from food security for Africa to lending solutions for…

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Egyptian social e-commerce platform Taager raises $6.4M led by 4DX Ventures – TechCrunch

The global social market is rapidly growing. With over 1.25 million online social sellers in Egypt alone, the Egyptian social…

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Germany’s icon group VC bets $30M to back startups enabling traditional companies to pivot – TechCrunch

Icon group is a new $30M VC fund being launched out of Germany’s iconmobile group, a WPP network agency. This…

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Video e-learning platform for MENA, Almentor, closes $6.5M Series B led by Partech – TechCrunch

There are more than 400 million Arabic speakers globally and that number isn’t slowing down anytime soon. Arabic, to most…

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Seed-stage accelerator Flat6Labs closes $13.2M fund for startups in Egypt – TechCrunch

Investment activities in Egypt continue to gain steam, not for startups only but also the funds backing them. Today, seed…

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Bosta raises $6.7M to expand e-commerce delivery business across Africa and MENA – TechCrunch

Per a recent report by Bain & Co., e-commerce is expected to grow to $28.5 billion in MENA by 2022…

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Sequoia leads $5M pre-seed in Egypt’s 1-month-old digital bank Telda – TechCrunch

Egypt has a population of over 100 million people. The country has a high mobile and internet penetration necessary for…

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Japanese VC Samurai Incubate closes $18.6M fund for African startups – TechCrunch

Samurai Incubate, a Tokyo-based venture capital firm, announced today it has closed its “Samurai Africa 2nd General Partnership” fund, totalling…

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Egypt’s Paymob closes $18.5M Series A to expand payments services across MENA – TechCrunch

While Nigeria and Kenya have been at the forefront of African fintech innovation, activities in Egypt are beginning to shape…

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After its first $54M fund, Algebra Ventures launches $90M fund for startups in Egypt – TechCrunch

The venture capital scene in the North African tech ecosystem will be absolutely buzzing right now with the announcement of…