Category: Nigeria

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Nigeria’s Rensource raises $20M to power African markets by solar – TechCrunch

Nigerian startup Rensource Energy has raised a $20 million Series A round co-led by CRE Venture Capital and the Omidyar…

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Payment startup Chipper Cash raises $6M for Southern Africa expansion – TechCrunch

African cross-border fintech startup Chipper Cash has raised a $6 million seed-round led by Deciens Capital. The San Francisco-based company…

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Sim Shagaya’s uLesson African edtech startup raises $3.1M – TechCrunch

Nigerian founder Sim Shagaya is back with a new startup — uLesson — that has raised a $3.1 million seed…

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Opera’s Africa fintech startup OPay gains $120M from Chinese investors – TechCrunch

Africa focused fintech startup OPay has raised a $120 million Series B round backed by Chinese investors. Located in Lagos…

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PalmPay launches in Nigeria on $40M round led by China’s Transsion – TechCrunch

Africa focused payment startup PalmPay has launched in Nigeria after raising a $40 million seed-round led by Chinese mobile-phone maker…

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Pan-African e-tailer Jumia grows 3Q revenue, e-payments and losses – TechCrunch

Pan-African e-commerce startup Jumia released its third-quarter financial results today. The numbers and presentation reflected some of the same past…

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Solar based ISP startup Tizeti launches 4G LTE network in Nigeria – TechCrunch

Nigerian internet service provider Tizeti has launched its first 4G LTE network. The Y-Combinator backed startup — that uses solar…

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