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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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Daimler and Bosch take a mixed mobility approach to autonomous vehicles – TechCrunch

A fleet of Mercedes-Benz S Class vehicles are now plying the roads of San Jose, California as part of a…

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Bolt Bikes launches e-bike subscription platform for gig delivery workers in U.S., UK – TechCrunch

Bolt Bikes, the Sydney, Australia-based startup founded in 2017, is taking its electric bike platform designed for gig economy delivery…

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Plant-based dairy replacements are coming to ice cream pints in San Francisco and New York – TechCrunch

Plant-based replacements are so hot right now, they’re even hitting the coolest thing in food — ice cream. The new…

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San Francisco smokes Juul’s hopes by voting to keep e-cigarette ban – TechCrunch

Voters in San Francisco have resoundingly rejected an attempt to overturn a citywide ban on e-cigarettes by a margin of…

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The 7 most important announcements from Microsoft Ignite – TechCrunch

It’s Microsoft Ignite this week, the company’s premier event for IT professionals and decision-makers. But it’s not just about new…

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Goldman leads $30M Twiga raise, China grows tech influence, Jumia weathers lockup-expiry – TechCrunch

Kenya’s Twiga Foods raised a total of $30 million in October from lenders and investors led by Goldman Sachs. This…

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Understanding Uber’s latest fintech play – TechCrunch

Hello and welcome back to Startups Weekly, a weekend newsletter that dives into the week’s noteworthy startups and venture capital…

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Bosun Tijani talks strategy as CEO of Africa’s new largest tech hub – TechCrunch

With CcHub‘s acquisition of iHub in September, Nigerian Bosun Tijani is at the helm of (arguably) the largest tech network…

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Slack investor Index Ventures backs Slack competitor Quill – TechCrunch

Slack created a new solution for workplace communication, one copied by many, even Microsoft. But the product, which is meant…