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With $15 million in edtech accelerator funds, CcHub will support 72 startups in Nigeria and Kenya

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February 21, 2023
CcHUB, a well-known African innovation hub, has announced plans to launch The Edtech Fellowship Program, which will provide $15 million in funding to edtech firms in Nigeria and Kenya. The program’s goal is to develop a new ecosystem of edtech businesses that will shape the future of the education solutions industry. According to Bosun Tinjani, Co-founder and CEO of CcHUB, “if we…
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Flance partners with Bolt to provide healthcare services to drivers

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February 21, 2023
Flance, an employee benefits company serving Africa’s gig economy, has announced a collaboration with leading ride-hailing platform Bolt that provides Bolt drivers in Nigeria with access to discounted healthcare plans. Through this collaboration, Bolt driver-partners can take advantage of Flance’s innovative technology and access high-quality, affordable healthcare services. Bolt drivers will…
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Nigerian startup wins $300,000 prize in Saudi Arabia.

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February 11, 2023
Two Nigerian startups received $300,000 after attending the 2nd LEAP Technology Expo in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Two startups are RiceAfrika Technologies and Wicrypt Technologies. They became winners in various categories of the rocket fuel competition, which was attended by…
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Releaf a technology startup Secures $3.3 million pre-series unveils new technologies

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January 11, 2023
Releaf, a technology startup that empowers African manufacturers, has raised $3.3 million in a Pre-Series A fundraising round that was oversubscribed. Two new innovations will be introduced with the help of the new funding: SITE, a geographic mapping tool that determines the most advantageous placement of food processing assets, and Kraken II, a portable version of its award-winning palm nut…
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CinderBuild emerges as Nigeria's e-commerce pioneer in the area of building and construction procurement.

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December 11, 2022
For decades, the supply of building materials in Africa has been operated in a traditional procurement model, construction project managers traditionally spend significant time and effort managing multiple procurement conversations across different platforms for each item category, often physically touring materials markets before discovering the right product at satisfactory quality and price…
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