MENA Beehive

Ila Dhond19/10/2021
355

To boost growth, payments platform acquired by Nigerian retail-tech startup Alerzo

Alerzo, a Nigerian retail-tech firm, has acquired Shago Payments, a fintech company, in order to expand on its already outstanding…
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Ila Dhond18/10/2021
303

To assist low-income students SA’s DigsConnect secured Dell Foundation led $200k funding

The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation has awarded DigsConnect, a South African student housing marketplace, a ZAR 3 million (US…
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Ila Dhond12/10/2021
305

Third Google Startup Accelerator opens applications for Middle East and North Africa

Google has launched applications for the third iteration of its Businesses Accelerator: Middle East and North Africa programme, which provides…
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Ila Dhond09/10/2021
318

$5 M seed funding raised by Moroccan B2B e-commerce startup Chari for expansion

Chari, a Moroccan B2B e-commerce and finance firm, has secured a seed round of $5 million, valuing the company at…
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Ila Dhond08/10/2021
306

$350k pre-seed funding raised by Nigerian fintech startup Bitmama

Bitmama, a Nigerian fintech company, has raised $350,000 in pre-seed investment to increase its operational footprint, staff, and extend into…
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Ila Dhond07/10/2021
342

$1.2 M funding raised by Tunisian big data startup Biware

Biware, a Tunisian data management, and analysis business has secured a preliminary investment round of MAD3.5 million (US $1.2 million)…
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Ila Dhond04/10/2021
310

$10 M Series A funding round raised by Nigerian B2B payments platform Verto

Verto, a Nigerian B2B payments platform that allows small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) to pay their suppliers in over 200…
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Ila Dhond30/09/2021
352

Contactcars acquired Egyptian auto-auction platform Sa3ar

Sa3ar Technology Solutions, an Egyptian firm that digitises auto-auction sales, has been purchased by Contact Financial Holding’s automobile marketplace Contactcars.…
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Ila Dhond28/09/2021
311

To deliver free courses to university students, Ed-tech startup eLearn Africa develops platform

eLearnAfrica is an online marketplace for education that was launched in 2016 with the goal of making discovering and enrolling…
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Ila Dhond24/09/2021
316

6-figure seed funding raised by Egyptian app & commerce marketplace Shiphaly

Shiphaly is a smartphone app and marketplace that connects customers looking to buy things from other countries with travellers willing…
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