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Jibu said it has launched a differentiated offering it claims gives a more significant chunk of revenues to independent artists than labels and distributors. Kilimwomeshi experienced firsthand the difficulties faced by artists when he…

Yodawy has raised US$16 million in the first close of its Series B round. Yodawy has pioneered a pharmacy benefit management platform in the MENA region using technology, expert pharmacists, and state-of-the-art logistics. The company…

Owoafara has raised funding from gender lens investment firm Shequity. Through Owoafara’s digital platform and card services, member businesses are verified and provided with a variety of financial services including credit not normally…

VENCO has disclosed that it secured $670,000 in an oversubscribed pre-seed funding round. The pre-seed funding round was led by Zoosk Investment Management. Other strategic investors who participated in the funding round include; Voltron…

Grinta has raised US$8 million seed funding round to scale its full-stack tech platform, expand its team and accelerate growth across the Egyptian market. The end-to-end platform provides access to the full spectrum of traceable…

Jumia Technologies AG (NYSE: JMIA) (“Jumia” or “the Company”) has announced the appointment of a new Management Board and Acting CEO, while Jeremy Hodara and Sacha Poignonnec, Co-CEOs, will be stepping down effective today. The…

Kiwe has secured funding from valU, a subsidiary of EFG Hermes Holding that provides a buy now pay later (BNPL) service with a presence in Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Kiwe’s solutions allow users to easily collect, send, and spend money…

i‘SUPPLY has raised a US$1.5 million pre-seed round to expand across the country and elsewhere in the Middle East and Africa. Ibrahim Emam, i’SUPPLY Co-founder said: “With an initial launch late in 2021, i’SUPPLY aims to transform the…

Vezeeta has raised an undisclosed amount of growth funding to accelerate its organic growth as well as fund acquisitions and expansions across the Middle East and Africa. The company is now set to spearhead its expansion into new…

YouTube has unveiled its next chapter of rewarding creativity on our platform, regardless of what that looks like. Youtube announced more ways for creators to become partners, new ways to make money with Shorts, and a reimagining of how the…