Egyptian on-demand grocery delivery startup Appetito bags $2M pre-Series A

Egyptian grocery delivery startup Appetito has raised $2 million in pre-Series A funding, the company confirmed to TechCrunch today. The round, which comes after the company’s $450,000 seed round... Read more »

On Twitter, political disinformation clouds Kenya’s trending topics

In the days immediately following revelations that Kenya’s president Uhuru Kenyatta held secret wealth in offshore tax havens, Odanga Madung noticed something odd on Twitter. In spite of the... Read more »

Korean online payment service Kakao Pay surges nearly 114% on the first day of trading

Shares in Kakao Pay, the fintech unit of South Korea’s largest messaging app operator Kakao Corp, closed up 114% in its market debut on Wednesday.  The Ant Financial-backed company... Read more »

Nigeria’s lender Payhippo raises $3 million in seed funding to extend quick loans to SMEs

Nigeria’s lending startup Payhippo has raised $3 million in a seed round, funding the company plans to use in sourcing the talent needed to optimize its technology as it... Read more »

Clubhouse goes multi-lingual with 13 languages added to newest update

Voice-first social media platform Clubhouse has gone back to school to learn itself a baker’s dozen worth of new languages. The company has announced in a press conference in... Read more »

E-commerce aggregator Una Brands raises $15M Series A five months after its launch

Una Brands, the e-commerce aggregator focused on Asia-Pacific brands, announced today it has raised $15 million for its Series A. The full-equity round was co-led by White Star Capital... Read more »
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