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June 1, 2020

Africa Roundup: DHL invests in MallforAfrica, Zipline launches in US, Novastar raises $200M

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Events in May offered support to the thesis that Africa can incubate tech with global application. Two startups that developed their business models on

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May 6, 2020

Andela CEO confirms staff cuts as layoffs hit African tech

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Africa-focused tech talent accelerator Andela has let go 135 employees, CEO Jeremy Johnson confirmed to TechCrunch. Senior staff at the company — with offices

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March 16, 2020

A snapshot of the leading startups in Africa’s top VC markets

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TechCrunch did a synopsis recently on Africa’s 2019 VC stats. Analyses from investment fund Partech and media outlets Disrupt Africa and WeeTracker came up

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February 18, 2020

African crowdsolving startup Zindi scales 10,000 data scientists

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Cape Town based startup Zindi has registered 10,000 data-scientists on its platform that uses AI and machine learning to crowdsolve complex problems in Africa.

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