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Zoe raises $30 million to offer personalized nutrition services
Nutrition analytics startup Zoe has raised $30 million in funding to offer personalized nutrition services to individual users worldwide. Zoe received a spotlight during the COVID-19 pandemic as its platform provided early data on the spread of the disease, its symptoms and post-infection effects. Since COVID-19 have become more manageable, Zoe has returned to its…
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Kenyan startup raises $2.1m to make smartphones accessible to Africans
Kenyan re-commerce startup Badili has raised $2.1 million in pre-seed funding to provide affordable smartphones in Africa, a fast-growing smartphone market. Although smartphones are essential in the era of the digital economy, many Africans struggle to afford a new unit due to low income. The Communications Authority of Kenya recently revealed that although smartphone penetration…
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Cerebras partners with Cirrascale to make generative AI more inclusive
American tech startup Cerebras Systems has partnered with Cirrascale Cloud Services to make generative AI technology more inclusive. The partnership focuses on developing a Large Language Model (LLM), a generative AI tool that can mimic human communication. It can read, outline, translate and even predict future texts. According to Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman, LLM does…
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Cameroon’s Ejara raises $8 million to ‘democratize’ financial products
Cameroonian fintech startup Ejara has raised $8 million in Series A funding to “democratize” access to financial products in French-speaking African countries. Founded two years ago, Ejara provides a blockchain wallet service to its users. Ejara users can purchase, sell, trade and keep crypto assets using the Ejara wallet. Ejara co-founders Nelly Chatue-Diop and Baptiste…
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Indonesian startup raises $13M to help content creators build brands
Indonesian-based startup TipTip has raised $13 million in Series A funding to help Southeast Asian content creators build their brands. Founded in October 2021, TipTip offers a platform for talents like musicians, painters and chefs who want to expand their communities. TipTip also helps these talents monetize their content through direct sales. TipTip founder Albert…
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New-age fintech startup raises $1M to offer efficient banking solutions in India
New-age fintech startup Galgal Money has raised $1 million in seed funding to offer efficient banking solutions in India. Galgal app aims to solve financial management issues among youth through its AI system. Since young adults often see financial management as complicated, Galgal offers help to simplify the process. It promises to make savings less…
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KaiOS raises $3.4m to offer services in sub-Saharan Africa
Hong Kong-based feature phone OS startup KaiOS has raised $3.4 million in funding to expand its presence to sub-Saharan Africa. Founder and CEO Sebastien Codeville built KaiOS on the now-defunct Firefox OS. It had difficulty competing with established competitors like Apple’s iOS and Google-supported Android. Nevertheless, the startup saw an opportunity to target consumers in…
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Aura, smart frame startup founded by former Twitter execs raises $26M
Aura, a high-design smart frame startup established by early Twitter employees, has raised $26 million in a mix of debt and equity led by LAGO Innovation Fund. This funding followed the massive increase of users to two million in September 2022 from one million in December 2021, with nearly 1 million digital frames sold. The…
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Kenyan SaaS startup raises $3m to improve fleet management in W.Africa
Leta, a Kenyan-based supply chain and logistics SaaS provider, has secured $3 million in pre-seed funding to expand its services to West Africa. Leta founder and CEO Nick Joshi said the company plans to begin in the Ghanaian capital of Accra in December. After Ghana, Leta will try to tackle the Nigerian market. The startup…
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AI created to detect lung cancer can now detect liver cancer too
Scientists at Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have successfully used DELFI, an AI-powered blood test that detects lung cancer, to detect liver cancer. In 2021, scientists at the facility developed DELFI, which stands for “DNA evaluation of fragments for early interception.” It is a blood test that identifies cell-free DNA (cfDNA) or fragmentation changes in…