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Spotlight on funding wins accross the continent

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Welcome to our "Week in Review" series, your weekly roundup of the most impactful developments in the African tech landscape.

Here's what stood out this week:

💸 Funding Wins

  • Kenya's Ilara Health gets $4.2M backing to bring high-quality diagnostic equipments to remote clinics. Ilara currently supports 3, 000 of the estimated 15, 000 clinics in the country.

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  • Roam, a Kenyan electric mobility startup, raises $24 million to boost EV production and expand across Africa.

    Roam
    Roam's electric buses and motorcycles
  • Moove, a vehicle financing company that started in Nigeria raised $10M from Stride Ventures. The company plans to use the funding to expand to the Indian market.

    One year later, Moove is still doubling down on its Indian bet
    Moove in India

🌍 Changes on the Map

  • South Africa wants YOU! The country is rolling out a new digital nomad visas to offer tech workers a chance to live and work in the country, with access to healthcare, education, banking, and housing.

And that’s a wrap!


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