Tage Kene-Okafor from TechCrunch - Journalist Profile

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1	Tage Kene-Okafor TechCrunch Journalist at TechCrunch. TechnologyAfrica		Backed by Schmidt Futures, Cloudline raises $6M to take aerial autonomy green and mainstream - 5 months ago Egypt’s Mtor nabs $2.8M pre-seed for its online auto parts marketplace - 6 months ago Jumia reports GMV growth in physical goods across five countries and lowest losses since IPO - 6 months ago Why Norrsken founder Niklas Adalberth is betting on Africa - 6 months ago Shekel Mobility, a B2B marketplace for auto dealers in Africa, raises $7M led by Ventures Platform and MaC VC - 6 months ago French soccer players back African mobile video network StarNews Mobile in $3M round - 7 months ago Ghana’s Complete Farmer, which connects farmers to global food buyers, raises $10.4M - 8 months ago IFC leads $5M extension round in Ivorian SaaS e-commerce platform ANKA - 8 months ago Mecho Autotech raises $2.4M, ventures into wholesale spare parts distribution - 8 months ago Base Ecosystem Fund, Hashed Emergent invest $1.9M in Nestcoin to scale its Onboard product - 8 months ago LocalGlobe and Pronomos Capital back Itana to pave the way for Africa’s first digital free zone - 9 months ago Nigerian embedded finance platform Anchor raises $2.4M to expand product offerings - 9 months ago Founders Factory Africa to deploy $114M using learnings from past programs - 9 months ago Jumia expects losses not to exceed $100M this year, per Q3 financials - 9 months ago Mastercard to purchase a minority stake in MTN’s $5.2B fintech business - 9 months ago Moove takes in $76M equity, debt from Mubadala and BlackRock at a $550M valuation - 9 months ago South African VC Knife Capital closes $50M Series B fund for startups with high exit potential - 9 months ago Emtech to advance its regtech and CBDC stack solutions with $4M led by Matrix Partners India - 10 months ago Traction raises $6M seed as Nigeria’s merchant acquiring space continues to heat up - 10 months ago Terragon’s $9M raise gives credence to the market maturity in Africa’s cloud and martech space - 10 months ago African governments are collaborating with innovators to strengthen local health supply chains - 10 months ago Kasha raises $21M Series B led by Knife Capital to expand health access platform across Africa - 10 months ago Nigeria’s MyCover.ai to scale its open insurance API platform with new funding - 10 months ago Lee Fixel’s Addition leads $6M seed round in Egyptian fintech Flash - 10 months ago HR tech startup Propel wants to power the open talent economy via tech communities - 10 months ago Lightspeed makes first investment in Africa, backing Ghana’s Berry Health - 11 months ago YC-backed Eze raises new capital for its secondhand electronics marketplace - 11 months ago Peach Cars, a Kenyan used-car marketplace, raises $5M in seed investment - 11 months ago An investor, an operator, and their plan to upskill Africa’s workforce - 11 months ago