Funding Rounds, Shutdowns, and Industry News

The Open Africa Podcast by Open Africa Podcast

Mar 11, 20251:15:08Technology

On this episode of the podcast, 'Laolu, Nosa, and Furo talk about Cedar Money’s $9.9 million seed round, Ghana-based fintech Oze securing undisclosed funding from Visa and DEG, Edukoya’s shutdown as a result of macroecon...

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