Tage Kene-Okafor, Author at TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com Startup and Technology News Tue, 20 May 2025 16:39:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cropped-cropped-favicon-gradient.png?w=32 Tage Kene-Okafor, Author at TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com 32 32 Sylndr, with a fresh $15.7M, allows users to buy, sell, finance, and service used cars in Egypt https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/19/sylndr-with-fresh-15-7m-allows-users-to-buy-sell-finance-and-service-used-cars-in-egypt/ Tue, 20 May 2025 04:05:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3008510 VUZ gets $12M for its immersive video experiences across emerging markets and the US https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/18/vuz-gets-12m-to-scale-immersive-video-experiences-across-emerging-markets-and-the-u-s/ Mon, 19 May 2025 06:57:53 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3008240 Mercury’s CEO formalizes bets on early-stage founders with a $26M fund https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/12/mercurys-ceo-formalizes-bets-on-early-stage-founders-with-a-26m-fund/ Mon, 12 May 2025 17:40:38 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3005972 Egypt’s Nawy, the largest proptech in Africa, raises $52M to take on MENA https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/11/egypts-nawy-lands-a-52m-series-a-to-take-on-mena/ Mon, 12 May 2025 05:03:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3005470 MoneyFellows raises $13M to take its group savings model outside Egypt https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/04/moneyfellows-raises-13m-to-take-its-group-savings-model-outside-egypt/ Mon, 05 May 2025 06:05:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3002628 OmniRetail shakes up Africa’s B2B e-commerce market with $20M Series A https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/28/omniretail-shakes-up-africas-b2b-e-commerce-market-with-20m-series-a/ Mon, 28 Apr 2025 08:07:47 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2999357 Fluent Ventures backs replicated startup models in emerging markets https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/23/fluent-ventures-backs-replicated-startup-models-in-emerging-markets/ Wed, 23 Apr 2025 15:15:15 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2997521 Visa-backed African unicorn Moniepoint tackles remittances, but is it late to the game? https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/16/visa-backed-african-unicorn-moniepoint-tackles-remittances-but-is-it-late-to-the-game/ Wed, 16 Apr 2025 08:35:34 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2994303 Bill Gates-backed Arnergy to expand solar access in Nigeria with $18M as demand surges https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/14/arnergy-to-expand-solar-access-in-nigeria-with-18m-series-b/ Mon, 14 Apr 2025 08:05:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2992790 Fuse raises $6.6M to fix a payment problem for companies expanding to MENA https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/03/ex-bvnk-founder-launches-fuse-raises-6-6m-to-power-cross-border-payments-in-mena/ Thu, 03 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2988882 Y Combinator neobank Djamo raises $17M with 1M users across Francophone Africa https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/03/djamo-raises-17m-and-has-1m-users-across-francophone-africa/ Thu, 03 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2988389 Here are Africa’s biggest startups based on valuation https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/29/here-are-africas-biggest-startups-based-on-valuation/ Sat, 29 Mar 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2942923 Ex-Network International execs raise $6.75M for Enza, an African fintech serving banks https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/24/ex-network-execs-raise-6m-for-enza/ Mon, 24 Mar 2025 08:05:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2984934 ClearGrid, armed with a fresh $10M, is developing AI to improve debt collection in MENA https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/19/cleargrid-armed-with-10m-uses-ai-to-fix-debt-collection-in-mena/ Thu, 20 Mar 2025 04:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2983474 YC-backed food supply startup Vendease restructures employees’ salaries https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/18/vendease-restructures-employees-salaries/ Tue, 18 Mar 2025 09:36:04 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2980694 Google, Speedinvest back Kenya’s Leta, which uses AI to make logistics cheaper https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/18/google-speedinvest-back-kenyas-leta-which-uses-ai-to-make-logistics-cheaper/ Tue, 18 Mar 2025 08:15:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2981565 Equator closes $55M fund to bring more private capital to African climate tech https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/11/equator-closes-55m-fund-for-early-stage-climate-tech-startups-in-africa/ Tue, 11 Mar 2025 09:10:07 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2978205 African VC LoftyInc Capital launches third fund for seed and Series A, reaches $43M first close https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/04/loftyinc-capital-launches-third-fund-for-seed-and-series-a/ Tue, 04 Mar 2025 22:00:17 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2974723 Gozem nets $30M to expand vehicle financing, digital banking in Francophone Africa https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/26/gozem-nets-30m-to-expand-vehicle-financing-digital-banking-in-francophone-africa/ Wed, 26 Feb 2025 10:36:38 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2970913 Mercor, an AI recruiting startup founded by 21-year-olds, raises $100M at $2B valuation https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/20/mercor-an-ai-recruiting-startup-founded-by-21-year-olds-raises-100m-at-2b-valuation/ Thu, 20 Feb 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2968303