YC values Flutterwave at over $150m, funds galore across Africa, battling child porn in Nigeria

October 04, 2019 00:09:02
YC values Flutterwave at over $150m, funds galore across Africa, battling child porn in Nigeria
Techpoint Africa Podcast
YC values Flutterwave at over $150m, funds galore across Africa, battling child porn in Nigeria

Oct 04 2019 | 00:09:02

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Chimgozirim Nwokoma Oluwanifemi Kolawole Bolu Abiodun

Show Notes

Download the GIGM app https://m.gigm.com/ Get in touch with Victor in Kenya - east@techpoint.africa or https://twitter.com/victor_ekwealor on Twitter. Learn how to get funding for your business and keep it: https://bit.ly/smeclinic3 Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast: Valued at over $150m, Flutterwave is Y Combinator’s most valuable company from Africa. https://techpoint.africa/2019/10/03/flutterwave-is-valued-at-over-150m/ With $55,000 in seed funding, this Nigerian hardware startup is set to break glass ceilings. https://techpoint.africa/2019/10/03/nupe-energy-nugas/ TemTem’s funding round may be a good omen for Algerian tech startups. https://techpoint.africa/2019/10/01/temtem-series-a-funding-round/ Nigerian lawmakers move to censor online distribution of child pornography. https://techpoint.africa/2019/10/03/lawmakers-internet-child-pornography/ Listen every Tuesday and Friday at 8 AM (WAT). You can find us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, SoundCloud, TuneIn or anywhere else you get your podcasts. Visit www.techpoint.africa for more stories.

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