YC-backed Duplo raises $1.3m pre-seed to digitize B2B companies in Africa

Last Updated: July 8, 2022 Published: February 11, 2022 by Damilare Adams

Nigerian-based and Y Combinator backed Fintech startup, Duplo has raised USD$1.3 million pre-seed funding to provide technical solutions to problems around inefficiencies in terms of moving goods from manufacturers and suppliers to retailers; usually involving collecting cash through a network of agents. The $1.3 million pre-seed funding round was led by early-stage pan-African VC firm … Read more

Y Combinator Application: Amazing 5 Nigerian fintech startups backed by the Y Combinator

Last Updated: April 6, 2021 Published: March 25, 2021 by Chinweike Jude

Since 2009 till date at least more than 20 Nigerian fintech startups have been admitted through the Y Combinator Application, it says a lot about the fintech eco-system in Nigerian and great talents in the Continent. In the 2020 winter batch of the Y Combinator Application, about 12 African Startups were admitted into YC out … Read more