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“Almost all venture-backed tech founders are dealing with high stress levels, loneliness, and the potential for burnout. – Inc.Africa

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[TechCrunch] Lee Fixel’s Addition leads $6M seed round in Egyptian fintech Flash
The Egyptian fintech, which provides cashless payment solutions for consumers and businesses through a scan-and-pay service, has raised $6 million in seed funding...
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[TechCrunch] Indifi raises $35M to expand digital lending to more small businesses
Indifi Technologies, an Indian startup offering digital lending to small and medium businesses, has raised $35 million in a new funding round led by ICICI Venture, the investment arm of ICICI Bank. Existing investors, including...
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[Forbes] The Fintech 50
We’re honored to see that five of our mission-driven portfolio companies make Forbes’ Fintech 50! This recognition showcases how the fintech industry and the hard work towards Financial Inclusion and innovation is making a difference....
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[TechCabal] Flourish Ventures wants to create systemic change and build fair financial systems in Africa
Efayomi Carr, principal at Flourish Ventures, talks to TechCabal about what he has learned from investing in Africa, how Flourish Ventures invests, and his view on the current state of the African funding landscape. 
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[WeeTracker.com] Africa’s Tech Startup Scene Contends With Lingering Gender Gaps
The lack of gender diversity both within startup teams and funding rounds in Africa’s startup ecosystem remains an issue that doesn’t seem to be going away, a new report suggests, highlighting the continued struggles of...
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[Disrupt Africa] New report lays bare lack of gender diversity in African tech startup ecosystem
Disrupt Africa has released the first ever publication focused on gender equality in the African tech startup landscape, in partnership with Africa-focused pre-seed investment programmes Madica, with the results demonstrating the lack of gender diversity...
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[Inc. Magazine] Founders Must Prioritise Mental Health
Entrepreneurial journeys are challenging. There are peaks of extreme happiness and moments of utter despair. Inc.Africa has been on its startup journey and frequently writes about emerging entrepreneurs, so I wanted to understand an investor’s...
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[American Banker] Most Influential Women in Fintech
Influence in the fintech sector takes many forms. There are the entrepreneurs who work long hours to build businesses, create jobs and develop innovative products that help people. There are the venture capitalists who take...
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[TechCrunch] Capital crunch shines light on the importance of founders’ mental health
Mental wellness goes hand-in-hand with innovation and success. For investors then, this needs to be a focus of investment, as risk exposure is also in the wellness of the founder.
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[Banking Dive] Debt repayment fintech Clerkie raises $33M in Series A
“Our goal is to support struggling American families by giving them better tools to responsibly fulfill their debt obligations and ease their debt burden,” said founder Guy Assad.
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