Nigerian one-click checkout platform OurPass raises $1M pre-seed, wants to build ‘Fast for Africa’ – TechCrunch

Nigerian one-click checkout platform OurPass raises $1M pre-seed, wants to build ‘Fast for Africa’ – TechCrunch

We love buying things online, from ecommerce stores to subscription-based websites. However, nobody has fun having to log into different websites and stores over and over again. I mean, shopping can be a lot more fun if there was a fast logging and checkout system in all of your favorite online stores. In the US, … Read more

Middle East and Africa will reap benefits from Nuwa Capital’s newest fund – TechCrunch

Middle East and Africa will reap benefits from Nuwa Capital’s newest fund – TechCrunch

Nuwa Capital, a Dubai and Riyadh-based venture capital firm, announced the first close of its $ 100 million NVFI fund in February. The closing price was three quarters of the target and happened in less than a year after starting the company in February 2020. According to the company, the second deal should take place … Read more

Vaccine expert on U.S. missteps and what we can learn from successful inoculations in Africa

Vaccine expert on U.S. missteps and what we can learn from successful inoculations in Africa

A vaccination campaign in Mozambique. (Denis Onyodi / VillageReach Photo) While scientists have been able to manufacture and test COVID-19 vaccines in a near-unimaginable record breaking time, vaccine delivery in the US has been bumpy, slow, and unfair. What is to blame for the chaotic rollout? “The classic trap the US fell into … is … Read more