This week on Techpoint.Africa

All the best stories on startups, technology and innovation this week [View this email in your browser]( Weekly Newsletter Excerpts: [It seems Nigerian payments startup, Kudi has raised $5.8m in a Series A round]( According to a U.S. SEC filing, Kudi, a pioneering conversational online payments startup, has raised $5.8m in a funding round led by the Partech Africa Fund. [Read on »]( [Social Media Roundup: Messy Messy Messy Group]( This week on social media. the story behind the rift between MMMG founders Ubi Franklin and Iyanya, Congolese singer Koffi Olomide gets prison sentence for rape and other stories. [Read on »]( [Nigerian deep tech startup, RxAll is looking to squash the $30 billion global fake drug industry]( This Nigerian deep tech solution is looking to eliminate the global fake drugs scourge [Read on »]( [There’s a new commercial motorcycle startup in Lagos, but it is nothing like Gokada or MAX]( You may have noticed some motorcycles with distinctive blue branding, operating along major routes in Lagos. The company, EasyMobility is operating on an entirely different model from established players like Gokada and MAX [Read on »]( [FarmCrowdy raises additional $1m seed investment]( FarmCrowdy newly secures additional seed investment of $1 million from international investors Cox Enterprises and Techstars, along with local investor Ajayi Solutions [Read on »]( [Jumia, Africa’s first Internet startup to file for listing on the NYSE, might not be truly African]( There are questions around the African identity of Jumia Technologies AG, widely considered as the first African internet startup to file for IPO in the New York Stock Exchange. [Read on »]( [Paylater’s parent company, OneFi acquires Amplify for ‘undisclosed fee’]( One Finance and Investment Limited (OneFi), the company behind consumer lending app, Paylater recently announced its acquisition of Amplified Payments Limited for an 'undisclosed fee', barely two weeks after OneFi announced securing a $5m debt facility from Lendable [Read on »]( [Google announces third cohort of Launchpad Accelerator Africa]( After 2 successful cohorts, Google has announced 12 startups for its third Launchpad Accelerator programme. [Read on »]( [GIGM has a new tech-based solution for investors in Nigeria’s transport sector]( GIGM has a new tech-based solution for investors in the transport industry. [Read on »]( [NITDA is on a mission to safeguard the data privacy rights of Nigerians]( Efforts by the Nigerian government towards promoting data privacy in the country through the introduction of a data protection regulation. [Read on »]( [MTN wants to launch the “WeChat of Africa”, will it catch on?]( MTN wants to launch a platform that has mobile money offering, music streaming and other features. Would you use it? [Read on »]( [4 key things to know on your startup’s way to a US IPO]( Following Jumia's impending IPO listing on the New York Stock Exchange, we explore 4 key things to note for African startups which plan to IPO in the US too. [Read on »]( [Are Lagos-based motorcycle on-demand companies really illegal?]( Motorcycle on demand has gotten popular in Lagos, Nigeria. But are they legal? [Read on »]( [Feature phones and the renewed drive for internet penetration in Africa]( The increasing efforts to connect more Africans to the Internet through the launching of 'smart 'feature phones for the continent. [Read on »]( If you have any thoughts, comments or suggestions, please do not hesitate to hit the reply button; I'd love to hear from you. Muyiwa Matuluko Editor-in-Chief, Techpoint.Africa Copyright © 2019 Techpoint Africa, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to the Techpoint.africa newsletter. Our mailing address is: Techpoint Africa 8 Adebayo Mokuolu street, beside Hotel Newcastle, Anthony VillageLagos 100232 Nigeria [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. [Mailchimp Email Marketing](