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FirstFounders Network: Empowering African Startups to Succeed

First Founders is a startup studio that collaborates with early-stage founders globally, both within and outside Africa, to develop some of the most promising ideas tailored for the African market. David Lanre Messan, the founder and chief executive officer of The First Founders Inc. and TroggeUrban Limited, started as an idea strategist and evolved into […]

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How Minly is Revolutionizing Celebrity Fan Engagement in the Middle East

In one sentence, Minly offers an online celebrity engagement platform. It makes use of mobile and web technologies to provide the essentials for content creators and celebrities of all kinds to connect with audiences. Minly makes impossible connections possible. Minly is headquartered in Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt. Aimed at bridging the gap between celebrities and […]

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How Cartona is Transforming Egypt’s Retail Market with Innovative B2B Solutions

Cartona is an Egyptian tech startup company, a B2B platform that connects retailers to manufacturers and wholesalers. Recognizing the potential to improve productivity and reduce resource waste, Mahmoud Talaat, along with Mahmoud Abdel-Fattah Moursy and Rafik Zaher, founded Cartona in August 2020. Cartona is a B2B e-commerce marketplace that focuses on solving supply chain and […]

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How MosMos is Revolutionizing Microfinance in Africa

Mosmos is a platform that offers a way for Africans to save for costly items like electronics and other high-cost materials. In essence, Mosmos allows customers to save towards a future purchase plan, or even an entire cart of items, at your own pace. There is a B2C model where products are gotten directly from […]