Tag: Health-Tech

Nigerian startup 54gene winds down after raising $45m
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Nigerian startup 54gene winds down after raising $45m

The genomics startup 54gene has started to wind down operations, TechCabal reported on Wednesday. The startup began the procedure in July 2023. Its website had been taken down by September, and the PR firm that had long served as its representative informed TechCabal that they were no longer employed by 54gene. This statement follows unverified […]

Health startup mPharma lays off 150 workers
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Health startup mPharma lays off 150 workers

A Ghanaian health startup, mPharma, which supply of prescription drugs for pharmacies and their suppliers, has let go some of its employees. “We took the difficult decision to right-size the team,” Gregory Rockson, the company’s CEO, told TechCabal. The layoffs are in light of the current macroeconomic conditions driven by the devaluation of the naira.” […]

Nigerian health-tech startup Clafiya secures $610k pre-seed funding
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Nigerian health-tech startup Clafiya secures $610k pre-seed funding

In a stride toward affordable healthcare services in Africa, Clafiya, innovative health-tech startup, has successfully closed a remarkable $610,000 pre-seed round. The funding, led by esteemed investors like Norrsken Accelerator, Acquired Wisdom Fund, Hustle Fund, Voltron Capital, Microtraction, Ajim Capital, and others, will fuel Clafiya’s rapid growth, support product development, and facilitate the recruitment of […]