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Afridigest Week in Review: Africa mints its third privately held unicorn

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Afridigest Week in Review: Africa mints its third privately held unicorn

+Piloting at scale +A deal deluge +An under-the-radar multi-billion dollar acquisition +Pan-African expansion +Crypto adoption in Africa + Netflix strategy +Five $1B African tech companies

Emeka Ajene
Aug 30, 2021
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Afridigest Week in Review: Africa mints its third privately held unicorn

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The Afridigest Week in Review is a must-read weekly recap for Africa-focused founders, executives, and investors, as well as interested observers.

Welcome back! Thanks to Angela, Chinedu, Ibrahim, Lamide, IK, Jim, Isaac, & Chidi for thoughtful discussions over the last week.
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