7 tech startups receive funding from the $12M Jua kickstarter fund

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Summary

Jua Kickstarter fund gives entrepreneurs start-up capital to grow their futures. Among the startups shortlisted for its inaugural fund are three Kenyan enterprises, two from Nigeria, one each from Madagascar and Zimbabwe. The deals were arrived at shortly after the Kickstarter Olympics that ran for a week where high panel judges listened to ideas. Jirogasy – manufacturer, assembly, and design of home solar and communication systems. The fund was launched by Industrialist Adam Molai in 2020 and recently received a pledge from Simba Global Start-ups (a US-based mentorship and angel investing firm) doubling its size to $2million to become Africa’s largest individually backed capital venture fund.

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Amount - Total raised
Date March 12, 2021 Announcement date
Investors - Lead investors
Company https://www.whispahealth.com/ Funded company

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