Big story today: Nigerian startup that wants to overhaul Africa’s $6B printing sector, Printivo, closed a seed round. Most of the information regarding the deal is kept close to the vest, but we do know the investment is upwards of $100,000 dollars and the investor is the Silicon Valley-based VC fund, EchoVC. Congrats to Yomi Ojo and the Printivo team. What else happened today?
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