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Chpter Retail Tech Fund

Key Information

Organisation

Chpter

Status

Open

Type

Venture Capital

Amount

USD 10,000 – 50,000

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Description

Specialized investment in conversational commerce for African SME retail.

Eligibility Criteria

Early-stage startups building social commerce and checkout tools.

Focus Sectors

RetailTech, SaaS, E-commerce

Equity Terms

SAFE or Equity; focus on social selling and merchant tools.

Startups That Could Apply

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Union54 Zambia's fintech unicorn story

Kiira Motors Corporation East Africa's first solar bus

Expensya Tunisia Tunisian tech success story

mPharma Ghana Reimagining African pharmacy

Instabug Mobile app performance from Cairo

Zeepay Ghana Mobile money remittances for Africa

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