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Tuesday, August 30, 2022

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  • Embed that finance: Pezesha, a Kenyan-based fintech startup, is flush with $11 million in new capital as it seeks to bridge the gap between access to financial products and what is a "$330 billion financing deficit for the small enterprises that make up 90% of Africa's businesses," Annie reports.
  • We’re all connected: If you haven't yet seen yourself in one of your Twitter connection's Circles, you may soon. The social media giant is launching the "Close Friends" features globally, Ivan reports. Add a bunch of people to your Circle and get tweeting.
  • No delivery for you: Delivery platform Gopuff has only been in Europe since November 2021, but Natasha L writes it made the decision to discontinue its service in Spain. She cites that perhaps this is to focus more on the United Kingdom market where revenue there is increasing 30% month over month.

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The company behind last summer's hot social app, Poparazzi, appears to be readying a round two following its $15 million Series A announced in June. A new listing in the App Store under the developer's account, TTYL, is teasing a pre-release app called Made with Friends, Sarah reports.

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Big Tech Inc.

Last chance to get your game on in the Facebook Gaming app. The social media giant said it is shutting down its stand-alone app at the end of October, Aisha reports. Don't worry, you can still find your games in Gaming on actual Facebook. When launching the separate app two years ago, it seemed to be more difficult than Facebook bargained for, so it decided to join 'em instead of beating 'em.

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