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WaystoCap

YC Winter 2017 Acquired

We are Alibaba of Africa. We are building a marketplace for African…

https://waystocap.com ↗
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Your thesis: “We back exceptional technical founders building AI-first products and infrastructure, deploying $100K checks within 24 hours.”

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