Monthly Round-up – October 2024

Autumn is here, and we’re back in full swing at Chapter54. The past month has brought lots of good news for our accelerated scaleups – from partnerships to new milestones – and an interview with Mimi, one of our Scaleup Success Managers. Let’s dive in...

💬 We sat down with Germany Trade & Invest and the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Morocco to discuss our work with European Tech scaleups at Chapter54. Check out the interview with Mirja here.

📚 Buku, the online library of educational textbooks currently being accelerated by Chapter54, has partnered with new French publishers, inclnotably. Éditions Ellipses and Éditions Hermann. These partnerships, facilitated by us, will support Buku’s mission to provide all students and teachers in Francophone Africa with the educational resources they need. The team at Buku recently traveled to Senegal alongside Chapter54, aiming to accelerate their business objectives in the region. Over the course of a week, they participated in more than 15 business meetings, over 10 hours of working sessions, and a bespokededicated networking event.

💱 Ebury, a major fintech specialized in FX management and a current Chapter54 scaleup, now allows its customers to collect locally in three new African currencies: West African CFA Franc (XOF), Central African CFA Franc (XAF), and Tanzanian Shilling (TZS). These changes are part of Ebury's ongoing efforts to enable seamless transactions across Africa. Find out more here.