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The Next Breakout Might Be in Your Pocket
Everyone’s hunting for the next Unicorn.
The type of “category disruptor” that grows fast and turns early believers into big winners.
59,000+ investors think that Mode Mobile could be one of those rare finds.
Americans spend 4 ½ hours on their phones daily, and Mode Mobile is monetizing that screentime. With $1B+ earned by over 490M customers and 32,481% revenue growth, Mode’s EarnPhone is turning smartphones into income generating assets.
Their previous raises sold out, and the company is now offering pre-IPO shares at $0.52/share with up to 20% bonus, exclusive to early investors.
Being early is everything, and this window is still open.
*Please read the offering circular and related risks at invest.modemobile.com.
Mode Mobile recently received their ticker reservation with Nasdaq ($MODE), indicating an intent to IPO in the next 24 months. An intent to IPO is no guarantee that an actual IPO will occur.
The Deloitte rankings are based on submitted applications and public company database research, with winners selected based on their fiscal-year revenue growth percentage over a three-year period.
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| WEST AFRICA WANTS TO SET THE PRICE OF ITS OWN FUEL |
| Dangote’s refinery has changed regional supply. Regulators now want a benchmark that reflects what fuel actually costs to trade inside West Africa. |
| A credible local reference could make fuel economics clearer for refiners, traders, airlines, distributors and governments—but it depends on independent data, storage and open trading. |
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POWER Egypt and the U.S. put desalination on the table Officials are discussing investment in urban development and seawater desalination. The next signal is whether talks produce bankable projects, financing terms and procurement dates. |
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GLOBAL ENERGY Oil is rising again. Africa will feel it in two directions. Brent rose to about $89.66 as doubts returned over a U.S.–Iran deal. African oil exporters gain revenue when higher prices persist, but importing economies, airlines and manufacturers face larger fuel, freight and insurance bills. |
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