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    Rooftop Solar Startup Wetility Secures $27.7m to Reach 1m South African Homes

    The transaction represents one of the largest private solar financing rounds aimed at the consumer energy segment in South Africa to date..
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    Egypt’s Elsewedy Capital Takes Unlikely Leap Into Startup Investing

    Elsewedy Capital’s venture turn follows a broader trend of Egyptian corporates entering the startup funding space.
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    Cape Town AI Energy Startup Open Access Energy Raises $1.8M to Boost Electricity Trading Infrastructure

    The startup says the funding will accelerate product development and customer acquisition as it prepares to meet growing demand for flexible, decentralised energy infrastructure.
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    US Data Firm Acquires Safiyo to Expand in African Consumer Insights Market

    While financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed, the integration will see Safiyo operate as part of ACKWEST’s global insight engine.
    Ecosystem News

    French Court Orders Compulsory Liquidation of Ivorian-Founded Fintech Bizao

    Paris ruling casts doubt over future of one of Francophone Africa's most prominent B2B fintechs.
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    Investor Bias for Bigger Markets Is Forcing African Startups to Relocate — IFC

    Why startups are leaving home to chase capital — and what it means for emerging market innovation.
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    Egypt’s Octane Raises $5.2M to Plug the ‘Billions Leaking’ from Middle Eastern Fleet Fraud

    The Cairo-based fintech plans to deepen its technology stack, expand regionally, and build out fuel and maintenance infrastructure for commercial fleets.
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    Ethiopia’s Beemi Raises $1m to Kill Passive Livestreaming in Africa

    Founded by Dawit Abraham and Samuel Sisay — the creators behind Qene Games — Beemi bills itself as Ethiopia’s first gamified livestreaming platform.
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    Kuwait-backed Ekuity Capital Makes VC Move, Backing Tunisia’s €15m New Era Fund

    The Tunisian startup scene has been gaining traction in recent years, buoyed by government initiatives such as the Startup Act
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    African Startup Deal Tracker — Newest Deals

    Here’s a closer look at the notable under-the-radar investment activity we’re tracking this week.
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    Backed by $6.75m, Egypt’s Taager Picks GOAcommerce Founder to Spearhead Morocco Launch

    Taager, the Cairo-based social e-commerce platform, has named Moroccan startup founder Salma Ammor as Country Manager for its new Morocco office.
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    Lessons from a Meltdown: How Swvl Is Reinventing Its Expansion Playbook

    After a brutal reset, the Egyptian mobility startup is cautiously rebuilding with a focus on profitability.
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    Fintech Unicorn Wave Has Landed in Central Africa — But So Has a Regulatory Storm

    But just as Wave was preparing to gain momentum, it now faces a larger regulatory obstacle.
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    Egypt’s DisrupTech Ventures Backs Nigeria’s Winich Farms in Rare Investment Move

    Winich Farms was founded in 2020 by brothers Riches and Winner Attai, alongside Chichebem Jibunoh.
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    Rooftop Solar Startup Wetility Secures $27.7m to Reach 1m South African Homes

    The transaction represents one of the largest private solar financing rounds aimed at the consumer energy segment in South Africa to date..
    Analysis & Opinions

    Egypt’s Elsewedy Capital Takes Unlikely Leap Into Startup Investing

    Elsewedy Capital’s venture turn follows a broader trend of Egyptian corporates entering the startup funding space.
    Updates

    Cape Town AI Energy Startup Open Access Energy Raises $1.8M to Boost Electricity Trading Infrastructure

    The startup says the funding will accelerate product development and customer acquisition as it prepares to meet growing demand for flexible, decentralised energy infrastructure.
    Updates

    US Data Firm Acquires Safiyo to Expand in African Consumer Insights Market

    While financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed, the integration will see Safiyo operate as part of ACKWEST’s global insight engine.

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