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    Cairo-based investors pivot from portfolio mark-ups to partial divestments and trade sales to satisfy foreign limited partners.

    Canal+ and General Catalyst Back African Payments Startup Moment in $22M Series A

    “Within three years of launch, we are processing for some of Africa’s leading brands.”

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