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    AfDB Backs Francophone Tech With $7.6m Bet on Saviu II Under New President

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    Egypt’s Breadfast Caught in Geopolitical Crossfire After $50m Raise

    Last month, Breadfast announced it had raised $50m in a pre-Series C round led by Novastar Ventures through its People and Planet Fund III (NVIII).
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    Saviu II is managed by Saviu Partners and will target seed-stage and first institutional rounds, writing cheques of between €500,000 and €3m.

    Egypt’s Breadfast Caught in Geopolitical Crossfire After $50m Raise

    Last month, Breadfast announced it had raised $50m in a pre-Series C round led by Novastar Ventures through its People and Planet Fund III (NVIII).

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