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Dutch VC Aqua-Spark Secures $48m for African Blue Economy Fund, Backed by KfW and AgriFI
Ecosystem News
Algerian Super-App Yassir Buys Uno Hypermarkets to Fill the Jumia-Shaped Hole
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From iROKOtv to Showmax: Is the ‘Netflix of Africa’ Dream Officially Dead?
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Zeno Raises $25m Series A to Build Africa’s Full-Stack E-Motorcycle Challenger
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Egypt’s Breadfast Caught in Geopolitical Crossfire After $50m Raise
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Hlayisani Raises $30M to Tackle South Africa’s Series A Drought
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African Startups Raise $340m in February as Debt Eclipses Venture Equity
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International Investors Pour Into Morocco One Year After $1.9B Fund Launch
Analysis & Opinions
Beyond ‘Market Access’ Apps: Why Ghana Is the New Frontier for High-Ticket Agritech Deals
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African Startup Funding in Early 2026: More Money, Less Venture
Analysis & Opinions
Ten Key Trends That Shaped African Tech Funding in February
Analysis & Opinions
What Failed African Startups Taught Their Most Active Investors
Analysis & Opinions
Beyond Borders: The African Countries Attracting the Most Capital from Nigerian VC Firms
Analysis & Opinions
Fresh Funds African Tech Firms Can Pitch to in 2026
Analysis & Opinions
Cheap, Collateral-Free, and Non-Dilutive: The ‘Unicorn’ Debt African Founders Are Chasing
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‘Stay in It’: How Over 200 Interviews and a LinkedIn Post Led to a $2.35M Seed Round for Orca
Ecosystem News
‘Don’t Wait for a Cash Crunch’: The $70M Debt Playbook from Lula’s Trevor Gosling
Hard Talks
“Harder to Build, but More Defensible”: Enakl Co-Founder on Tackling Morocco’s Commuter Chaos
Ecosystem News
‘Valuations Still Far Too High’: Lexi Novitske on Investing a $205m Africa Tech Fund Amid Market Turbulence
Hard Talks
“Don’t Build for Hypothetical Problems”: What Immobazyme’s Founders Learned While Dragging University IP Into the Marketplace
Hard Talks
‘Don’t Wait to Be Perfect’: How Selling Imperfect Produce Helped Farm to Feed Land a $1.5M Seed Round
Hard Talks
“We Carry the Weight for Others”: Inside the $2M Raise for Tanzania’s Hybrid AgriTech Pioneer MazaoHub
Hard Talks
‘I Collapsed and Cried for Hours’: How Hypeo AI’s Founder Turned Her Worst Day Into a Venture-Backed Startup
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How Swvl Ditched the Auditors Who Doubted Its Survival
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OneBank: Egypt’s $114m State-Backed Digital Challenger Gets the Final Green Light
Policy & Regulations Forum
The March 11 Ultimatum: Why Half of SA’s E-Hailing Industry Is Racing the Clock
Policy & Regulations Forum
Too Many Cooks? Nigeria’s Plan for a New Fintech Regulator Draws Parallels to the UK’s Northern Rock Crisis
Corporate Governance Forum
Africa’s Top Venture Investor Locked in $6.3m Legal Dispute with Former Employer
Policy & Regulations Forum
Rivals Force Glovo to Shutter Stores Across Morocco
Policy & Regulations Forum
MNT-Halan’s New Moat? Egypt Freezes New Fintech Licences After 182% Growth
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Why Human Rights Matter in the Modern Workplace
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The Riyadh-Cairo Pipeline: Saudi’s VMS Lands in Egypt to Hunt for Seed+ Scaleups
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A New Wave of Tech Firms Is Tapping Nigeria’s Public Debt Market
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Ziidi Trader: Safaricom Captures Half of Kenya’s First Major IPO in 20 Years
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From Payments to Credit: Fawry’s Next Act Is Lending
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100 Faces, 160,000 Attacks: Inside the Industrialised Fraud Machines Targeting Africa
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Western Union and Cassava’s Sasai Target South Africa’s $1bn Outbound Remittance Market
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Valu Expands to Jordan With $7m — but Its Fastest Growth Is Coming From Payments, Not Loan
Egypt's largest consumer fintech posted its first full-year results since listing.
March 13, 2026
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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 month.
March 13, 2026
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Bitcoin, Nvidia and Staking: What Luno’s 6.3m South African Users Are Actually Buying
The age distribution skews toward working-age professionals. The 25–34 cohort represents 37% of users, followed by 35–44 year-olds at 26%.
October 20, 2025
Analysis & Opinions
The Secret to Central Africa’s Fintech Boom? A 450,000-Strong Army of Agents
While other regional African fintechs struggle with profitability, Central Africa's mobile money ecosystem processed 3.5 billion transactions in 2023. The backbone? Nearly half a million street-level agents converting cash into digital currency.
October 20, 2025
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$1B Processed by Gimacpay: Central Africa’s Public Payment Platforms Gain Ground on Private Fintechs
Gimacpay’s success is part of an accelerating trend across Africa: the rise of public, interoperable payment rails.
October 20, 2025
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South African Insect Protein Startup Inseco Shuts Down After Raising $5.3M — ‘We Made Some Bad Hires’
"The most important lesson I've learned is that success isn't just about technology. It's about timing, resilience and a healthy dose of luck."
October 17, 2025
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The British Remittance Fintech Powering Central Africa’s $1B Mobile Money Boom
The rise of mobile money remittances is having a profound impact on the CEMAC region.
October 17, 2025
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Sixty60: The $1.7M Seed Investment That Built a $1B Delivery Empire for Shoprite
This milestone is not just a story of a legacy retailer adapting to the digital age; it’s a case study in strategic partnership.
October 16, 2025
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Africa’s Tech Leaders Shift Focus From Hype to the ‘Mechanics of Scale’
At a major tech summit in Lagos, the conversation has moved on from fundraising announcements...
October 16, 2025
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Ivory Coast’s State-Backed Fund Writes a Rare Cheque for Doctor-Led Healthtech Ades
The platform was founded by a group of young doctors.
October 16, 2025
Ecosystem News
Moroccan Proptech Yakeey Gets $7M Backing from IFC to Fix ‘Opaque’ Real Estate Market
Launched in 2023 by Karim Beqqali, a veteran of the real estate sector and founder of Yamed Group...
October 16, 2025
Policy & Regulations Forum
‘No Legal Basis’: Morocco Blocks Ride-Hailing, Handing Victory to Taxi Unions
The country is expected to receive millions of visitors later this year for the 35th edition of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations.
October 16, 2025
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Nigerian Cleantech Rana Energy Raises $3M to Replace Diesel Generators with AI-Powered Solar
The Lagos-based startup combines equity and debt in a pre-seed round to scale its AI-driven 'digital utility' platform across Africa.
October 15, 2025
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Meet 30 Leading Africa-focused VC Firms Led by Female Managers
While many are emerging managers raising their first or second funds, they collectively represent a powerful shift in the ecosystem.
October 15, 2025
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Valu Expands to Jordan With $7m — but Its Fastest Growth Is Coming From Payments, Not Loan
Egypt's largest consumer fintech posted its first full-year results since listing.
March 13, 2026
Updates
African Startup Deal Tracker — Newest Deals
Here’s a closer look at the notable under-the-radar investment activity we’re tracking this month.
March 13, 2026
Venture Capital & Funding Sources
Dutch VC Aqua-Spark Secures $48m for African Blue Economy Fund, Backed by KfW and AgriFI
The close marks the culmination of a fundraising process that began in 2021.
March 13, 2026
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Why Human Rights Matter in the Modern Workplace
By Ashwin Rajah, founder of Mindset Matters
March 13, 2026