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    “We’re Not Monitoring Energy — We’re Deciding What Happens Next”: Inside PowerLabs’ Bet on Automation

    "The most important lesson we’ve taken from this journey is how much your team determines everything else."
    Ecosystem News

    Standard Bank Leads $330m Refinancing for JSE-Listed AI Fintech Optasia

    Optasia, which made history in November 2025 as the largest fintech IPO on the JSE, uses proprietary AI to provide credit scoring and micro-lending to unbanked populations.
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    Who Replaces a Founder-CEO? Africa’s Top Startups’ Succession Playbooks Are Taking Shape

    After a decade of hustle, a wave of founder-CEOs are handing over the keys. But who will succeed them? We dig deeper.
    Ecosystem News

    PayPal Launches $100M Hunt for Acquisitions and Minority Stakes in African Fintech

    The move signals a deeper strategic push into the region for PayPal, building on its existing portfolio.
    Partner Content

    Payaza vs FairMoney: A New King Is Crowned in Nigeria’s Fintech Debt Market

    The new SEC framework, effective April 24, 2025, ended the era of easy liquidity with several key mandates.
    Analysis & Opinions

    The ‘Fund Manager Factory’: Inside the High-Touch Model De-Risking Africa’s ‘Missing Middle’

    This model is the antithesis of lean, remote investing.
    Partner Content

    Fintech Unicorn Wave’s African Playbook Has Been Copied. What’s Its Next Move?

    This week, Orange Cameroon, a subsidiary of the French telecoms giant, announced it was slashing all peer-to-peer transfer fees to zero.
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    Silverbacks Backs Export-Focused African Fashion Startups in Creative Economy Push

    The investment brings together a return-focused firm and an impact-driven non-profit.
    Ecosystem News

    Acumen’s $246M ‘De-Risking’ Fund Targets Africa’s Energy Frontier

    The Hardest-to-Reach (H2R) Initiative, launched at COP28, is now backed by a powerful coalition.
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    Yango Ventures’ New $20M Fund Makes Second African Tech Investment

    The deal marks the fund’s second major African tech investment this year.
    Policy & Regulations Forum

    Wave Throws $50M into Senegal’s Tax Fire — Can It Quench the Blaze?

    Senegal's fintech industry is presenting what it calls a “winning alternative.”
    Partner Content

    The Flywheel Effect: How M-KOPA’s 35,000 Agents Are Powering Its Push to 10M Users

    According to its newly released 2025 Impact Report, M-KOPA is on track to reach 10 million customers.
    Analysis & Opinions

    Five Lessons from Goodwell’s Decade-Long Bet on African Fintech

    Instead of pure expansion, companies are focusing on making existing networks more productive and resilient.
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    Mirova’s $282M Fund Backs Kenya’s Arc Ride in First African EV Deal

    The €33bn asset manager's Gigaton Fund has committed up to $10m in debt to the Kenyan e-mobility startup to scale its battery-swapping network.
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    “We’re Not Monitoring Energy — We’re Deciding What Happens Next”: Inside PowerLabs’ Bet on Automation

    "The most important lesson we’ve taken from this journey is how much your team determines everything else."
    Ecosystem News

    Standard Bank Leads $330m Refinancing for JSE-Listed AI Fintech Optasia

    Optasia, which made history in November 2025 as the largest fintech IPO on the JSE, uses proprietary AI to provide credit scoring and micro-lending to unbanked populations.
    Partner Content

    From Kitchens to Cockpits: The Egyptian Startup Turning Cooking Oil Into a 25x Investor Return

    Delta Oil operates at the intersection of waste management and energy production.
    Analysis & Opinions

    The ‘Early-Stage Hollow’: Is the Rise of Successor Funds Leaving African Seed Founders Behind?

    This matters because the early-stage hollow is cumulative.

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