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In a significant milestone for Africa’s clean energy and financial inclusion sectors, solar energy firm d.light has secured an additional $300 million in receivables financing,

July 1, 2025

Updates

Ghana’s Liquify Snags $1.5M to Turn Unpaid Invoices into Instant Cash

“Liquify was built to unlock the $120 billion trade-finance gap holding back Africa’s most dynamic SMEs."

June 30, 2025

Updates

VIBRA, Pillow, Momint — Africa’s Crypto Graveyard Grows

South African crypto startup Momint, once lauded for helping local creators monetize digital content through NFTs

June 30, 2025

Ecosystem News

Saudi Arabia’s New Tech Magnet: How Riyadh is Drawing Egypt’s Deep-Tech Startups with Millions in Grant Funding

The immense financial firepower and market access offered by Saudi Arabia provide a runway that is, for now, unmatched elsewhere in the region.

June 30, 2025

Updates

Nigerian Startup Intron Finds Surprising Traction in the Country’s Chaotic Courtrooms

“We didn’t just tune a global model to local accents. We started from scratch with real African data."

June 30, 2025

Updates

Fintech Unicorn Wave Secures $137 Million in Debt Funding to Power Pan-African Growth

Wave made headlines in September 2021 when it became Francophone Africa’s first unicorn, hitting a valuation of $1.7 billion

June 30, 2025

Updates

African Startup Deal Tracker — Newest Deals

Here’s a closer look at the notable under-the-radar investment activity we’re tracking this week

June 27, 2025

Ecosystem News

Lesaka Snaps Up Michael Jordaan’s Bank Zero for $61.4M to Take On TymeBank

The purchase of Bank Zero is the latest move in Lesaka’s aggressive expansion.

June 27, 2025

Policy & Regulations Forum

Bank of Ghana Revives Its List of Unapproved Fintechs

Just weeks after calling out Yellow Card over its alleged involvement with a dubious stablecoin scheme, the central bank has returned with another blacklist .

June 27, 2025

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