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    Africa’s Payment Plumbing Gets a $2 Million Boost from France’s DFI

    The $2 million ticket into the Guinean fintech is modest, but it signals growing development-finance appetite for the unglamorous plumbing that connects global money-senders to mobile wallets and cash agents on the continent
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    Beltone Clocks 75% IRR as it Exits Egyptian Logistics Play Bosta

    This transaction represents BVC’s fifth successful exit since it began operations in 2023 and the second for its joint vehicle with Citadel.
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    French Investor Club Super Capital Eyes Africa and Middle East Expansion with New €250k Tickets

    The new initiative, called the MEA Club, will deploy between €100k and €250k per startup, with a target of investing in ten companies per year.
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    Meet Ora, the Two-Year-Old Superapp Challenging Glovo in an Unlikely Battle in Morocco

    Even as a cohort of the brightest startup founders in Morocco were being shuttled between Rabat and Barcelona for an exclusive mentorship program, the image of their benefactor, delivery giant Glovo...
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    Can EVs Survive Blackouts? South Africa’s State Bank Puts $5.6M Behind One Startup’s Answer

    “This show of faith by the DBSA is not just financial — it is symbolic.”
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    Cash Plus Backer Mediterrania Capital Seals €600M Final Close of Fourth Fund

    The fund secured backing from a mix of institutional investors, with a significant share coming from development finance institutions (DFIs).
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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 week
    Ecosystem News

    From Washington to a Lagos Cell — Binance’s Crime Chief Closes the Chapter

    Gambaryan, who built Binance’s global investigations team from scratch, said he now plans to shift focus.
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    A Decade in the Making: How a 10-Year Partnership Turned into a $150M African Tech Acquisition

    AZA was once nearly acquired by the now-defunct FTX for $220M.
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    UNDP’s timbuktoo Platform Is Hunting for Africa’s Next Creative-Tech Founders

    Despite incredible talent and innovation, African creatives contribute just 2.9% of global creative exports.
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    Flutterwave-backer 4DX Ventures Drafts Heavyweights for Global Playbook & Beyond-Seed Strategy

    With the addition of Alemayehou and Sekyi-Otu, 4DX is expected to take a more expansive approach to deal sourcing and strategic advisory, particularly in sectors like the creative economy and later-stage growth capital .
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    Ex-Expensya Staff Back Thunder Code in $9m Seed Round to Bring AI Agents to Software Testing

    The idea behind Thunder Code emerged while Jouini was serving as CTO at Medius, overseeing integration across six acquired software companies.
    Ecosystem News

    Ex-Google, AXA and MTN Execs Land $10M from IFC for Senegal’s AI Health Startup KERA

    KERA is led by a founding team with deep expertise across healthcare, telecommunications, and artificial intelligence.
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    The Investors Most Likely to Join Egypt’s Next Big Startup Rounds in 2025

    Here are the investors that have already funded Egyptian startups in 2025, and who are likely to re-invest before the year is out.
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    Africa’s Payment Plumbing Gets a $2 Million Boost from France’s DFI

    The $2 million ticket into the Guinean fintech is modest, but it signals growing development-finance appetite for the unglamorous plumbing that connects global money-senders to mobile wallets and cash agents on the continent
    Updates

    Beltone Clocks 75% IRR as it Exits Egyptian Logistics Play Bosta

    This transaction represents BVC’s fifth successful exit since it began operations in 2023 and the second for its joint vehicle with Citadel.
    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.
    Updates

    Kenya’s Apollo Agriculture Rides Securitisation Wave with $2.1M Local-Currency Deal

    The core infrastructure enabling the transaction was provided by Kaleidofin through its “ki” platform.

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