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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.
    Policy & Regulations Forum

    Egypt’s First ‘Startup Label’ Goes to Digital Lender Flend

    Flend, a digital lender for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has become the first Egyptian company to be officially granted "Startup Label" certification.
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    Travelling with a Ghana-Rwanda Fintech Passport — At What ‘Fees’?

    For fintech firms eager to expand, the allure of passporting is undeniable.
    Updates

    Finnfund Returns with $2M Follow-on Funding for SA Fibre Firm Fibertime

    Fibertime, through its subsidiaries fibertime™ and VulaCoin, offers a solution that tackles both affordability and accessibility.
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    Investor Confidence Blooms as Khula Secures $6.7mn Series A for African Farm Platform

    E Squared Investments, an existing investor, has taken the lead in this round, marking its transition to Khula’s first institutional backer.
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    Diversification Pays Off: Egyptian Fintech Fawry Sees Profit Surge by 124%, Driven by New Ventures

    Revenues for the year jumped 68.4% year-on-year to $108.8 million (EGP 5.5bn), but it is the surge in profitability that has truly caught the eye.
    Ecosystem News

    Fintech, AI, and Clean Energy Dominate Africa’s Startup Funding Landscape in February

    African investors played a significant role, primarily in South Africa, Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, and Morocco. The biggest contributor was South Africa.
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    IFC Backs Ventures Platform Fund II with $6M to Support African Startups

    Africa's VC scene heats up as IFC pours investment into promising funds.
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    African Startup Deal Tracker – Newest Deals

    Quiet deals reflect robust activity beyond the headline figures in Africa’s growing tech scene
    Partner Content

    UM6P Startup Programme Plants Flag at World’s Largest Tech Hub — ‘We’re Alternating Between STATION F and StartGate’

    Ranked among the Top 500 in the 2025 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, Morocco's UM6P has actively invested in startups through UM6P Ventures.
    Ecosystem News

    Dutch Development Bank Prioritizes Local Networks in New $4M African Startup Fund

    FMO is breaking with convention, launching a $4M fund for African startups that puts local expertise at its heart.
    Ecosystem News

    What Went Wrong at Edukoya? Nigerian Edtech Closure Raises Market Questions — and Financial Red Flags

    Even in 2022, a year after the purported $3.5 million raise, Edukoya presented a net liability of £353,881.
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    DEG injects $52m into African Renewable Energy Fund

    These projects encompass a range of technologies, including mini-grids, solar installations for commercial and industrial clients, and small-scale independent power plants (IPPs) with a capacity of up to 25MW.
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    Impact Investor Kholo Capital Secures $76m for Southern Africa

    Kholo Capital will target investments ranging from R70 million to R200 million ( $3.8 million to $10.9 million USD) in SMEs demonstrating a minimum EBITDA of R25 million ($1.4 million USD).
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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.
    Policy & Regulations Forum

    Egypt’s First ‘Startup Label’ Goes to Digital Lender Flend

    Flend, a digital lender for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has become the first Egyptian company to be officially granted "Startup Label" certification.
    Partner Content

    Nigeria Is Now M-KOPA’s Most Productive Market. Here’s How Its 11K Agent Network Changed the Game

    Here is an analysis of why Nigeria’s sales network is outperforming its peers.
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    What Failed African Startups Taught Their Most Active Investors

    From Sendy to Dash to Copia, a wave of high-profile collapses has quietly rewritten the investment playbooks of the continent's most prolific funds.

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