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    Opera Quietly Liquidates Kenyan Ad Unit Ahead of OPay’s $4B US IPO

    Opera’s fintech play in Africa extends well beyond its Kenyan operating entities.
    Ecosystem News

    “Directly Selling Insurance to Farmers Does Not Work”: Pula CEO on Avoiding Agtech’s Deadliest Trap

    From rural Kenya to the Earthshot shortlist: Pula CEO Thomas Njeru reveals to Launch Base Africa how the profitable agtech reached 24 million farmers and why impact and profitability are not mutually exclusive.
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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.
    Industry

    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.
    Analysis & Opinions

    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.
    Industry

    Profitable, Bootstrapped, and Processing Over $10B: Nigeria’s Fincra Eyes Global Growth

    In Nigeria, for instance, the company powers most of the digital payments for the country’s booming online betting industry.
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    Bad Reporting Is Killing African Startups’ Funding Chances. Egypt’s VCs Have a Fix

    Under the new system, startups will now report a uniform set of metrics.
    Industry

    Armed with New $75m, Egyptian Proptech Nawy Makes an Unlikely Turn Toward Fund Management

    The move comes on the heels of a $75m capital injection in May.
    Ecosystem News

    Uruguayan Fintech Unicorn dLocal to Acquire AZA Finance in Push Into African Payments Market

    AZA Finance, a Nairobi-founded cross-border fintech, now supports over $9bn in transaction volume across 15 million transactions.
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    Opera Quietly Liquidates Kenyan Ad Unit Ahead of OPay’s $4B US IPO

    Opera’s fintech play in Africa extends well beyond its Kenyan operating entities.
    Ecosystem News

    “Directly Selling Insurance to Farmers Does Not Work”: Pula CEO on Avoiding Agtech’s Deadliest Trap

    From rural Kenya to the Earthshot shortlist: Pula CEO Thomas Njeru reveals to Launch Base Africa how the profitable agtech reached 24 million farmers and why impact and profitability are not mutually exclusive.
    Updates

    Tunisia’s State Startup Fund Looks Beyond Capital City Tech Elites

    The $60m ANAVA initiative is taking venture capital on the road to hunt for deal-flow in forgotten interior provinces.
    Ecosystem News

    SunCulture Closes $10m Securitisation Deal as African Climate Tech Turns to Capital Markets

    The transaction is designed to allow SunCulture to recycle capital that would otherwise be tied up in longer-dated customer receivables.

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