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    African Startup Funding Crosses $1bn in 2025 Amid Strong May Deal Flow

    With nearly half the year still ahead, Africa’s startup ecosystem appears on track to exceed 2024’s funding total, especially if current momentum continues.
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    African VCs Are Raising Follow-ons in 2025— But Where Are the First-time Funds?

    For many first-time African fund managers, the reality is even starker. Raising an inaugural venture fund is often more marathon than sprint.
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    Fintechs Are Rising — But Africa’s Cross-Border Payments Still Depend on Europe and the US

    Unlike Europe’s SEPA or the US’s ACH, Africa lacks a unified clearing mechanism.
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    From Startup Builders to Startup Backers: Meet Africa’s Top Founder-Investors

    The next African unicorn may already be in their inboxes.
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    Optasia’s Growth Is Coming From Where Few Investors Are Looking

    The Dubai-headquartered lending platform's most revealing growth story is not in Africa's largest markets.
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    Morocco’s Hanout Wars: Three Startups, $10m, and One Corner Shop

    In Morocco, three startups are all targeting the same 126,000 independent retailers. Backed by Morocco's largest bank, its royal family holding company, and a South African insurer, the race is now about who locks in the merchant first.

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