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    From $100M Exit to 26 Startup Investments: Expensya Co-Founder Karim Jouini’s Strategy — “Focus Is Key”

    "A great team in a large market will always find a way to succeed," Jouini tells Launch Base Africa.

    Local Investors to the Rescue as African Startups Fight for Venture Funding in March 

    Launch Base Africa data suggests a growing reliance on local capital as global venture funding faces geopolitical and economic uncertainties.

    South Africa’s Top Active Startup Investors of 2025 So Far

    Despite global economic headwinds, South Africa's venture capital scene is showing robust signs of life in the early months of 2025.
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    South African Logistics Startup Shiprazor Secures $2.65m to Streamline E-Commerce Deliveries

    Founded in 2023 by CEO Sahil Affriya, Shiprazor operates as an infrastructure layer connecting online merchants with a disparate network of delivery providers.

    African Biotech Investor OneBio Secures $6m First Close in Test for Continent’s Deep Science Sector

    The fundraising effort marks a notable development in an African venture ecosystem that has historically directed the vast majority of its capital toward financial technology

    Profit, Pivot, and Panic: Swvl Faces Nasdaq Delisting Threat Despite $1.3m Turnaround

    Mobility technology company reports first annual profit since going public, but auditors raise going concern doubt and Nasdaq listing remains under threat

    A New Expansion Map: African Startups Redraw Routes Through Accra

    From Nigerian defence contractors to Kenyan logistics software, a new cohort of well-capitalised tech firms is bypassing traditional hubs to set up operational bases in Accra.

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    South African Logistics Startup Shiprazor Secures $2.65m to Streamline E-Commerce Deliveries

    Founded in 2023 by CEO Sahil Affriya, Shiprazor operates as an infrastructure layer connecting online merchants with a disparate network of delivery providers.

    African Biotech Investor OneBio Secures $6m First Close in Test for Continent’s Deep Science Sector

    The fundraising effort marks a notable development in an African venture ecosystem that has historically directed the vast majority of its capital toward financial technology

    More Cards, More Cash: The Contradiction at the Heart of Central African Fintech

    Across six countries sharing a central bank and a currency, a largely unknown interoperability platform is accumulating evidence...

    Fawry Taps the EBRD to Supercharge Its Lending Arm

    Fawry, Egypt’s largest electronic payments network, is accelerating its push into direct lending, securing...