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    Finally Leaving Your Startup? Here Are the Ways Other African Founders Have Done It

    In 2016, Mahmoud Nouh abandoned his ship building venture barely a year into it,...

    Optimal Strategies for Managing Your African Startup Pivot: Lessons from Over 40 Best African Startup Pivots

    Uganda’s Numida knew nothing would ever stop it from implementing its business model. It...

    Insights for African Startups: Analyzing the Closure of Zumi, a Kenyan E-commerce Platform

    Zumi, a Kenyan e-commerce site that sold non-food items, recently shut down after its...
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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.

    Munify Lands $3M Seed to Build New Rails for Egypt’s $30bn Remittance ‘beast’

    The startup is headquartered with an international outlook, serving Egyptian expatriates across the U.S., Europe, and the Gulf, while also targeting business .

    Real Estate is Eating Startups: Why Founders Need a Smarter Space Strategy

    The startup graveyard is full of good ideas undone by bad decisions.

    From Trump’s Firing Line to Visa’s Embrace: An African Insurtech’s Survival Story

    The insurtech for farmers saw its future thrown into doubt by a US foreign aid freeze.

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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.

    Munify Lands $3M Seed to Build New Rails for Egypt’s $30bn Remittance ‘beast’

    The startup is headquartered with an international outlook, serving Egyptian expatriates across the U.S., Europe, and the Gulf, while also targeting business .

    Kenya’s Poa Internet Lands $4m to Bridge Urban Digital Divide

    Founded in 2015, Poa Internet has carved out a niche by specifically targeting low and middle-income neighbourhoods often overlooked by larger telcos like Safaricom and Zuku.

    South Africa’s Central Bank Just Bought Half the Country’s Payments Plumbing. Meet PayInc

    South Africa's once-sleepy interbank utility has a new name and a powerful new part-owner in the central bank. The mission? To finally drag the nation away from cash.