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    Norfund Doubles Its $40M Investment in CrossBoundary Energy Two Years After

    In July 2022, CrossBoundary Energy announced the completion of a US$40 million equity investment from Norfund and KLP, Norway’s largest pension company.

    DOB Equity Backs Water Filter Startup in Strategic Shift After Portfolio Setbacks

    Karen Serem Waithaka, who took over as CEO of DOB Equity last year, is leading the fund’s new direction.

    Purple Elephant Ventures Secures Record $4.5 Million Seed Round for African Tourism Tech

    The $4.5 million seed round will allow PEV to scale its existing portfolio.

    Acumen Invests $5M in d.light to Expand Clean Energy Access Across East Africa

    d.light allows customers to pay for solar products in installments, making them more affordable.
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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.