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    Safaricom’s Latest $813M Health-Tech Investment Sparks Concerns for Kenyan Startups

    As Safaricom prepares to roll out the IHTS, Kenyan health-tech startups are grappling with the potential impact.

    Egyptian Mobility Unicorn Swvl Entangled in New Bankruptcy Allegations as Stock Dives

    The research firm also noted that Swvl has only $2.9 million in cash remaining, down from $9.1 million at the beginning of 2023.

    Uncap Launches $33.3M Fund to Address Dilution in African Early-Stage Funding

    The launch of Unconventional Capital also signals a strategic shift within Uncap. The fund will operate independently from Uncap’s proprietary technology platform, “Level,” a recently launched SaaS tool designed to streamline investment management for funders and accelerators across Africa.

    Egypt’s SETTLE Raises $2M to Automate B2B Payments and Collections

    Founded in 2023 by Mostafa Mubarak and Camille Sayour, SETTLE aims to fill a long-standing gap in Egypt’s digital economy by focusing on B2B financial operations.
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    First-Time Founders Drive Nigeria’s Unicorn Boom

    Moove's $2.1bn valuation highlights the country's ability to mint billion-dollar companies without serial entrepreneurs.

    Silverbacks Logs Massive Paper Gain as $37M Moove Bet Reaches $62M

    A Mauritius-based investment firm has made its biggest-ever bet on Africa's latest unicorn.

    Airtel Africa Picks London for $245bn Mobile Money IPO but Faces Independence Test

    Rapid growth and 56.5m users make it Africa’s hottest tech float. But privately negotiated intra-group fees threaten to cloud its standalone public valuation.

    1M Users in 8 Years, 9M in 6: The Smartphone Pivot Driving M-KOPA’s Hypergrowth

    The group now signs up about 10,000 new customers daily.

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    First-Time Founders Drive Nigeria’s Unicorn Boom

    Moove's $2.1bn valuation highlights the country's ability to mint billion-dollar companies without serial entrepreneurs.

    Silverbacks Logs Massive Paper Gain as $37M Moove Bet Reaches $62M

    A Mauritius-based investment firm has made its biggest-ever bet on Africa's latest unicorn.

    Why African Fintech PalmPay Is Eyeing Hong Kong for a $1bn IPO

    Nigeria's two largest mobile payment heavyweights are both eyeing IPOs, but their target exchanges tell a story of contrasting global ambitions.

    EFG Finance Takes Majority Stake in Egypt’s First Remittance Aggregator Balad

    The transaction hands control of the startup to one of Egypt’s largest financial groups.