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    From Startup CFO to Overnight Millionaire: How SWVL Employee Stock Options Minted a New African Millionaire

    Three years ago, Youssef Salem joined SWVL, a rising Egyptian transportation startup, as their...

    dLocal Devastated in Nigeria: 78% Loss Sees Egypt Become Africa’s Payments King

    In a significant shift within Africa’s financial landscape, Egypt has surpassed Nigeria to become...

    European VC Openseed Wants to Invest up to $150K in African Startups

    Maria Rotilu, a former investor with Octopus Ventures and Oxford Seed Fund, is launching...

    Spiro Secures $50 Million Debt Financing to Expand Electric Vehicle Presence in Africa

     African electric vehicle (EV) company Spiro has signed a $50 million debt financing agreement...
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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.

    Egypt’s First ‘Startup Label’ Goes to Digital Lender Flend

    Flend, a digital lender for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has become the first Egyptian company to be officially granted "Startup Label" certification.

    MaxAB-Wasoko Swaps Founders for Operators in Hunt for Profitability

    Following the departure of Wasoko founder Daniel Yu as CEO late last year, the combined entity is now aggressively reshuffling its regional leadership...

    Bosta’s Blitz: Can a SuperJet Deal and a Planned IPO Fix Egypt’s Last-Mile Growing Pains?

    Bosta is successfully executing the first half of the “Scale-at-All-Costs”

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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.

    Egypt’s First ‘Startup Label’ Goes to Digital Lender Flend

    Flend, a digital lender for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has become the first Egyptian company to be officially granted "Startup Label" certification.

    Nigeria Is Now M-KOPA’s Most Productive Market. Here’s How Its 11K Agent Network Changed the Game

    Here is an analysis of why Nigeria’s sales network is outperforming its peers.

    What Failed African Startups Taught Their Most Active Investors

    From Sendy to Dash to Copia, a wave of high-profile collapses has quietly rewritten the investment playbooks of the continent's most prolific funds.