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    Brass Customers Await Answers as Paystack-Led Group Acquires Fintech Amid Financial Questions

    In a significant development for Nigeria’s burgeoning fintech landscape, a consortium of investors led...

    Zap Africa Secures $300,000 in Pre-Seed Funding to Advance Financial Inclusion in Nigeria

     Zap Africa, a Nigerian software development company specializing in cryptocurrency tools, has raised $300,000...

    Leading South African Insurer Acquires Home Services Marketplace, Kandua

     Santam, South Africa’s largest short-term insurer, has announced the acquisition of Kandua, a leading...

    4DX Ventures Fund III Raises $48.9M to Target African Startups

    4DX Ventures Fund III will focus on companies offering tech solutions that enhance productivity, efficiency, and competitiveness across Africa. The firm’s previous funds have invested in notable companies like Egypt’s e-commerce platform MaxAB, Ghana’s health tech firm mPharma, and Kenya’s B2B e-commerce platform Wasoko.
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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.

    Equity Dispute Puts OPay’s Employee Share Scheme Under Scrutiny Ahead of Potential IPO

    A Lagos labour court has dismissed a former employee's claim to shares he says were owed under a stock option scheme, in a ruling that lands weeks after OPay began preparing for a US listing.

    LemFi Acquires UK Wealth Platform Wealth8 in Push to Build Migrant Financial Hub

    London-based fintech adds investment services to remittance and credit offering after securing regulatory approval

    From Tax Bots to Farm Finance, Hyper-Local AI Is South Africa’s New Battleground

    In an ecosystem often criticised for importing foreign business models, this wave of localised AI, built on proprietary, hard-to-replicate datasets, represents a native competitive advantage.

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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.

    Equity Dispute Puts OPay’s Employee Share Scheme Under Scrutiny Ahead of Potential IPO

    A Lagos labour court has dismissed a former employee's claim to shares he says were owed under a stock option scheme, in a ruling that lands weeks after OPay began preparing for a US listing.

    Ethiopian Founder Sells AI Authentication Startup to Vercel a Year After $5m Round

    Bereket Engida's Better Auth, an open-source tool popular with AI developers, has been acquired by the US software group.

    Meet the 15 Startups Renew Capital Is Backing to Build Africa’s Next Lenders

    The 15 companies, which hail from 10 countries including Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Morocco and Senegal.