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    Launch Africa Ventures Invests in Zambian Construction-Tech Startup Bosso Africa

    In a strategic move aimed at addressing Africa’s burgeoning housing deficit and revolutionizing the...

    Netflix Co-Founder and Former Alphabet CEO Back Kenya-based Irrigation Startup SunCulture in $27M Funding Round

    In a move highlighting their commitment to sustainable development and technological innovation, Reed Hastings,...

    Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures’ Latest $60M Fund is Focusing on Growth Stage Startups

    Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures (VKAV) has concluded its first fund, totaling an impressive $60 million,...

    $10M Daraja Impact Initiative Backs Tanzanian Health-Tech Dawa Mkononi in Inaugural Funding

    In a move towards fostering innovation and social impact in Tanzania, SEAF, a prominent...
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    Egyptian Unicorn MNT-Halan Closes $82M Debt Haul as Loan Book Nears $1B

    Fintech group captures nearly a quarter of Egypt's micro-lending market and expands retail credit footprint as EGP 4bn securitisation program supports growth.

    Fresh Off Its Jordan Launch, Cairo’s Valu Lands $18M in Latest Securitisation Deal

    The transaction marks the fourth tranche executed under the company’s ongoing EGP 10 billion [$190 million] eighth securitisation framework.

    Is Talent Export the New Impact Thesis? Daniel Yu’s $100M Fund Makes Its First Bet

    Move signals fund's focus on labour migration as a pathway out of poverty.

    Shuttlers Launches Carpooling Service as Rivals Race for Uber’s Market Share in Nigeria

    Findings by Launch Base Africa found that fares on several ride-hailing platforms operating in Nigeria have risen sharply since Uber’s exit.

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    Egyptian Unicorn MNT-Halan Closes $82M Debt Haul as Loan Book Nears $1B

    Fintech group captures nearly a quarter of Egypt's micro-lending market and expands retail credit footprint as EGP 4bn securitisation program supports growth.

    Fresh Off Its Jordan Launch, Cairo’s Valu Lands $18M in Latest Securitisation Deal

    The transaction marks the fourth tranche executed under the company’s ongoing EGP 10 billion [$190 million] eighth securitisation framework.

    Fintech Unicorn Wave Caves to Regulators as BCEAO Holds Firm on West Africa’s Payment Deadline

    The $1.7bn mobile money operator joined the PI-SPI system on deadline day alongside 175 institutions—ending closed-loop dominance across the $267bn WAEMU market.

    African Fintech’s Debt Shift Comes With a Catch

    Headline totals hit $1.9bn, but a surge in collateralised debt and shrinking medians reveal a market concentrating around asset-heavy giants.