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    Mirova’s $282M Fund Backs Kenya’s Arc Ride in First African EV Deal

    The €33bn asset manager's Gigaton Fund has committed up to $10m in debt to the Kenyan e-mobility startup to scale its battery-swapping network.

    Is This the End of Big Tech’s ‘Copy-Paste’ Legal Strategy in Africa?

    This outcome is being seen as a watershed moment.

    Wasoko Founder Daniel Yu Is the Latest African Tech Founder to Step Down as CEO

    The move comes as the newly merged MaxAB-Wasoko pivots aggressively towards fintech.

    Circle Backs $20m African Blockchain Fund as Stablecoin ‘Utility Wave’ Grows

    Capital is flowing to African blockchain companies solving long-standing problems of currency volatility, cross-border payment friction, and financial exclusion.
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    OpenAI, Google Mentors Join MEST’s Hunt for Africa’s AI Startup Talent

    The Meltwater-backed tech school is hunting for early-stage AI founders in Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal and Kenya, blending months of training with a route to its investment portfolio.

    GrowthLabs Acquires Startup Gate to Unify MENA’s Fragmented Tech Ecosystem

    With the integration underway, GrowthLabs is stepping on the gas for geographic and product expansion.

    The Hidden Machinery Behind Egypt’s Quiet Adtech Exit Boom

    Global buyers are snapping up Cairo-based marketing startups, capitalising on years of rigorous local consolidation.

    78% Below Cost: The Unforgiving Math Behind Digital Health Startup Vezeeta’s Pivot to Bricks and Mortar

    The deal is the most tangible sign yet that Egypt’s best known digital health platform is pivoting towards a hybrid model at a time when the purely online playbook is struggling

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    OpenAI, Google Mentors Join MEST’s Hunt for Africa’s AI Startup Talent

    The Meltwater-backed tech school is hunting for early-stage AI founders in Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal and Kenya, blending months of training with a route to its investment portfolio.

    GrowthLabs Acquires Startup Gate to Unify MENA’s Fragmented Tech Ecosystem

    With the integration underway, GrowthLabs is stepping on the gas for geographic and product expansion.

    AFC Injects $100M into African VC Funds to Bridge the Local Capital Gap

    Despite African startups raising $3.8bn in 2025, the vast majority of that venture funding flowed from international sources.

    London’s Lightrock Closes $500M Fund to Back Energy Access Firms Across Africa and Asia

    The fund targets a critical bottleneck in emerging market climate tech: the lack of growth-stage capital for established operators.