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    From African Mines to AI Data Labs: Soros-Backed Fund Targets Supply Chain Blind Spots

    The fund’s portfolio includes tools for worker voice, AI-powered supplier mapping and cleaner critical mineral processing.

    Spiro Lands $215M to Expand Its Battery-Swapping Network for Africa’s Motorcycle Taxis

    The latest equity injection, disclosed today, comes just four months after a $50m debt facility and pushes total disclosed funding beyond $415m.

    Agri-Fintech Startup Livestock Wealth Placed Under Liquidation After Failed Rescue Bid

    Crowd‑farming platform Livestock Wealth has been put into final liquidation by a Johannesburg court, bringing an abrupt end to an 11‑year run that had once attracted backing from the Mineworkers Investment Company.

    Egypt’s Beltone Reaps 271% Venture Capital Revenue Jump as Bosta Exit Validates Strategy

    The venture unit is not the only part of Beltone's technology drive. The group has been building out its own artificial intelligence capabilities through a subsidiary called Robin.
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    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.

    Nigeria Launches Hunt for VC Manager to Run $50m Japan-Backed Startup Fund

    The fund will target pre-seed to pre-Series A startups operating across agriculture, healthcare, education, energy, and waste and water management.

    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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    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.

    Nigeria Launches Hunt for VC Manager to Run $50m Japan-Backed Startup Fund

    The fund will target pre-seed to pre-Series A startups operating across agriculture, healthcare, education, energy, and waste and water management.

    Britain’s Founder Visa Alternative Brings South African Fintech Float to the UK

    Card-linked instalment platform aims to unlock £250bn in unused credit card limits with backing from government programme

    Bridgement Lands $20.3m as South Africa’s Banks Double Down on AI Lending

    South African fintech secures backing from two of the country's largest lenders to tackle a chronic funding gap for small businesses.