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    Why Helios is Betting on Egyptian Data Centres Just Weeks After a Meltdown

    The timing of the investment is significant.

    Accion Ventures Closes $62M Fund to Hunt for African Fintechs Tackling a $5.7T Market Gap

    The US-based venture capital firm, rebranded from Accion Venture Lab.

    Inside dLocal’s High-Stakes Gamble on Troubled $150M AZA Finance Acquisition

    The payments giant is navigating a stalled acquisition and a risky $23.2m loan as it tries to fix a hole in its African operations left by a sharp downturn in Egypt.

    Kenyan Cap Table Startup Raise Africa Shuts Down, Citing a Better Fit with Private Equity

    Raise is shutting down after finding its product was built for the wrong audience.
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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.

    Over $500M Lost in Two Years: Eight Graphs That Map the Blind Spots Behind Recent African Startup Collapses

    The period between early 2024 and mid-2026 has been the most unforgiving in the short history of African venture-backed entrepreneurship.

    1M Users in 8 Years, 9M in 6: The Smartphone Pivot Driving M-KOPA’s Hypergrowth

    The group now signs up about 10,000 new customers daily.

    Donor-Backed AI Health Tools Proliferate Across Africa, but Sustainability Remains Elusive

    Gates-funded report finds 20 deployed solutions delivering tangible results, yet most rely on short-term grants and lack independently verified cost savings

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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.

    Over $500M Lost in Two Years: Eight Graphs That Map the Blind Spots Behind Recent African Startup Collapses

    The period between early 2024 and mid-2026 has been the most unforgiving in the short history of African venture-backed entrepreneurship.

    From an Angry Post to a $50m Ribbon-Cutting: The Land Battle Behind an Egyptian Deeptech Scaleup’s $50m Factory

    Sixteen months later, on a hot July day in 2026, Egypt's finance minister, Ahmed Kouchouk, returned to a company whose public frustration had once laid bare the country's industrial bureaucracy.

    Why Kenya’s Crypto Clampdown Is a Fortress for Banks

    The new virtual asset rules demand high capital, local custody, and bank-held reserves - creating a moat that traditional lenders are perfectly positioned to fill.