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    France’s Biggest Startup Backer Bpifrance Deepens Ties with African Tech

    France's public investment bank is making a big splash in African tech, forging partnerships and backing promising startups.

    Egyptian Fintech Cassbana ‘Restarting’ Operations After a Tumultuous Pause

    The Egyptian fintech is attempting a restart after two co-founders left.

    Contrarian VC P1 Ventures Raises $50m to Back Next-Gen African Startups

    This announcement follows a year of significant momentum for P1, highlighted by its largest investment to date: a co-investment alongside Accel in Nuitee, a Moroccan AI-powered hotel booking platform, which raised a $48m Series A round.

    Moroccan AI Spin-off ToumAI Secures $1 Million in Pre-Seed Funding

    Yousef Rahmani, who holds a Ph.D. in Law from the University of Oxford, co-founded ToumAI Analytics in 2020.
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    Egypt’s Flextock Bags $12.6m to Be the ‘Operating System’ for Middle East E-Commerce

    The “Shopify plus logistics” model is coming to the MENA region with more muscle.

    African Startup Deal Tracker — Newest Deals

    Here’s a closer look at the notable under-the-radar investment activity we’re tracking this month.

    Riding Morocco’s Fintech Wave, AfricInvest Moves to Acquire Vantage Payment Systems

    A new heavy hitter is entering the Moroccan fintech landscape, in what feels like the next chapter after local fintech Cash Plus went on a highly successful IPO last year.

    Jumia Hits Positive Working Capital: The Most Important Chart in African Tech

    The real story lies in what Jumia has chosen to destroy.

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    Egypt’s Flextock Bags $12.6m to Be the ‘Operating System’ for Middle East E-Commerce

    The “Shopify plus logistics” model is coming to the MENA region with more muscle.

    African Startup Deal Tracker — Newest Deals

    Here’s a closer look at the notable under-the-radar investment activity we’re tracking this month.

    The Unwritten Rules of Running a Blended Finance Fund in Africa

    Nobody publishes them. Nobody formally acknowledges them. But spend enough time inside the data, and the operating logic of Africa’s blended finance ecosystem becomes difficult to ignore.

    The Electron Gold Rush: South Africa’s Energy Trading Market Enters a ‘Big Bang’ Phase

    For the first time, South African businesses and municipalities are no longer just “customers” — they are “shoppers” in a competitive market.