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    With 5 Unicorns, Lagos Overtakes Istanbul and Mumbai in Global Tech Growth Index

    Lagos' tech ecosystem is now valued at $15.3 billion, with unicorn production growing 3x since 2019.
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    Tax Breaks and Fast Tracks: Egypt Lures Fleeing Startups to Free Zones

    But will it be enough to reverse the exodus?
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    Egypt’s First SPAC Merger Sealed with $23M Acquisition of Fintech Startup Qardy

    In August 2024, Qardy closed a seven-figure pre-seed funding round backed by investors including White Field Ventures, Vastly Valuable Ventures, and a number of angel backers.
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    Egypt’s Si-Ware, Africa’s Prolific Patent Filer, Sells Flagship Product to Swiss Lab Giant

    The company has raised $19 million since inception, supplemented by $20 million from contract chip design — a necessity in a region where deep-tech funding is scarce.
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    Mauritius Tightens Its Grip on Africa’s Startup Cap Tables

    Funds domiciled on the island have made a string of investments this year. The money is rarely Mauritian - and that is the point.
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    Why Your Cheapest Hire Can Be the Most Costly

    Thuto Motsie CEO of Thamani, writes from Gauteng, South Africa

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    Nine Years After Its Founding, OPay’s IPO Filing Leaves Questions Over Employee Stock Options

    A court judgment proves OPay granted share options in 2020. Its US filing never mentions them, and investors are left to guess whether that’s a gap or a non-issue.
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    M-KOPA’s Product Margins Halve as Lending Becomes the Main Event

    The African fintech’s gross profit from device sales fell to $57.9m even as revenue rose 45%, exposing a structural shift in the economics of financing smartphones and e-bikes for the continent’s informal earners.

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    Mauritius Tightens Its Grip on Africa’s Startup Cap Tables

    Funds domiciled on the island have made a string of investments this year. The money is rarely Mauritian - and that is the point.
    Updates

    Why Your Cheapest Hire Can Be the Most Costly

    Thuto Motsie CEO of Thamani, writes from Gauteng, South Africa
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    OPay Pulls $304M New York Listing After Regulatory Inquiry

    Nigerian fintech terminates underwriting agreement two days after signing, leaving its December 2027 preferred share deadline unresolved
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    Kenafric Tests the Corporate VC Playbook for African Consumer Startups with $10M Fund

    Kenafric Group, the Kenyan consumer goods manufacturer whose brands range from chewing gum to...

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