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Flend Raises $3m in Seed Round to Scale Digital SME Finance Across Egypt
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UPDATED: African VCs Still Flush With Cash? The Latest 2025 Dry Powder
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Demo Day, Then Decay: The Reality of Africa’s Makeshift Startup Accelerators
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Bizao Post-Mortem: What Went Wrong at Africa’s B2B Payments Infrastructure Startup?
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Where the Money’s Going: What Investors Are Backing Outside Africa’s ‘Big Four’ in 2025
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The Unwritten Rule: Why 2025’s Most Funded African Startups Are Becoming the Most Aggressive Buyers
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‘Leave Through the Front Door’: Okra’s Quiet Shutdown Exposes Nigeria’s Failure Taboo
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From $100M Exit to 26 Startup Investments: Expensya Co-Founder Karim Jouini’s Strategy — “Focus Is Key”
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An ‘Abuse of Process’: The Inside Story of How 54 Collective Lost Its $106M Fund
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With this deal, a wave of South African banks continue their backing for African fintech firms.
July 7, 2025
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The purchase of Bank Zero is the latest move in Lesaka’s aggressive expansion.
June 27, 2025
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Can EVs Survive Blackouts? South Africa’s State Bank Puts $5.6M Behind One Startup’s Answer
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June 9, 2025
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South African Fintech Startup Stitch Raises $55M in New Funding Round
The funding follows Stitch’s recent expansion efforts, including the acquisition of payment provider Exipay earlier this year.
April 10, 2025
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