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    Zambia’s PremierCredit Secures Additional Funding from Enygma Ventures

    Enygma Ventures, known for its focus on investing in women-led businesses in Africa, has found success in Zambia through its investments in both PremierCredit and Lupiya, from which it exited in February 2024 after the company repaid its outstanding debt.

    Launch Africa Investment Series: South Africa’s Shiprazor Receives Funding

    Shiprazor’s end-to-end management capabilities encompass a Shipping Aggregator, Fleet Management System (FMS), Returns Management System (RMS), Customer Experience/Notification System, and Address Verification System, ensuring a seamless logistics process from start to finish.

    South African Climate-tech Plentify Secures Funding for International Expansion

    “Plentify may have cracked the code on how to architect energy management in the smart home of the future — enabling homes to cheaply and easily maximize their solar self-consumption.”

    South Africa’s TurnStay Promises to Cut African Hotel Fees by 70% with New Funding

    "Securing funding from these US investors is a vote of confidence in our business model, which has already processed more than R50 million in transactions..."
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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

    Loud, Quiet, or Contextual? What European and African Consumer Behaviour Reveals About Status, History and Power

    The most enduring luxury brands we encounter are those that understand why consumers signal status, not just how they do it.

    Dot Com Zambia’s IPO Caps a Lively Year for African Tech Listings

    The massive oversubscription in Morocco (Cash Plus) and the solid retail turnout in Zambia (DCZ) debunk the myth that African retail investors won’t buy tech.

    From Idea to Investable: The ‘Product-First’ Playbook Behind Africa’s ‘Toughest’ Fund

    With an acceptance rate of just 0.1%, the fund is deliberately designed to filter aggressively for ideas that can survive real-world scrutiny before capital ever becomes the differentiator.

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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

    Loud, Quiet, or Contextual? What European and African Consumer Behaviour Reveals About Status, History and Power

    The most enduring luxury brands we encounter are those that understand why consumers signal status, not just how they do it.

    Egypt’s Follow-on Formula: Inside the $54m Venture Engine Built by 500 Global and the State

    Since 2022, the partnership has put 380 founders from 197 startups through its seed and scale-up programs.

    The Anti-Herd: 12 Deals That Defied Africa’s Tech Funding Playbook in 2025

    In a year when "following the herd" described most African venture activity, these outlier deals stand out for actually taking risk. Which is, theoretically, what venture capital is supposed to do.