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    South African Safetech Startup AURA Raises $1.1M Bridge Round to Democratize Safety

    The technology platform enables users to access the nearest vetted private security and medical response units through connected devices.

    Renew Capital Investment Series: South Africa’s Pumpkn to Boost Agri-SME Funding 

    Pumpkn, a South African agritech startup aiming to bridge the funding gap in the...

    Launch Africa Investment Series: Servisor, a South African Car Service Marketplace Joins the List

    Launch Africa Ventures, a prominent Pan-African venture capital firm, has announced its investment in...

    How £21M of Debt Sank the Fresh Funding Quest for Failed SA Startup WhereIsMyTransport

    Despite raising over $27 million in funding since its inception in 2016, the company had only £180,000 (approximately $225,000) left to settle its obligations as of the date of filing for insolvency...
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    Out of the Ashes: Swvl’s Rebound Gives VNV Global Its Largest Q3 Gain

    The Egyptian-founded, Nasdaq-listed mass-transit group delivered VNV's largest fair-value boost in the third quarter—a rare bright spot in a portfolio otherwise marked down by private-market multiple compression.

    Circle, Tether, and Ripple: Three Scrambles for Africa’s Stablecoin Plumbing

    Within three weeks, two of the world's largest stablecoin groups bought into the same African payments company.

    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.

    Two Exits in Six Years: Dan Kleinbaum’s GTXN Acquired by Luno

    Deal gives the crypto exchange an owned settlement layer across developed–emerging market corridors - but proposed South African rules may restrict the very activity it enables.

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    Out of the Ashes: Swvl’s Rebound Gives VNV Global Its Largest Q3 Gain

    The Egyptian-founded, Nasdaq-listed mass-transit group delivered VNV's largest fair-value boost in the third quarter—a rare bright spot in a portfolio otherwise marked down by private-market multiple compression.

    Circle, Tether, and Ripple: Three Scrambles for Africa’s Stablecoin Plumbing

    Within three weeks, two of the world's largest stablecoin groups bought into the same African payments company.

    MNT-Halan’s Dutch Parent Cements Control With $71Mn Post-IPO Capital Injection

    The move follows MNT-Halan’s highly anticipated float on the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) on October 20, which was the country’s largest IPO in dollar terms since at least 2021.

    ‘The Harder Problem Starts After the Transfer’: LemFi Founder on Expanding into Credit and Savings

    Cross-border payments start-up bets that the harder problem for migrant customers begins after the money has been sent.