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    Can EVs Survive Blackouts? South Africa’s State Bank Puts $5.6M Behind One Startup’s Answer

    “This show of faith by the DBSA is not just financial — it is symbolic.”

    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.

    TymeBank Deposits Surge to $385m as Digital Lender Builds on Unicorn Status

    The increase in deposits from R6.3bn ($347.11m) in June 2024 reflects the continued growth of the digital lender, which reached a milestone of 10.7m customers by the end of December.

    Tech Giant Microsoft Pours $298m into South Africa’s AI Infrastructure

    The announcement arrives at a complex juncture for South Africa, which has recently faced strained relations with the United States.
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    New CEO, $110M Mandate: responsAbility’s Plan to Mainstream Emerging-Market Climate Finance

    responsAbility is perhaps best known in impact-investing circles for its early backing of Greenlight Planet, the off-grid solar company that rebranded as Sun King.

    Pitch Decks vs. Prospectuses: The Messy Courtship of Africa’s Tech Scene and Old-Money Bourses

    From Windhoek to Lagos, stock exchanges across the continent are wooing startups with structured pipelines, listing incentives, and MOU ceremonies. The startups are mostly politely non-committal.

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    New CEO, $110M Mandate: responsAbility’s Plan to Mainstream Emerging-Market Climate Finance

    responsAbility is perhaps best known in impact-investing circles for its early backing of Greenlight Planet, the off-grid solar company that rebranded as Sun King.

    Pitch Decks vs. Prospectuses: The Messy Courtship of Africa’s Tech Scene and Old-Money Bourses

    From Windhoek to Lagos, stock exchanges across the continent are wooing startups with structured pipelines, listing incentives, and MOU ceremonies. The startups are mostly politely non-committal.

    Kenya’s Carbon-Capture Startups Land a Share of Tencent’s $30M Climate Fund

    The presence of three Kenya-based winners across different CDR approaches in the same programme points to something beyond individual company success.

    Inside the Room: The Five-Year Negotiation That Got Ghanaian Pensions to Back Venture Capital

    A new fund-of-funds has done something that has never been done before in Ghana — persuaded pension trustees to allocate to private equity and debt vehicles. The journey took half a decade...