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    Venture Capital & Funding Sources

    First Circle Africa Fund I Lands New Investor, Targets Fintech Startups

    First Circle Capital’s investment strategy is designed to go beyond payments, an area that has historically dominated fintech funding in Africa.

    Beyond Capital Targets Debt Funding for African Portfolio Startups Under New Fund

    Beyond Capital Ventures has been increasingly active in Africa, where it sees immense growth potential in sectors like healthcare and renewable energy.

    UK-Backed AgDevCo Ventures Targets Early-Stage Agri-SMEs Across Africa with £25M Fund

    The funding from FCDO will enable AgDevCo Ventures to attract further capital, with an additional £20 million currently being raised from development finance institutions and family offices.

    Alter VC’s New $30M Fund Targets Startups in Nigeria, Kenya, and Egypt

    The firm, which began as a nonprofit entrepreneurial support organization nine years ago, has already raised nearly $5 million of the fund, according to its latest regulatory filing.
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    Egypt’s BNPL Leader ValU Pivots to Payments as Central Bank Tightens Credit Vise

    As the Central Bank of Egypt raises risk weights and tightens bank funding rules, the country’s largest listed consumer lender is looking to fee-based revenue to protect its growth.

    Tokyo State Lenders Back Peach Cars in $3.7M Debt Facility for East Africa Expansion

    Tokyo-based Cordia Directions secures ¥600mn in loans from government-affiliated lenders to expand its Kenyan used-car platform.

    Airtel Africa Picks London for $245bn Mobile Money IPO but Faces Independence Test

    Rapid growth and 56.5m users make it Africa’s hottest tech float. But privately negotiated intra-group fees threaten to cloud its standalone public valuation.

    1M Users in 8 Years, 9M in 6: The Smartphone Pivot Driving M-KOPA’s Hypergrowth

    The group now signs up about 10,000 new customers daily.

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    Egypt’s BNPL Leader ValU Pivots to Payments as Central Bank Tightens Credit Vise

    As the Central Bank of Egypt raises risk weights and tightens bank funding rules, the country’s largest listed consumer lender is looking to fee-based revenue to protect its growth.

    Tokyo State Lenders Back Peach Cars in $3.7M Debt Facility for East Africa Expansion

    Tokyo-based Cordia Directions secures ¥600mn in loans from government-affiliated lenders to expand its Kenyan used-car platform.

    First-Time Founders Drive Nigeria’s Unicorn Boom

    Moove's $2.1bn valuation highlights the country's ability to mint billion-dollar companies without serial entrepreneurs.

    Silverbacks Logs Massive Paper Gain as $37M Moove Bet Reaches $62M

    A Mauritius-based investment firm has made its biggest-ever bet on Africa's latest unicorn.