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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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    South African Fintech Adumo Investigates Alleged Source Code Leak

    The payment processor, which handles over R100bn annually and was acquired by Lesaka Technologies in 2024, has seen its internal code offered for sale on a dark web forum.

    End of the $500k Barrier for Foreign-Owned Firms: What Ghana’s New Investment Law Means for Tech Founders

    The country's first major overhaul of investment law in over a decade removes the capital entry thresholds that have quietly blocked hundreds of foreign founders from registering in Ghana.

    Optasia’s Growth Is Coming From Where Few Investors Are Looking

    The Dubai-headquartered lending platform's most revealing growth story is not in Africa's largest markets.

    South Africa’s OneBio Secures Funding to Build Africa’s ‘Biotech Factory’ Amid a Deep Tech Reality Check

    The Cape Town venture studio is doubling down on its hybrid model, but a high failure rate highlights the structural hurdles of scaling science in Africa.

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    South African Fintech Adumo Investigates Alleged Source Code Leak

    The payment processor, which handles over R100bn annually and was acquired by Lesaka Technologies in 2024, has seen its internal code offered for sale on a dark web forum.

    End of the $500k Barrier for Foreign-Owned Firms: What Ghana’s New Investment Law Means for Tech Founders

    The country's first major overhaul of investment law in over a decade removes the capital entry thresholds that have quietly blocked hundreds of foreign founders from registering in Ghana.

    African Startup Deal Tracker — Newest Deals

    Here’s a closer look at the notable under-the-radar investment activity we’re tracking this month.

    The New Debt Fund Bringing $50k Tickets Back to African Climate Tech

    “Local entrepreneurs are deeply embedded in the markets they serve. But too often they encounter financing models that are not designed around their growth realities.”