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    How L’Afrique Excelle Rewrote the Rules of Startup Investment in Francophone Africa

    In May 2019, Serge Boupda found himself in the spotlight at the Vivatech trade fair in Paris, pitching his startup, Diool, to a room of eager investors. His goal was to secure $1.5 million in funding. Boupda’s Diool, a fintech company that had pivoted from a mobile recharge retailer to a financial services platform for small merchants in Cameroon...

    Egyptian VC Algebra Ventures Sets Sights on Nigeria, Kenya with $20M Investment

    Karim Hussein, managing partner of Algebra Ventures, revealed the firm’s ambitious plans in an...

    4DX Ventures Fund III Raises $48.9M to Target African Startups

    4DX Ventures Fund III will focus on companies offering tech solutions that enhance productivity, efficiency, and competitiveness across Africa. The firm’s previous funds have invested in notable companies like Egypt’s e-commerce platform MaxAB, Ghana’s health tech firm mPharma, and Kenya’s B2B e-commerce platform Wasoko.

    New Deal: Orange Ventures Will Now Double Investment in African Startups Supported by Fuzé

    In a move designed to bolster support for African startups, Orange Ventures, the venture...
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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.

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    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.”