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    PayPal Launches $100M Hunt for Acquisitions and Minority Stakes in African Fintech

    The move signals a deeper strategic push into the region for PayPal, building on its existing portfolio.

    Acumen’s $246M ‘De-Risking’ Fund Targets Africa’s Energy Frontier

    The Hardest-to-Reach (H2R) Initiative, launched at COP28, is now backed by a powerful coalition.

    Circle Backs $20m African Blockchain Fund as Stablecoin ‘Utility Wave’ Grows

    Capital is flowing to African blockchain companies solving long-standing problems of currency volatility, cross-border payment friction, and financial exclusion.

    The Deal Maker: How Plug and Play Became North Africa’s Startup Kingmaker

    Who are North Africa's most influential startup dealmakers? Flat6Labs and the US's Plug & Play occupy front-row seats. A recent funding move has reinforced this assertion.
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    African Startup Deal Tracker — Newest Deals

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

    A New Wave of Tech Firms Is Tapping Nigeria’s Public Debt Market

    The broader market backdrop explains why more technology companies are exploring this route.

    From Payments to Credit: Fawry’s Next Act Is Lending

    Egypt's dominant fintech nearly doubled its profits in 2025.

    100 Faces, 160,000 Attacks: Inside the Industrialised Fraud Machines Targeting Africa

    In the weeks following Nigeria and Ghana’s festive travel season — the period known locally as Detty December — a wave of chargebacks was filed in January 2025, predominantly initiated from abroad.

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    African Startup Deal Tracker — Newest Deals

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

    A New Wave of Tech Firms Is Tapping Nigeria’s Public Debt Market

    The broader market backdrop explains why more technology companies are exploring this route.

    Japan’s JICA Commits $10M to Persistent’s African Climate Tech Fund Amid DFI Push

    The investment is part of a broader strategy by global development finance institutions - including Denmark's IFDK and the Dutch FMO - to use blended finance to plug Africa's early-stage climate funding gap.

    ‘Stay in It’: How Over 200 Interviews and a LinkedIn Post Led to a $2.35M Seed Round for Orca

    The startup’s latest raise marks a landmark achievement as one of the largest seed rounds ever secured by an all-female founding team in Africa.