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    Nigeria’s Ventures Platform Taps Zipline and TapTap Send Exec to Scout Francophone Africa Deals

    The announcement is part of a broader strategy by Ventures Platform to bridge Africa’s intra-continental funding disparities.

    French Investor Club Super Capital Eyes Africa and Middle East Expansion with New €250k Tickets

    The new initiative, called the MEA Club, will deploy between €100k and €250k per startup, with a target of investing in ten companies per year.

    European DFIs Back $80 Million Pan-African Private Credit Fund 

    Africa’s mid-market businesses — often too large for microfinance but too small or risky for traditional bank lending — face an estimated $330 billion annual financing shortfall, according to the African Development Bank.

    Backed by Senegal’s Sovereign Wealth Fund, Teranga Capital’s New Fund Looks Beyond Dakar

    The decision to widen its geographic reach comes amid growing appetite for risk capital in West Africa’s underserved frontier markets.
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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.

    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.”

    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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    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.”

    The $350m Proof: Inside South Africa’s Rising Cult of the Bootstrapped Exit

    Beyond the obvious — all South African, all bootstrapped — deeper patterns emerge.

    South African Medtech AI Diagnostics Lands $5m to Tackle the TB Epidemic With AI Stethoscopes

    The Cape Town-based startup will use the pre-Series A funding to scale its digital stethoscope