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    Nigeria’s Youverify Secures $2.5 Million Investment from Saudi Arabian Firm Elm

    Nigeria-based Youverify, a leading provider of identity verification and anti-money laundering (AML) solutions, has...

    MDaaS Global Secures $3 Million in Funding to Expand Healthcare Network in Nigeria

    MDaaS Global, a Nigerian health tech company dedicated to improving healthcare accessibility, has successfully...

    Altree Capital Invests in Ghanaian E-mobility Startup Wahu Mobility

    Altree Capital has announced its third investment into Wahu Mobility, a West African e-mobility...

    Ghana’s Complete Farmer Secures $300K Crowdfunding to Provide Inputs Finance for Farmers

    In a significant milestone for Ghana’s burgeoning agritech sector, Complete Farmer, a leading Ghanaian...
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    South African Anti-Fraud Startup Orca Secures $2.35M Seed Round to Protect Emerging Market Payment Rails

    The round was led by pan-African venture capital firm Norrsken22, which previously anchored the company’s $550,000 pre-seed round in early 2024.

    European VC Newion Leads $2.1M Seed Round for SA Fintech NjiaPay

    The Amsterdam and South Africa-based startup, spun out of communications app Talk360, is bringing European-style payment orchestration to the African mid-market.

    Western Union and Cassava’s Sasai Target South Africa’s $1bn Outbound Remittance Market

    While the narrative around African remittances often focuses on inflows from Europe and the US, South Africa presents a lucrative inverse opportunity.

    SolarAfrica Buys Out Its Own Backer in $39m Secondary

    The CESA buyout comes as SolarAfrica is simultaneously executing a broader transition in its business model 

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    South African Anti-Fraud Startup Orca Secures $2.35M Seed Round to Protect Emerging Market Payment Rails

    The round was led by pan-African venture capital firm Norrsken22, which previously anchored the company’s $550,000 pre-seed round in early 2024.

    European VC Newion Leads $2.1M Seed Round for SA Fintech NjiaPay

    The Amsterdam and South Africa-based startup, spun out of communications app Talk360, is bringing European-style payment orchestration to the African mid-market.

    Algerian Super-App Yassir Buys Uno Hypermarkets to Fill the Jumia-Shaped Hole

    The rumoured unicorn is capitalising on Jumia's recent market exit by merging its digital ecosystem with a brick-and-mortar footprint.

    After 14 Years of Bootstrapping, Cybervergent Raises $3M Seed to Scale AI Compliance Platform

    The deal continues a broader trend of Nigerian VCs backing foreign startups or local companies with continental ambitions, as Nigeria’s economy faces mounting macroeconomic challenges.