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    Ghanaian Fintech Zeepay Raises $18m Debt to Power Remittance-Led Expansion

    The newest funding round - confirmed to Launch Base Africa by Verdant IMAP, the investment firm that structured and arranged the transaction - marks a significant milestone for the fintech.
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    Norfund Backs Nigeria’s OmniRetail in $20M Round — Its First Direct African Startup Investment

    The funding follows significant internal achievements: OmniRetail became EBITDA positive in 2023 and net profitable in 2024, a rare milestone for African B2B commerce startups.
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    What Went Wrong at Edukoya? Nigerian Edtech Closure Raises Market Questions — and Financial Red Flags

    Even in 2022, a year after the purported $3.5 million raise, Edukoya presented a net liability of £353,881.
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    Togo’s Gozem Raises $30M to Fuel Vehicle Financing Across Francophone Africa

    For Morocco’s Al Mada Ventures, investing in a high-growth super-app in Francophone Africa fits its broader financial services strategy.
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    Ethiopian Founder Sells AI Authentication Startup to Vercel a Year After $5m Round

    Bereket Engida's Better Auth, an open-source tool popular with AI developers, has been acquired by the US software group.
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    Meet the 15 Startups Renew Capital Is Backing to Build Africa’s Next Lenders

    The 15 companies, which hail from 10 countries including Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Morocco and Senegal.

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    LemFi Acquires UK Wealth Platform Wealth8 in Push to Build Migrant Financial Hub

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    From Tax Bots to Farm Finance, Hyper-Local AI Is South Africa’s New Battleground

    In an ecosystem often criticised for importing foreign business models, this wave of localised AI, built on proprietary, hard-to-replicate datasets, represents a native competitive advantage.

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    Ethiopian Founder Sells AI Authentication Startup to Vercel a Year After $5m Round

    Bereket Engida's Better Auth, an open-source tool popular with AI developers, has been acquired by the US software group.
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    Meet the 15 Startups Renew Capital Is Backing to Build Africa’s Next Lenders

    The 15 companies, which hail from 10 countries including Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Morocco and Senegal.
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    Nigeria Launches Hunt for VC Manager to Run $50m Japan-Backed Startup Fund

    The fund will target pre-seed to pre-Series A startups operating across agriculture, healthcare, education, energy, and waste and water management.
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    Britain’s Founder Visa Alternative Brings South African Fintech Float to the UK

    Card-linked instalment platform aims to unlock £250bn in unused credit card limits with backing from government programme

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