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    Billionaire-Backed $1M Fintech Prize Awarded to Nigerian-Born UK Startup Verto

    Alongside the fintech award, the Milken Institute and Motsepe Foundation announced a new $2 million prize focused on AI and manufacturing in Africa.

    Egypt’s MNT-Halan Raises $50M in Record Bond Issuance as Fintechs Eye Debt Over Equity

    African credit-focused fintechs, whose business models require substantial capital for their lending portfolios, are finding public debt markets increasingly attractive.

    Can Timbuktoo Creative Hub Be the Y Combinator for Africa’s Creative Economy?

    The project is backed by UNDP, DEDAT, UVU Accelerate, the Craft and Design Institute, and Snake Nation.

    Can Tunisia Become Africa’s GreenTech Hub? EU and Investors Think So

    “The future will be written by those who solve real problems."
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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.

    Equity Dispute Puts OPay’s Employee Share Scheme Under Scrutiny Ahead of Potential IPO

    A Lagos labour court has dismissed a former employee's claim to shares he says were owed under a stock option scheme, in a ruling that lands weeks after OPay began preparing for a US listing.

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

    London-based fintech adds investment services to remittance and credit offering after securing regulatory approval

    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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    African Startup Deal Tracker — Newest Deals

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

    Equity Dispute Puts OPay’s Employee Share Scheme Under Scrutiny Ahead of Potential IPO

    A Lagos labour court has dismissed a former employee's claim to shares he says were owed under a stock option scheme, in a ruling that lands weeks after OPay began preparing for a US listing.

    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.

    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.