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    Unicorn Startup Deel Completes PaySpace Integration One Year After $100M Acquisition

    The acquisition of PaySpace — which serves over 15,000 clients, including global brands like Heineken, Coca-Cola, and Puma — fits into Deel’s broader ambition to strengthen its foothold in the payroll technology space, particularly in Africa and the Middle East.

    Diversification Pays Off: Egyptian Fintech Fawry Sees Profit Surge by 124%, Driven by New Ventures

    Revenues for the year jumped 68.4% year-on-year to $108.8 million (EGP 5.5bn), but it is the surge in profitability that has truly caught the eye.

    UM6P Startup Programme Plants Flag at World’s Largest Tech Hub — ‘We’re Alternating Between STATION F and StartGate’

    Ranked among the Top 500 in the 2025 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, Morocco's UM6P has actively invested in startups through UM6P Ventures.

    One Year After Wasoko Merger, MaxAB Bets on Egypt’s Mobile Money Revolution for Profitability

    The move, unveiled this week, marks a strategic diversification for the company, initially known for its e-commerce operations serving informal retailers.
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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.

    Over $500M Lost in Two Years: Eight Graphs That Map the Blind Spots Behind Recent African Startup Collapses

    The period between early 2024 and mid-2026 has been the most unforgiving in the short history of African venture-backed entrepreneurship.

    1M Users in 8 Years, 9M in 6: The Smartphone Pivot Driving M-KOPA’s Hypergrowth

    The group now signs up about 10,000 new customers daily.

    Donor-Backed AI Health Tools Proliferate Across Africa, but Sustainability Remains Elusive

    Gates-funded report finds 20 deployed solutions delivering tangible results, yet most rely on short-term grants and lack independently verified cost savings

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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.

    Over $500M Lost in Two Years: Eight Graphs That Map the Blind Spots Behind Recent African Startup Collapses

    The period between early 2024 and mid-2026 has been the most unforgiving in the short history of African venture-backed entrepreneurship.

    From an Angry Post to a $50m Ribbon-Cutting: The Land Battle Behind an Egyptian Deeptech Scaleup’s $50m Factory

    Sixteen months later, on a hot July day in 2026, Egypt's finance minister, Ahmed Kouchouk, returned to a company whose public frustration had once laid bare the country's industrial bureaucracy.

    Why Kenya’s Crypto Clampdown Is a Fortress for Banks

    The new virtual asset rules demand high capital, local custody, and bank-held reserves - creating a moat that traditional lenders are perfectly positioned to fill.