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    Anda, an Angolan Mobility Startup, Raises $3.4M Seed Round Led by Breega

    The Luanda-based company provides a "drive-to-own" model to formalize the country's 1.2m-strong motorcycle taxi market.

    American and French Investors Lead $392M African Startup Funding Wave in October

    This international support was matched by strong local and regional ecosystem participation.

    Optasia’s Book-Build Covered at Top End, Securing a $1.3B Valuation Ahead of JSE Debut

    Unlike many high-burn tech companies that listed in 2021, Optasia is coming to market with strong fundamentals. The company is profitable, reporting revenue of $150m in 2024 and a net profit of $36m.

    Green Climate Fund Pours $40M into Novastar Ventures’ Africa Climate Fund

    The GCF's equity stake is designed to de-risk investment and mobilise private capital for Africa's climate-tech sector.
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    Why Your Cheapest Hire Can Be the Most Costly

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    Nine Years After Its Founding, OPay’s IPO Filing Leaves Questions Over Employee Stock Options

    A court judgment proves OPay granted share options in 2020. Its US filing never mentions them, and investors are left to guess whether that’s a gap or a non-issue.

    M-KOPA’s Product Margins Halve as Lending Becomes the Main Event

    The African fintech’s gross profit from device sales fell to $57.9m even as revenue rose 45%, exposing a structural shift in the economics of financing smartphones and e-bikes for the continent’s informal earners.

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