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    Egypt’s Fincart.io Secures Pre-Seed Funding to Redefine E-Commerce Logistics

    Plus VC, a prominent venture capital firm in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), led the round, with participation from leading regional and global investors, including Plug and Play, Orbit Startups, Jedar Capital, and other strategic partners.

    Standard Chartered’s VC Unit Pours $7M into Furaha, an Education-Focused Lending Fintech 

    Furaha’s platform integrates Yabx’s advanced AI capabilities and alternative lending technologies to develop robust credit scoring systems using diverse data sets.

    FinTech Startup Accrue Secures $1.58M to Bolster Cross-Border Payments in Africa

    Accrue’s agent network model mirrors the approach of established mobile money platforms like MPesa and Moniepoint, which have played a transformative role in financial inclusion across Africa.

    Kenya’s Kapu Raises pre-Series A Funding to Expand Low-Cost E-commerce in Africa

    Kapu is a social commerce startup founded by former Jumia executive, Sam Chappatte.
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    The Anti-Herd: 12 Deals That Defied Africa’s Tech Funding Playbook in 2025

    In a year when "following the herd" described most African venture activity, these outlier deals stand out for actually taking risk. Which is, theoretically, what venture capital is supposed to do.