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    Okra-backer Susa Ventures Launches $175M Seed-Stage Fund — ‘We Don’t Care Who Else Is in the Round.’

    The firm was an early investor in Andela, a company that trains software developers across the continent, and in Okra, a Nigerian open finance fintech infrastructure company.

    Who Runs Egypt’s Fintech? One Firm is Calling the Shots After a New Licensing Wave

    This surge in fintech licensing comes on the heels of the FRA’s decision last year to grant a one-year extension for non-banking finance companies to meet increased capital requirements.

    Kenya’s Leta Secures $5M to Solve Africa’s Costly Logistics Puzzle

    Beyond financial efficiency, Leta’s asset-light approach sets it apart from earlier African logistics startups such as Sendy, Lori, and KOBO360, which took an asset-heavy model aggregating trucks and acting as intermediaries.

    African Climate Fintech MPower Ventures Secures $2.7m to Expand Solutions in Africa

    To date, the company has sold over 50,000 solar products across seven African markets: Zambia, Cameroon, Togo, Ghana, Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe.
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    Satellites, Biotech, and HR: Stocks & Strauss Locks in $24m to Take Campus Tech Global

    Its mandate is to back start-ups and spin-outs built around technologies, patents and talent emerging from South African tertiary institutions and their alumni networks.

    Beyond the Remittance Hype: The 3 Business Models Winning VC Cash in Africa’s Stablecoin Boom

    A wave of offshore venture and private credit capital is flooding into African stablecoins—but a close look at recent deals reveals a split market.

    Proparco Anchors Rare Moroccan LP Position in EmTech’s New $60M Early-Stage Fund

    The fund plans to invest in around 20 startups, writing cheques of between $500,000 and $3m in pre-Series A and Series A rounds.

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    Satellites, Biotech, and HR: Stocks & Strauss Locks in $24m to Take Campus Tech Global

    Its mandate is to back start-ups and spin-outs built around technologies, patents and talent emerging from South African tertiary institutions and their alumni networks.

    Beyond the Remittance Hype: The 3 Business Models Winning VC Cash in Africa’s Stablecoin Boom

    A wave of offshore venture and private credit capital is flooding into African stablecoins—but a close look at recent deals reveals a split market.

    Free Licences, Open Batteries and a 6-Month Time Bomb — Rwanda Plays Chicken With EV Founders

    Kigali's ambitious regulation offers zero-cost market entry but demands near-perfect operational performance - and a promise to tear down proprietary battery walls.

    No Bank Account Needed: Inside Budge AI’s Plan to Fix Personal Finance in Markets Open Banking Left Behind

    As open banking APIs remain patchy across much of Africa, two software engineers are betting that the key to mass-market expense tracking is already buzzing in users' pockets.