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    From Loans to Light: Nigeria’s Payhippo Reinvents Itself as Rivy, Securing $4 Million to Fuel Clean Energy Ambitions

    Instead of directly supplying clean energy solutions, Rivy operates a marketplace model.

    South Africa’s Top Active Startup Investors of 2025 So Far

    Despite global economic headwinds, South Africa's venture capital scene is showing robust signs of life in the early months of 2025.

    French Investors See Bright Spark in Zimbabwe’s Energy Startup Scene

    The investment arrives at a time when Zimbabwe’s tech ecosystem is showing nascent signs of growth.

    South African HR Tech Startup Jem HR Secures $3.3m to Reach Deskless Workers

    Jem HR, a South African technology startup providing human resources and employee benefits services via WhatsApp, has raised ZAR60 million.
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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.