More
    HomeUpdates

    Updates

    African Startup Deal Tracker — Newest Deals

    Here’s a closer look at the notable under-the-radar investment activity we’re tracking this week.

    Can AURA Build the Universal 911? South African Startup Secures $15M Series B

    Last year, HAVAÍC — a venture capital firm known for strategic tech investments and a recent exit from fellow emergency-tech startup RapidDeploy — invested $1.1 million in AURA through a bridge round, in partnership with AfricInvest.

    The South African Solar Startup Fighting Red Tape and Load-Shedding — And Winning

    In a country where bureaucratic delays and regulatory hurdles often stifle innovation, one solar startup has managed to defy the odds.
    spot_img

    Keep exploring

    Yellow Card Acquires Brazil’s GoMoney to Secure Direct LatAm Foothold

    The acquisition of GoMoney Sociedade Prestadora de Serviços de Ativos Virtuais Ltda. converts Yellow Card’s Brazilian presence from a purely cross-border proposition into a locally regulated operation.

    From Disruptors to Form-Fillers: Egypt’s Fintechs Face a New Agent Banking Reality

    Egypt's central bank has written a rulebook for banking agents. It lets banks send identity verification, account applications and card deliveries to places they have no branches. On a close reading, it allows little else.

    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.

    Latest articles

    Yellow Card Acquires Brazil’s GoMoney to Secure Direct LatAm Foothold

    The acquisition of GoMoney Sociedade Prestadora de Serviços de Ativos Virtuais Ltda. converts Yellow Card’s Brazilian presence from a purely cross-border proposition into a locally regulated operation.

    From Disruptors to Form-Fillers: Egypt’s Fintechs Face a New Agent Banking Reality

    Egypt's central bank has written a rulebook for banking agents. It lets banks send identity verification, account applications and card deliveries to places they have no branches. On a close reading, it allows little else.

    Your Biggest Customer Is Also Your Biggest Risk

    Hayden Lamberti, a business coach at Grow, writes from Johannesburg, South Africa

    Journify Raises $12M Series A to Take Ad Signal Infrastructure into US and Europe

    The startup, which has grown revenue fivefold, wants to fix the 'incomplete picture' that ad algorithms receive as privacy restrictions erode traditional tracking