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    Taiwanese Chip Giant Backs Egypt’s InfiniLink in $10M Seed Round to Tackle AI Data Bottleneck

    MediaTek already has a history of collaboration with InfiniLink.

    Toyota’s African Venture Capital Arm, Mobility 54, Names New Chief Executive

    The CVC's portfolio includes notable companies such as OnePort, Kai Senegal, InTouch, MojaRide, and BasiGo

    Local Investors to the Rescue as African Startups Fight for Venture Funding in March 

    Launch Base Africa data suggests a growing reliance on local capital as global venture funding faces geopolitical and economic uncertainties.

    Tanzanian FMCG Distributor Sumet Technologies Raises $1.5m to Fuel Expansion

    Founded in 2022, Sumet leverages a technology-driven platform to connect FMCG brands with a network of over 6,500 active retailers spanning all 26 provinces of mainland Tanzania.
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    Opera Quietly Liquidates Kenyan Ad Unit Ahead of OPay’s $4B US IPO

    Opera’s fintech play in Africa extends well beyond its Kenyan operating entities.

    “Directly Selling Insurance to Farmers Does Not Work”: Pula CEO on Avoiding Agtech’s Deadliest Trap

    From rural Kenya to the Earthshot shortlist: Pula CEO Thomas Njeru reveals to Launch Base Africa how the profitable agtech reached 24 million farmers and why impact and profitability are not mutually exclusive.

    Tunisia’s State Startup Fund Looks Beyond Capital City Tech Elites

    The $60m ANAVA initiative is taking venture capital on the road to hunt for deal-flow in forgotten interior provinces.

    SunCulture Closes $10m Securitisation Deal as African Climate Tech Turns to Capital Markets

    The transaction is designed to allow SunCulture to recycle capital that would otherwise be tied up in longer-dated customer receivables.