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    Juicyway Secures $3M Pre-Seed to Transform Cross-Border Payments in Africa

    Licensed in Nigeria, Canada, the USA, and the UK, Juicyway has processed $1.3 billion across 25,000 transactions, and 4,000 customers

    Equator Africa Fund Secures $5M from Proparco to Scale Climate-Focused African Startups

    Equator Africa Fund, a climate-focused investment vehicle, concentrates on three key sectors critical to the continent’s climate transition: energy, agriculture, and mobility.

    The Hidden Co-Founder Code Driving VC Decisions in African Startups

    Solo founders are just as likely to secure funding in less saturated markets, reflecting a broader willingness to adapt to regional dynamics.

    Foreign Funds Dominate Africa’s Data Centers, But the Race to Catch Up is On

    “Johannesburg and Nairobi, Africa’s leading data center markets, have a combined live IT power of just 74 MW — starkly inadequate compared to Dublin and London’s over 1,500 MW."
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    Mauritius Tightens Its Grip on Africa’s Startup Cap Tables

    Funds domiciled on the island have made a string of investments this year. The money is rarely Mauritian - and that is the point.

    Why Your Cheapest Hire Can Be the Most Costly

    Thuto Motsie CEO of Thamani, writes from Gauteng, South Africa

    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.

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    Mauritius Tightens Its Grip on Africa’s Startup Cap Tables

    Funds domiciled on the island have made a string of investments this year. The money is rarely Mauritian - and that is the point.

    Why Your Cheapest Hire Can Be the Most Costly

    Thuto Motsie CEO of Thamani, writes from Gauteng, South Africa

    OPay Pulls $304M New York Listing After Regulatory Inquiry

    Nigerian fintech terminates underwriting agreement two days after signing, leaving its December 2027 preferred share deadline unresolved

    Kenafric Tests the Corporate VC Playbook for African Consumer Startups with $10M Fund

    Kenafric Group, the Kenyan consumer goods manufacturer whose brands range from chewing gum to...