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    The Unwritten Rule: Why 2025’s Most Funded African Startups Are Becoming the Most Aggressive Buyers

    Too early to call it a trend? Maybe. But the signals are getting louder.

    Cape Town-Born Cerebrium Raises $8.5M to Power the Future of Real-Time AI

    Cerebrium is a serverless infrastructure platform that makes it easy for companies to build and scale data/AI workloads. With just a team of 4 across the US and South Africa, the startup scaled to doing millions in revenue.

    Cape Town’s New timbuktoo Creative Hub Opens Free Space for Africa’s Creative-Tech Startups

    Creatives are also invited to host creative community events in the vibrant venue.

    Out of Style: Why North Africa’s Venture-Backed Fashion Startups Are Disappearing

    After a multimillion-dollar funding boom, North Africa’s once-hyped fashion startups are quietly going bust. What went wrong?
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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 week

    Egypt’s New Fintech Sandbox Comes With Limitations — And Hackathons

    The lab will also offer additional services beyond sandbox testing,

    From Seedling to Supply Chain: The Rural Roots of South Africa’s Paper Industry

    Growers receive not only high-quality seedlings (5.3 million distributed in 2024) but also technical training, site visits to mills, and access to guaranteed offtake agreements.

    With New Egypt Fintech License in Hand, MaxAB-Wasoko Charts Deeper Fintech-Led Future

    The Egyptian startup's Central Bank approval marks a deeper pivot toward fintech as the MaxAB-Wasoko group recalibrates across African markets.

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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 week

    Egypt’s New Fintech Sandbox Comes With Limitations — And Hackathons

    The lab will also offer additional services beyond sandbox testing,

    Looking for VC in Ghana in 2025? Accra’s Not Where the Money Is

    This year so far, most Ghanaian startups raised from a single institutional backer.

    Lagos, a Swarm of Data Centers: Nigeria’s First Digital Free Zone — Itana — Joins Infrastructure Race

    “Africa will not win in the AI age by consuming what the rest of the world builds.”