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    Ejara Charts New Leadership Path After Passing of Founder

    The leadership transition, announced recently by the company, aims to ensure continuity for the startup’s 200,000+ users and its international investors.

    Multiple-Entry Visas for VCs: Can Egypt’s New Startup Charter Slow Founder Exodus to Riyadh and Dubai?

    The North African giant has unveiled a $5bn bet on reversing its brain drain. But can bureaucratic reform compete with Gulf petrodollars?

    Africa’s 100 Most Active Tech Startup Investors — Ranked by Deal Activity (2025)

    Local and pan-African funds such as Digital Africa and Launch Africa Ventures continue to drive volume at the earliest stages, absorbing the risk of experimentation and market discovery.

    Helios Investment Partners Reaches $250m Second Close for African Climate Fund

    The funding gap for African climate initiatives is vast: currently, public finance covers only...
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    Two Exits in Six Years: Dan Kleinbaum’s GTXN Acquired by Luno

    Deal gives the crypto exchange an owned settlement layer across developed–emerging market corridors - but proposed South African rules may restrict the very activity it enables.

    Is Talent Export the New Impact Thesis? Daniel Yu’s $100M Fund Makes Its First Bet

    Move signals fund's focus on labour migration as a pathway out of poverty.

    Shuttlers Launches Carpooling Service as Rivals Race for Uber’s Market Share in Nigeria

    Findings by Launch Base Africa found that fares on several ride-hailing platforms operating in Nigeria have risen sharply since Uber’s exit.

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    Bank Zero Joins TymeBank and Discovery in South Africa’s Profitable Neobank Club

    Bank Zero hits monthly break-even with just 275,000 direct retail accounts, offering a playbook for capital-efficient fintechs.

    Two Exits in Six Years: Dan Kleinbaum’s GTXN Acquired by Luno

    Deal gives the crypto exchange an owned settlement layer across developed–emerging market corridors - but proposed South African rules may restrict the very activity it enables.

    Paymob Scoops $35M as GCC Market Hits Nearly Half of Group Revenue

    Egyptian payments provider gains backing from Mubadala and EBRD as revenues triple across Middle East markets

    Spiro Takes Total Debt From Africa Go Green Fund to $36M

    Additional $18m loan backed by Swedfund-capitalised fund will expand battery-swapping infrastructure across Uganda and Rwanda.