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    Moniepoint-Backer Lightrock Africa Secures IFC Anchor for New $200M Growth Fund

    The World Bank Group's private sector arm is anchoring the Nairobi-headquartered manager's second African growth equity vehicle, which targets eight to twelve portfolio companies across Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa.
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    Three Years, $618M Pledged: Nigeria’s iDICE Tech Fund Finally Lands With a $729K Startup Grant

    The gap between that announcement and this week’s grant disclosure illustrates how slowly large development-finance vehicles translate into founder-facing capital in Africa’s largest economy.
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    Valu Expands to Jordan With $7m — but Its Fastest Growth Is Coming From Payments, Not Loan

    Egypt's largest consumer fintech posted its first full-year results since listing.
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    Japan’s JICA Commits $10M to Persistent’s African Climate Tech Fund Amid DFI Push

    The investment is part of a broader strategy by global development finance institutions - including Denmark's IFDK and the Dutch FMO - to use blended finance to plug Africa's early-stage climate funding gap.
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    M-KOPA’s Product Margins Halve as Lending Becomes the Main Event

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

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    BII Backs Okra Solar with $7m Debt Facility to Scale Mesh-Grids in Nigeria

    British development finance institution bets that a lighter, decentralised alternative to mini-grids can help close one of the world's largest electricity access gaps - but the model's commercial viability still hinges on procurement and policy execution.

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