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    Street Wallet Secures $350k to Connect South Africa’s Informal Traders to the Digital Economy

    Britto was previously the CFO at the UK startup Syft, where he played a key role in its £78m sale to the job site Indeed in 2019.

    Africa’s Top VCs Place Their Bets on Stablecoins via a $4.9M Round for Kenyan Fintech HoneyCoin

    The round was led by global fintech investor Flourish Ventures, with participation from major Africa-focused VC firm TLcom Capital.

    Mapping Africa’s VC Firepower: Which Funds Still Have the Most to Deploy?

    Earlier this year, we released a comprehensive report on newly launched funds in Africa targeting African startups. Eight months into the year, the majority of funding rounds across the continent have seen participation from firms featured in that report.

    Forget the PhDs. Africa’s Top AI Founders Are Coming from Big Tobacco and Big Law

    The continent’s AI scene is being built by industry insiders.
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    Debt Structures Drive $185m Rebound in African Tech Funding in March

    Capital raised in April recovers from March slump but remains 30 per cent below 2025 levels as founders turn to alternative financing.

    The Quiet Extinction of the African Seed Round: Ten Hard Truths From April’s Funding Data

    If you are a first-time founder with a prototype and a pitch deck, you are competing for a sliver of a sliver.

    Profit, Pivot, and Panic: Swvl Faces Nasdaq Delisting Threat Despite $1.3m Turnaround

    Mobility technology company reports first annual profit since going public, but auditors raise going concern doubt and Nasdaq listing remains under threat

    A New Expansion Map: African Startups Redraw Routes Through Accra

    From Nigerian defence contractors to Kenyan logistics software, a new cohort of well-capitalised tech firms is bypassing traditional hubs to set up operational bases in Accra.

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    Debt Structures Drive $185m Rebound in African Tech Funding in March

    Capital raised in April recovers from March slump but remains 30 per cent below 2025 levels as founders turn to alternative financing.

    The Quiet Extinction of the African Seed Round: Ten Hard Truths From April’s Funding Data

    If you are a first-time founder with a prototype and a pitch deck, you are competing for a sliver of a sliver.

    South African Logistics Startup Shiprazor Secures $2.65m to Streamline E-Commerce Deliveries

    Founded in 2023 by CEO Sahil Affriya, Shiprazor operates as an infrastructure layer connecting online merchants with a disparate network of delivery providers.

    African Biotech Investor OneBio Secures $6m First Close in Test for Continent’s Deep Science Sector

    The fundraising effort marks a notable development in an African venture ecosystem that has historically directed the vast majority of its capital toward financial technology