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    Cape Town AI Energy Startup Open Access Energy Raises $1.8M to Boost Electricity Trading Infrastructure

    The startup says the funding will accelerate product development and customer acquisition as it prepares to meet growing demand for flexible, decentralised energy infrastructure.

    US Data Firm Acquires Safiyo to Expand in African Consumer Insights Market

    While financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed, the integration will see Safiyo operate as part of ACKWEST’s global insight engine.

    Egypt’s Octane Raises $5.2M to Plug the ‘Billions Leaking’ from Middle Eastern Fleet Fraud

    The Cairo-based fintech plans to deepen its technology stack, expand regionally, and build out fuel and maintenance infrastructure for commercial fleets.

    Ethiopia’s Beemi Raises $1m to Kill Passive Livestreaming in Africa

    Founded by Dawit Abraham and Samuel Sisay — the creators behind Qene Games — Beemi bills itself as Ethiopia’s first gamified livestreaming platform.
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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