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    Meet the South African ‘Sharks’ Hunting AI Deals with a New $200M Fund

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    “We don’t just deploy capital; we create exceptional returns by working to grow the businesses we invest in.”
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    The 2025 Angel Map: Who’s Investing Where, from M Empire in Cairo to MAX Founders in Lagos

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    A 2025 analysis reveals over $50M in angel-backed deals as organized networks professionalize to fill the pre-seed void, but a total lack of exits poses a long-term threat.

    From Media Giant to Family Business: Meet the First Firms Tapping Nigeria’s Landmark $200M Cleantech Fund — Updated

    African Startup Deal Tracker — Newest Deals

    Ventures Platform Gets $64M First Close to Move Beyond Seed Stage in Africa

    Chari’s ‘Mini-Bank’ Strategy Lures Top Egyptian Fintech VC to Morocco

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    Why Own the Balance Sheet? Optasia’s $1.3B IPO Crowns the Platform Model for African Fintech

    The company, which evolved from its 2012 origins as airtime credit provider Channel VAS, now processes over 31m transactions daily for 120m active monthly users.
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    Egypt’s Swvl Extends Profit Streak to Three Quarters on GCC Expansion

    Swvl’s journey has been marked by significant challenges since its $1.5bn SPAC merger in early 2022.
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    Battered by Rivals, Fintech Unicorn Wave Bets $35M on a Banking Licence

    The move isn’t a surprise.
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    Nvidia Joins Google in Backing Cassava’s African Supercomputing Play

    NVIDIA’s investment backs a company that has spent years assembling the necessary, vertically integrated components to execute this vision.
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    Ivory Coast’s Anka Acquired for Undisclosed Sum Following French Parent’s Swift Liquidation

    The platform facilitated more than $60 million in transactions across 47 African countries, reaching customers in over 170 markets.
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    YC’s New African Playbook: From Accelerator to Continuity Fund

    While the front door for new startups has narrowed, YC has been busy writing multi-million dollar cheques to prop up its existing African champions.
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    American and French Investors Lead $392M African Startup Funding Wave in October

    This international support was matched by strong local and regional ecosystem participation.
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    Analysis & Opinions

    The 2025 Angel Map: Who’s Investing Where, from M Empire in Cairo to MAX Founders in Lagos

    A 2025 analysis reveals over $50M in angel-backed deals as organized networks professionalize to fill the pre-seed void, but a total lack of exits poses a long-term threat.
    Read more

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    From Media Giant to Family Business: Meet the First Firms Tapping Nigeria’s Landmark $200M Cleantech Fund — Updated

    A mix of established mini-grid operators, a family-run business, and a media giant's new energy venture are among the first to receive funding to build hundreds of solar mini-grids across Nigeria.
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    TymeBank Names CCO Cheslyn Jacobs as New CEO Ahead of IPO Push

    Karl Westvig, who oversaw the fintech’s unicorn valuation, will move to an advisory role as the 11m-customer bank preps for a 2028 NYSE listing.
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    Proptech-as-a-Bank: Inside Nawy’s Oversubscribed Mortgage Fund Sold Out in Ten Days

    “This fund proves that when innovation meets experience and a bold regulator, new opportunities emerge.”
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    Ghost in the Payroll: How to Uncover Payroll Fraud

    Many organisations don't realise they are victims of payroll fraud; How do they find out?
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    Morocco’s Fintech Revolution Hits the Snooze Button

    Just weeks after celebrating an 'open' payments market, incumbent CMI gets additional edge citing bureaucracy and a major football tournament.
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    ‘No Legal Basis’: Morocco Blocks Ride-Hailing, Handing Victory to Taxi Unions

    The country is expected to receive millions of visitors later this year for the 35th edition of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations.
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    In Francophone West Africa, Payment Cards are Run by Banks, Not Fintechs

    The COVID-19 pandemic played a catalytic role in accelerating digital payments. In 2023, digital payment transaction volumes surged by 33.78%
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    HyperionDev’s $31M War Chest and the Curious Case of the ‘Pro Bono’ Co-Founder

    The South African edtech startup recently won a restraint of trade case against a senior exec who claimed his new 'Co-Founder' title at a competitor was just an 'honorarium'.
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    Egypt’s Swvl Extends Profit Streak to Three Quarters on GCC Expansion

    Swvl’s journey has been marked by significant challenges since its $1.5bn SPAC merger in early 2022.
    Read more
    Updates

    Meet the South African ‘Sharks’ Hunting AI Deals with a New $200M Fund

    “We don’t just deploy capital; we create exceptional returns by working to grow the businesses we invest in.”
    Read more
    Analysis & Opinions

    The 2025 Angel Map: Who’s Investing Where, from M Empire in Cairo to MAX Founders in Lagos

    A 2025 analysis reveals over $50M in angel-backed deals as organized networks professionalize to fill the pre-seed void, but a total lack of exits poses a long-term threat.
    Read more
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    Standard Bank Takes $43M Equity Stake in New GX’s Clean-Tech Platform Airnergize

    The capital is earmarked for Sustainable Power Solutions (SPS), a key utility operating under the Airnergize platform.
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    ‘Don’t Wait to Be Perfect’: How Selling Imperfect Produce Helped Farm to Feed Land a $1.5M Seed Round

    Pushing a problem that you think is important onto a customer doesn’t work.
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