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French Court Orders Compulsory Liquidation of Ivorian-Founded Fintech Bizao
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Egypt’s DisrupTech Ventures Backs Nigeria’s Winich Farms in Rare Investment Move
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Tesla Opens Casablanca Office With Plans to Sell Cars, Solar — and Electricity
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Africa’s Biggest Battery-Backed Solar Project Is Coming to Southern Egypt — Backed by $184M in Funding
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Lagos Leads Africa in Startup Unicorns — but Its Developers Are Among the World’s Lowest Paid
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A Quiet Exit: Nigeria’s Migo Acquired by Long-Time Investor
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African VCs Still Flush With Cash? The 2025 Dry Powder Update
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Malls as Modern Marketplaces: Reinventing Relevance in the Digital Age
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Inside the Most Powerful VC Syndicates Fueling African Tech in 2025
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2025 Fundraising Checklist for Nigerian Startups: The Metrics VCs Actually Care About Now
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The Investors Most Likely to Join Egypt’s Next Big Startup Rounds in 2025
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African Startup Funding Crosses $1bn in 2025 Amid Strong May Deal Flow
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From $100M Exit to 26 Startup Investments: Expensya Co-Founder Karim Jouini’s Strategy — “Focus Is Key”
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‘We Were Targeting Markets in America and the UK, Thinking They Were Bigger’ — SWVL Founder on Failed Acquisitions
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Ethiopia’s Long-Stalled Startup Act Gets a Green Light — Almost
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Rooftop Solar Startup Wetility Secures $27.7m to Reach 1m South African Homes
The transaction represents one of the largest private solar financing rounds aimed at the consumer energy segment in South Africa to date..
June 18, 2025
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Egypt’s Elsewedy Capital Takes Unlikely Leap Into Startup Investing
Elsewedy Capital’s venture turn follows a broader trend of Egyptian corporates entering the startup funding space.
June 18, 2025
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Rooftop Solar Startup Wetility Secures $27.7m to Reach 1m South African Homes
The transaction represents one of the largest private solar financing rounds aimed at the consumer energy segment in South Africa to date..
June 18, 2025
Analysis & Opinions
Egypt’s Elsewedy Capital Takes Unlikely Leap Into Startup Investing
Elsewedy Capital’s venture turn follows a broader trend of Egyptian corporates entering the startup funding space.
June 18, 2025
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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.
June 18, 2025
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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.
June 18, 2025