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Ventures Platform Gets $64M First Close to Move Beyond Seed Stage in Africa
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Why Own the Balance Sheet? Optasia’s $1.3B IPO Crowns the Platform Model for African Fintech
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NextProtein Lands $20.7M Series B to Scale Insect Protein in Tunisia
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Fintech CashPlus Jolts Morocco’s Quiet IPO Market with Rare $82M Listing
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How Failed Tech Expansions Are Creating Africa’s Next Generation of Founders
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Egypt’s Finance License Ban Creates a Buyers’ Market
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Egypt’s Swvl Extends Profit Streak to Three Quarters on GCC Expansion
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YC’s New African Playbook: From Accelerator to Continuity Fund
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American and French Investors Lead $392M African Startup Funding Wave in October
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The Blind Spots and Their Backers: What Africa’s ‘Big Four’ Tech Markets Avoid and Why
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Meet the Most Active Investors in African Tech Startups in Q3
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Calendar Activism Won’t Build Inclusive Companies
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Morocco’s Startup Cap Tables Get a Deepening Pan-African Makeover
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The Hunt Is On: Tracking African Startup-Led Acquisition Spree of 2025
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The Secret to Central Africa’s Fintech Boom? A 450,000-Strong Army of Agents
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“We Carry the Weight for Others”: Inside the $2M Raise for Tanzania’s Hybrid AgriTech Pioneer MazaoHub
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‘I Collapsed and Cried for Hours’: How Hypeo AI’s Founder Turned Her Worst Day Into a Venture-Backed Startup
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How a Nigerian Engineer Helped Build a $1 Billion Fintech Giant
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GENIUS Act: “America is catching up to Africa on stablecoins” — Yellow Card’s Gillian Darko on Regulation, B2B Pivot
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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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Meet the Funder: Nobesuthu Ndlovu, Director SME, Old Mutual Corporate
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Fractional Executives: Executive Search CEO Shares How Top Companies in Africa Are Accessing Top Talent for Less
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Morocco’s Fintech Revolution Hits the Snooze Button
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Kenya’s Crypto ‘Grey Zone’ Ends: Operators Have 12 Months to Join Annual Licensing Club
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Africa’s Two Tech Hubs Get FATF Regulatory Upgrade. Will Global Banks (and VCs) Finally Hit ‘Resume’?
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HyperionDev’s $31M War Chest and the Curious Case of the ‘Pro Bono’ Co-Founder
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South Africa’s Scrapped VC Tax Break: A $150k Fraud Case Reveals the Ugly Truth
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African Startup Deal Tracker — Newest Deals
While the spotlight often shines on headline-grabbing mega-rounds, the bedrock of Africa’s rapidly growing...
November 6, 2025
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Ventures Platform Gets $64M First Close to Move Beyond Seed Stage in Africa
The Lagos-based VC, backed by BII, IFC and Michael Seibel, has secured the capital for its second fund and will now lead Series A rounds.
November 6, 2025
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African Startup Deal Tracker — Newest Deals
While the spotlight often shines on headline-grabbing mega-rounds, the bedrock of Africa’s rapidly growing...
November 6, 2025
Ecosystem News
Ventures Platform Gets $64M First Close to Move Beyond Seed Stage in Africa
The Lagos-based VC, backed by BII, IFC and Michael Seibel, has secured the capital for its second fund and will now lead Series A rounds.
November 6, 2025
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Chari’s ‘Mini-Bank’ Strategy Lures Top Egyptian Fintech VC to Morocco
The Cairo-based fintech fund has joined the Moroccan B2B e-commerce startup's Series A extension, betting on its push into embedded finance and Banking-as-a-Service.
November 5, 2025
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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.
November 5, 2025
