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988NewsDjamo Raises $17M of Equity to Double Down on Digital-First Banking Services for Users Across Francophone Africa
Djamo, a financial services app revolutionizing mobile banking in francophone Africa has secured $17 million in an equity funding round to continue...
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554NewsInfiniLink Secures $10M Funding from MediaTek, Sukna Ventures, and Egypt Ventures
InfiniLink, an innovative semiconductor startup specializing in advanced optical data connectivity chips for AI-driven data centers, announced the successful closure of a $10M funding...
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602NewsPayhippo Rebrands to Rivy, Raises US$4M in Pre-Series A Funding
Rivy, an AI-powered lender for Africa’s renewable energy sector, announced its rebrand from Payhippo and the successful closing of a US$4 million in...
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639NewsLoftyInc Capital Announces $43M First Close of its New Pan-African Seed Fund
LoftyInc Capital Management announced the first close of $43m for its new LoftyInc Alpha Fund, a late-seed focused investment vehicle that will...
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608NewsWideBot AI Secures $3M in Pre-Series A Funding to Enhance AI Models Development in Saudi Arabia
WideBot AI, a company specializing in the development of AI products, solutions, and models, has secured $3 million in a Pre-Series A...
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521NewsDriving the Growth of Kenya’s Payment Acceptance Market
Shehryar Ali, Senior Vice President and Country Manager for East Africa and Indian Ocean Islands at Mastercard, at the recently concluded Africa...
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922NewsTaager Raises $6.75m Pre-Series B Round to Fuel Growth in MENA
Taager, the leading social e-commerce platform for the MENA region, today announced the completion of its $6.75m Pre-Series B funding round, led...
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825Africa Tech Summit55 Finalists Announced for the Inaugural Africa Tech Summit Awards 2025
The Africa Tech Summit Awards has announced the 2025 finalists, celebrating individuals and companies impacting the technology sector across the continent. The winners will...
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743NewsMoneyHash Raises $5.2M Pre-A Funding
MoneyHash, the first and leading payment orchestration platform operating in the Middle East and Africa (MEA), has secured $5.2M in pre-A funding. Flourish...
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878FundingVentures Platform ClimateTech White Paper Calls For Climate-resilient Business Models in the African Tech Sector
Ventures Platform, an early-stage venture capital fund investing in innovative startups across Africa has published its landmark climatetech whitepaper entitled, “Innovating for a...
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1.4KAfrica Tech SummitAfrica Tech Summit Nairobi and Raenest Partner to Propel African Tech Ventures to Global Heights in 2025
Africa Tech Summit Nairobi is delighted to announce that Raenest, a pioneering Nigerian fintech, has returned as the headline sponsor for the second...
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1.0KInnovation86% of African Tech Founders Report Impact on Wellbeing – Yet 81% Enjoy the Journey
Flourish Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm with purpose, today published the first-ever, wide-scale survey of founder wellbeing in Africa, shining light...
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4.4KInnovationWasoko & MaxAB Complete Landmark Merger
African B2B e-commerce pioneers Wasoko and MaxAB have completed the continent’s largest-ever tech merger following the signing of preliminary terms in Q4 2023. Conducted as an...
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2.4KFundingIntron Health Raises $1.6M in Pre-seed Funding to Build AI for Global Health
Intron Health, a pioneering health tech company that provides clinical speech recognition for over 200 accents spoken in developing countries, starting in...
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1.6KInnovationAfrica’s Regulatory Push Paves the Way for Funding Rebound
The third CV VC African Blockchain Report in partnership with Absa Group affirms the growing impact of blockchain technology on Africa’s resilience during global macroeconomic and...
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2.4KInnovationInnovate Africa Launches with $2.5M Angel Fund for Early-Stage Africa-Focused Startups
Innovate Africa, an angel investment fund that supports early-stage founders in funding life-changing ideas, taking startups from conception to product and financing...
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1.0KAfrica Tech SummitAfrican Tech Ventures Unlocking UK Capital Markets and Exits
Africa Tech Summit London returns for its eighth edition on June 7th, at London Stock Exchange (LSE), to drive investment and capital, while...
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1.6KInnovationMEDA Backs Obuntu Foundation to Empower Emerging African Fund Managers
The Obuntu Foundation, a catalyst for the next generation of Africa-focused Fund Managers, today announced a strategic partnership with Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA), a...
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1.5KFinTechTBD Expands in Africa, Adding Chipper Cash to Growing tbDEX Ecosystem
TBD, part of Block, which is focused on creating open and decentralized technologies to connect the financial world, announced that leading African fintech...
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1.7KInnovationEMpact Launches its Venture Studio in Côte d’Ivoire
Today witnessed the launch of EMpact – a venture studio focused on creating startups that serve agricultural value chains – in Côte d’Ivoire,...
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2.0KInnovationMadica Announces First Set of African Tech Portfolio Companies
Madica, a structured investment program designed for pre-seed stage startups in Africa, announced its first set of investments in three startups today. In...
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1.3KFundingVerod-Kepple Africa Ventures (VKAV) Closes its First Fund at $60M
Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures (“VKAV”) is pleased to announce that it has closed its first fund at $60 million. Key institutional investors in the...
