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FINCA Ventures Prize competition provides $400K funding to six African startups
The 2025 FINCA Ventures Prize competition, which promotes innovation in fintech for financial inclusion and climate-smart agriculture, has awarded US$400,000…
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Ten finalists selected by Africa’s Business Heroes for $1.5 M 2025 competition
The ten finalists for the US$1.5 million 2025 competition have been revealed by Alibaba Philanthropy’s flagship philanthropic program, Africa’s Business…
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Seven SA startups selected for Grindstone | E Squared Programme
The Grindstone | E Squared Program, a founder-focused growth engineering journey designed to accelerate the success of high potential Allan…
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Kenyan electric mobility startup ARC Ride received $10 M debt capital
In order to expand its battery-swapping infrastructure for electric motorcycles, Kenyan electric mobility startup ARC Ride has obtained a US$10…
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SA’s Contactable raises $13.5 M to expand digital ID service across Africa
Contactable, a South African integrated identity platform, has raised $13.5 million in funding to extend its digital KYC and onboarding…
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SA fintech Street Wallet acquired tipping startup Digitip
Fintech startup Street Wallet has acquired South African startup Digitip, which allows informal workers to receive digital tips. This acquisition…
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Kenyan lending startup Zanifu secures undisclosed funding from Yango Ventures
The recently established US $20 million corporate venture capital (CVC) division of tech giant Yango, Yango Ventures, has contributed an…
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To expand AI-powered climate-smart farming throughout Africa, Tanzania’s MazaoHub raised $2 M Pre-seed
In an oversubscribed pre-seed round, Tanzanian agri-tech startup MazaoHub, which combines hands-on agronomy and artificial intelligence (AI) to promote climate-smart…
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WaterEquity provides $5 M funding to Kenyan solar company Sun Culture
WaterEquity, a global asset manager devoted to attracting private investment for water and sanitation, has contributed US$5 million to Kenya’s…
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To broaden reach, digital learning startup Rekindle acquires fellow ed-tech company EpiTek
The acquisition of fellow ed-tech startup EpiTek by South African digital learning company Rekindle Learning for an undisclosed amount will…
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