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Egyptian Swypex secures $4 million seed to expand its corporate card platform

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Seamfix gets $4.5m — its first institutional investment — from Alitheia for pan-African identity management solution

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Kenyan agritech iProcure under administration over debt issues despite raising $17.2 million

iProcure

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Chowdeck raises $2.5 million for its on-demand delivery service in Nigeria 

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What you need to know before shutting down your startup  

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Ethiopia’s Kubik raises an additional $1.9 million seed to scale

Kubik has just raised $3.34 million to eliminate plastic waste

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Why security should lead, not follow in Nigerian fintech innovations

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Three African startups secure $200,000 each as Madica announces first African investments

Madica team and the portfolio companies

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South African edtech startup HyperionDev raises $5 million to expand operations

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Thepeer investors request audit following shutdown 

Thepeer co-founders

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Egyptian fintech Bokra raises $4.6 million in pre-seed for wealth expansion

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Egypt’s Bluworks raises a $1 million pre-seed to automate workforce management

Bluworks team

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Cellulant appoints new executives from Stripe, Interswitch

Cellulant's office

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YC-backed MarketForce scraps B2B eCommerce platform, pursues AI venture in Kenya and South Africa

MarketForce co-founders

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AI-driven Spatialedge secures $3 million to scale in South Africa

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4 common mistakes to avoid after you agree to become a co-founder

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“I look back now and I think I could have built this very differently.” — Sim Shagaya on lessons learnt building Konga 

Sim Shagaya says moving fast as startups is overrated

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Kenya’s Pula gets $20 million Series B to offer insurance to 100 million farmers in Africa

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South Africa’s WeBuyCars debuts on Johannesburg Stock Exchange, aims for growth

Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE)

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SunCulture raises $12 million to expand solar irrigation solutions across sub-Saharan Africa 

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Egyptian Swypex secures $4 million seed to expand its corporate card platform

Swypex, an Egypt-based all-in-one financial management platform, has raised $4 million in seed investment to expand its corporate cards platform.

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Seamfix gets $4.5m — its first institutional investment — from Alitheia for pan-African identity management solution

In its inaugural institutional funding round since its inception 17 years ago, Seamfix has secured $4.5 million from Alitheia IDF. The company intends to allocate these funds towards the development of a pan-African KYC switch.

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Kenyan agritech iProcure under administration over debt issues despite raising $17.2 million

Almost 11 years and $17.2 million in investment later, iProcure, a Kenyan agritech startup, has been placed under KPMG administration over failure to pay the undisclosed amounts it owes creditors.

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Chowdeck raises $2.5 million for its on-demand delivery service in Nigeria 

Chowdeck has quickly grown to 500,000 users in two years. With $2.5 million in seed funding, it hopes to consolidate its position in the Nigerian market.

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What you need to know before shutting down your startup  

Most startups will fail within the first five years of operations, but many are not wound up properly. This article explores how startups can be shut down appropriately.

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Ethiopia’s Kubik raises an additional $1.9 million seed to scale

Ten months after revealing a $3.4 million seed, Ethiopian upcycling startup Kubik has raised $1.9 million in additional seed funding to grow its operations and turn plastic waste into building materials.

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Why security should lead, not follow in Nigerian fintech innovations

Nigeria’s fintech industry is booming but not without risks. In this opinion piece, Gladefinance CEO, Liyi Victor discusses how innovations have reshaped banking but also opened up vulnerabilities, emphasising that security must be foundational, not an add-on, to sustain trust and ensure longevity

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Three African startups secure $200,000 each as Madica announces first African investments

Amid a decline in funding for African startups, Madica, an Africa-focused pre-seed investment programme, has announced its inaugural investments with Kola Market, GoBEBA, and NewForm Foods.

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South African edtech startup HyperionDev raises $5 million to expand operations

In a fundraising effort that brings its total growth investment to R595 million ($31.1 million), HyperionDev, a South African-based edtech platform, has secured R95 million ($5 million).

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Thepeer investors request audit following shutdown 

Investors in Nigerian startup, Thepeer, have requested an audit of the shuttered business, saying at least $500,000 is unaccounted for by the founders.

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Egyptian fintech Bokra raises $4.6 million in pre-seed for wealth expansion

Bokra, an Egyptian fintech, has raised $4.6 million in pre-seed funding to launch Bokra app, allowing users to manage and grow their wealth.

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Egypt’s Bluworks raises a $1 million pre-seed to automate workforce management

Bluworks, an Egypt-based HR tech company, has secured a pre-seed investment round of $1 million to address the challenges companies face with workforce management.

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Cellulant appoints new executives from Stripe, Interswitch

Three months after former CEO Akshay Grover stepped down, Cellulant, an African payments company, has announced the appointment of new executives to strengthen its management team and drive its global expansion strategy.

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YC-backed MarketForce scraps B2B eCommerce platform, pursues AI venture in Kenya and South Africa

MarketForce, a Kenyan startup, has launched Chpter, a social commerce platform, following the shutdown of RejaReja, its B2B eCommerce platform, due to profitability issues. This move comes over two years after raising $40 million in Series A.

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AI-driven Spatialedge secures $3 million to scale in South Africa

Spatialedge, a South African AI-driven software company, has received $3 million from the Hlayisani Growth Fund to help accelerate product launch.

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4 common mistakes to avoid after you agree to become a co-founder

In this article, seasoned startup lawyer Omoruyi Edoigiawerie sheds light on the often overlooked issue of co-founder conflicts killing promising startups in the Nigerian tech ecosystem. He also shares 4 common pitfalls to avoid.

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“I look back now and I think I could have built this very differently.” — Sim Shagaya on lessons learnt building Konga 

Sim Shagaya is easily one of the most experienced entrepreneurs in Nigeria’s startup scene having founded and led Dealdey, Konga, uLesson, E-motion, and Miva University. In this interview, he shares lessons learned from his two decades as an entrepreneur.

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Kenya’s Pula gets $20 million Series B to offer insurance to 100 million farmers in Africa

Kenyan insurtech startup Pula has secured a $20 million Series B round led by BlueOrchard through its InsuResilience strategy, allowing more African farmers to benefit from the company’s insurtech solutions.

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South Africa’s WeBuyCars debuts on Johannesburg Stock Exchange, aims for growth

WeBuyCars, a South African used car company, lists on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, opening R20 per share at a market capitalisation of R8.34 billion ($444 Million).

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SunCulture raises $12 million to expand solar irrigation solutions across sub-Saharan Africa 

As part of its Series B round, Kenya-based climate tech startup SunCulture secured $12 million from InfraCo Africa and Savant Group to enhance its solar irrigation solution in sub-Saharan Africa, joining other investors like Netflix’s ex-CEO and former Google chairman.

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