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Fintech News Nigeria StartupJune 23, 2025 Nigerian Fintech Startup Hizo Raises $100,000 to Simplify Intra-African Money Transfers. Lagos-based fintech startup Hizo has raised $100,000 in a friends-and-family byFatima Oladunni
Africa News StartupJune 18, 2025 Egyptian FleetTech Startup Octane Raises $5.2M to Expand Across MENA. Egyptian fintech startup Octane, a digital platform focused on fleet and on-road byBolu Babalola
News Nigeria StartupJune 18, 2025 DisrupTech Ventures Backs Nigerian Agri-Fintech Startup Winich Farms in First Pan-African Investment. DisrupTech Ventures, one of Egypt’s leading early-stage fintech venture capital byFatima Oladunni
News Nigeria StartupJune 13, 2025 GITEX Nigeria 2025: Call for Startup Applications Now Open. Nigerian startups now have the opportunity to showcase their innovation on a byFatima Oladunni
Africa News StartupJune 13, 2025 South Africa’s Zero Carbon Charge Secures ZAR100M Investment from DBSA to Expand Off-Grid EV Charging Network. Zero Carbon Charge, a South African startup building a national network of byBolu Babalola
Africa News StartupJune 13, 2025 Kenyan Startup BuuPass to Represent Country at Global Startup World Cup Finale in San Francisco. BuuPass, East Africa’s leading digital mobility platform, has been selected to byBolu Babalola
Africa News StartupJune 11, 2025 SORA Technology Secures $4.8M in Late Seed Funding to Expand AI and Drone-Powered Health Solutions Across Africa SORA Technology, a pioneering Japanese startup using drones and artificial byBolu Babalola
Africa News StartupJune 11, 2025 Twiga Foods Suspends Nairobi Operations Amid Strategic Business Pivot and FMCG Expansion. Twiga Foods, one of Africa’s best-funded agri-tech startups, has announced a byBolu Babalola
Africa News StartupJune 11, 2025 Senegalese E-Health Startup KERA Health Secures US$10M Investment from IFC. KERA Health Platforms, a Senegalese e-health startup, has raised US$10 million byBolu Babalola
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