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News Nigeria StartupMay 29, 2025 Nigerian Construction Tech Startup CutStruct Raises $1.5M to Scale Operations CutStruct, a Nigerian constru byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsMay 15, 2025 Egypt’s Nawy Secures $75M to Transform Real Estate Across MENA with AI-Driven Proptech Ecosystem. Egyptian proptech startup Nawy has raised a total of $75 million in byBolu Babalola
Africa News StartupMay 7, 2025 Ghanaian Fintech Zeepay Secures US$18 Million in Debt Financing to Boost Expansion and Strengthen Liquidity. Ghanaian financial technology company Zeepay has announced the successful close byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsMay 6, 2025 Techstars Updates Investment Terms for Startups, Matching Y Combinator’s $220K Deal Structure. Techstars, the renowned US-based accelerator with a global footprint and a byFatima Oladunni
Africa News StartupApril 23, 2025 DPI Launches Venture Arm to Back Africa’s Next Tech Innovators. Development Partners International (DPI), a leading Africa-focused private byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsApril 8, 2025 Ivory Coast’s Djamo Secures $17M to Expand its Mobile Banking. Ivory Coast-based fintech startup Djamo has raised $17 million in equity funding byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsApril 2, 2025 Egyptian Semiconductor Startup InfiniLink Raises $10M Seed Round to Advance Optical Connectivity for AI Data Centres. InfiniLink, an Egyptian semiconductor startup specializing in advanced optical byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsApril 2, 2025 Yango Group Launches $20M Corporate Venture Fund to Boost African Startups. Dubai-based global tech conglomerate Yango Group has unveiled Yango Ventures, a byBolu Babalola
Africa News StartupMarch 27, 2025 South African AI Startup NOSIBLE Secures $1M Pre-Seed Funding to Revolutionize AI-Driven Asset Management. South African AI startup NOSIBLE has raised $1 million in pre-seed funding to byBolu Babalola
News Nigeria StartupMarch 27, 2025 Nigerian Startup Payhippo Rebrands to Rivy After Raising $4M to Scale Clean Energy Financing. Nigerian fintech startup Payhippo has rebranded to Rivy following the successful byFatima Oladunni
