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Africa NewsJanuary 28, 2025 Kenyan Fintech Startup Sevi Secures Funding from Renew Capital to Scale Its “Stock Now, Pay Later” Platform Kenyan fintech startup Sevi, which is transforming stock financing for byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsJanuary 28, 2025 SA Climate-Tech Startup Insight Terra Raises $5.7m to Scale. South African startup Insight Terra has raised $5 byBolu Babalola
News NigeriaJanuary 24, 2025 Accrue Raises $1.58M to Revolutionize African Cross-Border Payments Accrue, a trailblazing cross-border payment platform, has secured $1 byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaJanuary 24, 2025 Resilience17 Hosts First AI Startup Demo Day in Lagos: Showcasing Innovation at Go Time AI. Resilience17, a venture studio focused on driving technological advancements byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsJanuary 23, 2025 Naked Secures $38M in Series B2 Funding to Fuel Expansion. South African insurtech startup Naked has raised an impressive US$38 million in byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsJanuary 22, 2025 MoneyHash Raises $5.2M to Optimize Payments in the MEA Region MoneyHash, a groundbreaking payment orchestration platform focused on the Middle byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsJanuary 16, 2025 $100 Million Women Empowerment Climate Fund The Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation, in partnership with Beyond Finance and byBolu Babalola
Africa Fintech NewsJanuary 15, 2025 LemFi Raises $53 Million to Expand Global Footprint in Asia and Europe. Nigerian-London-based fintech LemFi is reshaping the way immigrants send money byBolu Babalola
Africa News StartupJanuary 15, 2025 SA’s The Awareness Company Raises $1.6M for AI Sustainability Solution The Awareness Company, a South African SaaS startup that transforms business byBolu Babalola
EditorialJanuary 14, 2025 African Tech in 2024: Resilience, Rebirth, and a Brighter Future Africa’s tech ecosystem has always been a story of resilience and byFatima Oladunni
