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NewsApril 16, 2025 Stitch Raises $55M Series B to Expand Omnichannel Payments Infrastructure Across Africa. South Africa-based payments infrastructure company Stitch has announced the 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 11, 2025 Moroccan Superapp ORA Technologies Raises $1.9M to Expand Food Delivery and Digital Payments. Morocco-based superapp ORA Technologies has successfully closed a $1 byBolu Babalola
Africa News StartupMarch 7, 2025 South African Agri-Tech Startup Khula Secures $6.8M in Series A Funding. South African agri-tech startup Khula has raised ZAR126 million (US$6 byBolu Babalola
Africa News StartupFebruary 25, 2025 Dabchy Secures Pre-Series A Funding to Expand Sustainable Fashion Marketplace. Tunisian startup Dabchy, an e-commerce platform for second-hand fashion, has byBolu Babalola
Africa News StartupFebruary 25, 2025 Ghanaian Fintech Startup Oze Secures Funding from Visa and DEG. Oze, a Ghanaian fintech startup that provides digital recordkeeping tools and byFatima Oladunni
