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Africa NewsNovember 25, 2025 Revibe, the Refurbished Electronics Marketplace, Secures $17M Series A Funding Led by Partech. Dubai-Egypt startup exemplifies new wave of cross-border African tech plays byBolu Babalola
Africa News NigeriaNovember 25, 2025 Chui Ventures Closes $17.3M Debut Fund, Powered by African Female Executives and Local Capital. The Nairobi and Lagos-based firm exceeded its initial target by 73%, with 60% of byBolu Babalola
Brand PressNovember 24, 2025 Buildroid AI raises $2M to launch 10x faster construction robots in the UAE, powered by Nvidia. Construction in the UAE is projected to grow 5 byGuest Post
Africa NewsNovember 20, 2025 Five Women Founders Split $100K at JSE—But Naspers Still Has Questions to Answer. Tech FoundHER Africa winners showcase continental innovation while parent byBetty Wangari
Africa News NigeriaNovember 18, 2025 German-Backed Program Offers African Startups €100K Grants—If They Can Match It. develoPPP Ventures opens applications across seven markets, but there's a catch: byFatima Oladunni
Africa News StartupNovember 13, 2025 M-KOPA’s Shine Fades as Co-Founder Alleges ‘Manipulated’ Share Buyout Scheme. Exclusive: Internal documents reveal pay-as-you-go fintech darling facing byBetty Wangari
Brand PressNovember 6, 2025 Ventures Platform Secures $64M First Close for Fund II to Power Africa’s Next Tech Wave. Ventures Platform, Africa’s leading seed-stage fund, has announced the $64 byGuest Post
Africa News StartupNovember 4, 2025 nextProtein Raises €18M Series B to Scale Insect-Based Sustainable Protein Production in Tunisia. Paris and Tunis-based agritech secures funding to build Africa's largest Black byBetty Wangari
Africa News StartupNovember 3, 2025 Anda Secures €3M Seed Funding to Become Angola’s First VC-Backed Startup with International Investors. Breega and Speedinvest co-lead historic round for mobility startup byBetty Wangari
