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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
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Africa News StartupJune 10, 2025 South African AgriTech Startup Nile Secures ZAR200 Million (US$11.3M) to Expand Across Southern Africa. South African agri-tech startup Nile has raised ZAR200 million (US$11 byBolu Babalola
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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
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