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Africa News StartupJuly 2, 2025 Ghanaian Fintech Liquify Raises Oversubscribed $1.5M Seed Round to Bridge Africa’s $120B Trade Finance Gap. Ghanaian startup Liquify, a digital invoice finance platform designed for byBolu Babalola
Africa News StartupJuly 1, 2025 Algerian HR-Tech Startup Talenteo Secures Six-Figure Funding to Expand Across Francophone Africa. Algerian human resources technology startup Talenteo has successfully raised an byBolu Babalola
Africa News StartupJuly 1, 2025 Wave Mobile Money Secures €117 Million Debt Financing to Expand Financial Inclusion Across Africa. Wave Mobile Money, the mobile-first fintech transforming how Africans manage and byBolu Babalola
Africa News StartupJune 30, 2025 AgriCash Closes Seed Round to Accelerate AI-Based Agri-Fintech Growth Across Egypt. Egyptian agri-fintech startup AgriCash has successfully closed a seed funding byBolu Babalola
News Nigeria StartupJune 23, 2025 PaidHR Raises $1.8M Seed Funding to Revolutionize Payroll and HR Management in Africa. Nigerian startup PaidHR has secured $1 byFatima Oladunni
Fintech News Nigeria StartupJune 23, 2025 Nigerian Fintech Startup Hizo Raises $100,000 to Simplify Intra-African Money Transfers. Lagos-based fintech startup Hizo has raised $100,000 in a friends-and-family byFatima Oladunni
Africa News StartupJune 18, 2025 Egyptian FleetTech Startup Octane Raises $5.2M to Expand Across MENA. Egyptian fintech startup Octane, a digital platform focused on fleet and on-road byBolu Babalola
News Nigeria StartupJune 18, 2025 DisrupTech Ventures Backs Nigerian Agri-Fintech Startup Winich Farms in First Pan-African Investment. DisrupTech Ventures, one of Egypt’s leading early-stage fintech venture capital byFatima Oladunni
