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India’s CoinDCX Acquires BitOasis to Tap into the MENA Crypto Market

India’s CoinDCX Acquires BitOasis to Tap into the MENA Crypto Market

African Tech Startups Face a Funding Winter: Analyzing the H1 2024 VC Landscape

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African Tech Startups Face a Funding Winter: Analyzing the H1 2024 VC Landscape

The first half of 2024 has marked a challenging period for African tech startups, with venture capital (VC) funding hitting its lowest point since H2 2020, ($780 million) representing a 31% decline from the second half of 2023 and an even steeper 57% drop compared to H1 2023.

Colombian Fintech Startup Minka Expands into Africa, Signaling Growing Interest from Latin American Startups

Colombian Fintech Startup Minka Expands into Africa, Signaling Growing Interest from Latin American Startups

SNPIT Partners Astar Network to Transform Blockchain-Integrated Photography and NFT Marketplaces

SNPIT Partners Astar Network to Transform Blockchain-Integrated Photography and NFT Marketplaces

UAE’s Lyvely Secures License from RAK DAO to Become MENA’s First-Ever Licensed SocialFi Platform

UAE’s Lyvely Secures License from RAK DAO to Become MENA’s First-Ever Licensed SocialFi Platform

Saudi Edtech Jeel Secures Seven-Figure Seed Funding to Revolutionize Edutainment for Arab Youth

Saudi Edtech Jeel Secures Seven-Figure Seed Funding to Revolutionize Edutainment for Arab Youth

Jeelin , a trailblazer purposeful edutainment digital content for children, adolescents, parents, and educators in the MENA region, has announced the successful close of a seven-figure dollar seed funding round from Razm Investments alongside a consortium of angel investors. The startup will leverage this investment to boost its presence in the

valU Closes 10th Securitized Bond Issuance at $25M, Marking a Milestone for Fintech in MENA

valU Closes 10th Securitized Bond Issuance at $25M, Marking a Milestone for Fintech in MENA

valU, a leading fintech startup in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), has today announced the successful closing of its 10th securitized bond issuance, valued at $25 million (EGP 1.2 billion). This issuance is part of an extended securitization program worth EGP 9.0 billion and signifies a

Meet Warwick Sneider, Helping South African Financial Brands Achieve Regulatory Compliance

Meet Warwick Sneider, Helping South African Financial Brands Achieve Regulatory Compliance

Saudi Ad Tech Startup Sweply Raises $2M in Seed Round to Accelerate Growth and Innovation

Saudi Ad Tech Startup Sweply Raises $2M in Seed Round to Accelerate Growth and Innovation

Sweply, a burgeoning ad tech startup based in Saudi Arabia, has successfully secured $2 million (7.5 million SAR) in a seed funding round with significant participation from Sanabil 500 Global and Salla. This investment marks a pivotal moment for Sweply as it aims to revolutionize digital advertising in the

Smpl Holdings Launches a $10M Fund to Empower Tech and AI Startups Across MENA

Smpl Holdings Launches a $10M Fund to Empower Tech and AI Startups Across MENA

Comfi Secures $5M in Debt Funding to Revolutionize B2B Payments in the UAE, KSA

Comfi Secures $5M in Debt Funding to Revolutionize B2B Payments in the UAE, KSA

Egypt's Connect Money Secures $8M Seed Funding to Roll Out a One-Stop-Shop Embedded Finance Platform

Egypt's Connect Money Secures $8M Seed Funding to Roll Out a One-Stop-Shop Embedded Finance Platform

Connect Money, an Egyptian-based banking-as-a-service (BaaS) platform focusing on embedded finance services, has secured $8 million in seed funding co-led by Egypt-based VCs DisrupTech Ventures, Algebra Ventures, and Lorax Capital Partners, with participation from One Stop Capital and MDP. Founded early this year by Ayman Essawy, Wadi Jalil, and Abdelaziz

Flutterwave Refocuses on Core Business, Restructures Workforce

Flutterwave Refocuses on Core Business, Restructures Workforce

NIBSS’s AfriGOPay Gets New Leadership to Live Up to Its Full Potential After Launching Over a Year Ago

NIBSS’s AfriGOPay Gets New Leadership to Live Up to Its Full Potential After Launching Over a Year Ago

French Breega Announces First Close of $75M Africa Fund to Back Early-Stage Startups

French Breega Announces First Close of $75M Africa Fund to Back Early-Stage Startups

Spotlight on Ampersand Amidst Strategic Partnership with BYD to Transform Africa’s Electric Motorcycle Market

Spotlight on Ampersand Amidst Strategic Partnership with BYD to Transform Africa’s Electric Motorcycle Market

Safaricom Partners with Pezesha to Bridge the Financing Gap for Kenyan SMEs

Safaricom Partners with Pezesha to Bridge the Financing Gap for Kenyan SMEs

Wilkins Avenue AR Unveils the First-Ever Immersive Musical in Spatial Computing: “Out There”

Wilkins Avenue AR Unveils the First-Ever Immersive Musical in Spatial Computing: “Out There”

Lagos Positions Itself as a Global Startup Powerhouse with N1B Seed Fund

Lagos Positions Itself as a Global Startup Powerhouse with N1B Seed Fund

Alef Education's Historic $515M IPO: A Game Changer for the UAE's Edtech Ecosystem

Alef Education's Historic $515M IPO: A Game Changer for the UAE's Edtech Ecosystem

South Africa Signs Law to Smoothen Ride-Hailing Services Operation in the Country

South Africa Signs Law to Smoothen Ride-Hailing Services Operation in the Country

Dubai-based Fintech NOW Money Closes $4M New Investment to Expand, Scale its Offering

Dubai-based Fintech NOW Money Closes $4M New Investment to Expand, Scale its Offering

Dubai's Polynome Group Launches a $100M AI Fund to Drive AI Startup Boom in MENA

Dubai's Polynome Group Launches a $100M AI Fund to Drive AI Startup Boom in MENA

Dream VC Welcomes 88 Fellows into its 2024 Cohort

Dream VC Welcomes 88 Fellows into its 2024 Cohort

Microsoft Reaffirms Commitment to Nigeria Amidst Shutdown Rumors

Microsoft Reaffirms Commitment to Nigeria Amidst Shutdown Rumors