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Omar Alami

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Ecosystem Insider
Investors Back Mobility, Climate Tech, and Fintech as Anda, Sawa Energy, and nextProtein Close Key Rounds
The African startup ecosystem, especially the mobility, clean energy, and fintech sectors, gained additional momentum last week with investors doubling down on participation in these thriving industries. Highlights include Anda’s €3M seed for Angolan motorcycle taxis, Sawa Energy’s €2.5M solar expansion, and nextProtein’s €18M Series B in Tunisia. These deals signal sustained investor appetite for […]
AU-Startups·11/13/2025
Ecosystem Insider
Issue 156: Credit Recovery and AI Innovation Drive African Fintech Forward as BFREE, ORA, and PALM Secure Strategic Funding
The African startup ecosystem continues to demonstrate remarkable resilience and innovation, with this week’s funding rounds spanning diverse sectors from credit recovery to AI-powered legal tech. Egyptian and Nigerian startups are leading the charge once again. Morocco’s ORA Technology secured a notable $7.5 million Series A round, and BFREE raised $ 3 million in seed […]
AU-Startups·7/18/2025
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Spotlight: Rising Stars in the African Startup Scene
According to data published by 54collective, about 1 in 5 startups fail within their first year of operation, and 50% don’t make it past five years. These sobering statistics highlight just how difficult it is for startups to survive in their formative years; Even more so in the African tech ecosystem, where volatile economies, infrastructure […]
AU-Startups·4/9/2025
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Issue #143: Equator Announces $55m Close as Funding Activities Recommences Across Africa’s Startup Ecosystem
After enduring a cold second week in March, the African startup ecosystem is regaining its funding momentum with some remarkable deals recorded over the past seven days. Impressively, all the four startup investment deals involved millions of dollars. Elsewhere, Equator also announced its new $55million fund close, as Silver Box acquires Mobius Motors to kickstart […]
AU-Startups·3/21/2025
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Issue #103: Simera Sense raises $14.7m, Planet42 gets $16m from Standard Bank, Dodai secures $4m, and 3 others also obtained significant funding.
The African startup funding landscape had an impressive run of events last week as 7 startups raised funding. Planet42 had the highest funding, raising $16m from Standard Bank. Following closely behind was Simera Sense securing almost $15m. The other startups recorded include ORA, 30MED, YouVerify, dKilo, and Dodai. Find the details of the deals below. […]
AU Startups·3/19/2024
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Issue #86: Goodwell Investments invests an additional $1.5 Million in Inclusivity Solutions while Almouneer raises $3.6m Seed.
Last week saw a number of interesting funding activities in the African startup ecosystem. Egyptian startup Almouneer, secured Seed funding of $3.6 Million, Ora Tech raised $1 Million, and StarNews Mobile also secured $3 Million in a Pre-Series A round featuring investments from Football stars. Funding Ora Technologies Funding round: Pre-Seed ($1 Million) Investors: Undisclosed […]
AU Startups·11/6/2023

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Investors Back Mobility, Climate Tech, and Fintech as Anda, Sawa Energy, and nextProtein Close Key Rounds

Issue 156: Credit Recovery and AI Innovation Drive African Fintech Forward as BFREE, ORA, and PALM Secure Strategic Funding

Spotlight: Rising Stars in the African Startup Scene

Issue #143: Equator Announces $55m Close as Funding Activities Recommences Across Africa’s Startup Ecosystem

Issue #103: Simera Sense raises $14.7m, Planet42 gets $16m from Standard Bank, Dodai secures $4m, and 3 others also obtained significant funding.

Issue #86: Goodwell Investments invests an additional $1.5 Million in Inclusivity Solutions while Almouneer raises $3.6m Seed.