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Techbytes: Egypt’s Breadfast raises $50m pre-Series C from Mubadala, IFC, and Olayan (Africa Tech)
Egyptian e-commerce platform Breadfast has raised $50 million in a pre-Series C funding round backed by Mubadala Investment Company, the World Bank’s International ...
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Techbytes: INTERPOL-led crackdown nets 650+ suspected cybercriminals across Africa (Africanews)
Police across 16 African countries have reportedly arrested over 650 suspected cybercriminals and recovered more than US$4.3 million in a major international operation ...
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Techbytes: Electric motorcycle company Spiro secures $7m debt financing from Nithio (Tech Africa)
Spiro, an electric motorcycle company operating in Africa, has obtained a US$7 million loan from US-based climate fintech financier Nithio to fund expansion ...
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Techbytes: Delta40 raises $20 million to expand venture studio-led startup financing across Africa (Tech Africa)
Kenya-based venture firm, Delta40 has secured $20 million to scale financing for early-stage startups across Africa, with support from the Soros Economic Development ...
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Techbytes: South African SME lender, Lula, secures $21m from Dutch Development Bank (Tech in Africa)
Lula, a South African fintech company founded in 2014 by Trevor Gosling and Michael Foley, has secured US$21 million in funding from the ...
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Techbytes: Maser Group shifts focus to farmland, data centres in Africa (Club of Mozambique)
A Dubai-based consumer electronics company is pivoting toward large-scale investments in farmland and data centres across Africa, citing rising demand for technology infrastructure ...
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Techbytes: Rwanda becomes Africa’s first country with nationwide zipline health drone delivery (Africa Tech)
The Government of Rwanda has signed a historic expansion agreement with Zipline, marking the first milestone under Zipline’s recent $150M pay-for-performance award from ...
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Techbytes: Elon Musk unites SpaceX, xAI to create one of world’s most valued tech mergers in recent history
Elon Musk announced on Monday that SpaceX has acquired his artificial-intelligence startup xAI in a landmark deal that merges his AI and space ...
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Techbytes: Koko Networks closes doors, laying off 700 employees amid government roadblock
Kenyan clean-cooking startup, Koko Networks, on Friday announced the immediate closure of its operations and the layoff of its entire 700-person workforce following ...
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Techbytes: OneDosh raises $3 million pre-seed to build global stablecoin payment rails (Techpoint)
OneDosh, a fintech company focused on stablecoin-powered payments, has raised $3 million in pre-seed funding to develop infrastructure aimed at improving how individuals ...













