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      Farm to Feed Raises $1.5 Million as Kenya Confronts the Cost of Wasted Food

      Kenyan agritech startup Farm to Feed has raised $1.5 million in new capital to expand its network of smallholder farmers…
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      The Winners of the Orange Social Ventures Prize 2025: Why Africa’s Next Billion-Dollar Solutions are Built on Blood Banks and Desert Farms

      Orange’s fifteenth Social Ventures Prize drew a field of seventy finalists from seventeen African countries, and the results say something…
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      Spiro Raises Record $100M to Accelerate Electric Mobility Across Africa

      Spiro, the African electric two-wheel transportation company, has announced a landmark $100 million investment round, marking the largest-ever single investment…
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      Three Kenyan Startups Among 20 Semi-Finalists in MEST Africa Challenge 2025

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      Madica Invests in Two New African AI Startups

      Madica, a structured investment program for pre-seed African startups, has announced new investments in two artificial intelligence–powered ventures, Anavid and…
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      Kenyan fintech Zanifu secures undisclosed investment from UAE-based Yango Group

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      Botswana Hosts First-Ever MIT Kuo Sharper Center Early-Stage Program Demo Day

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      Egypt’s Renewable Feedstocks Startup Tagaddod Raises $26.3M in Series A Funding

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      [BREAKING] Kenyan-Based Healthtech Ilara Health Announces Significant Layoffs Amid Restructuring Drive

      Ilara Health, the Kenya-based healthtech company, has confirmed that it will be cutting a substantial portion of its workforce as…

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