The Ghostwriters of Africa’s Tech Boom – Launch Base Africa
Sixteen months ago, Kabelo Mokoena* was on a flight to Lagos to interview the founder of a fintech startup that…
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78% Below Cost: The Unforgiving Math Behind Digital Health Startup Vezeeta’s Pivot to Bricks and Mortar – Launch Base Africa
Egyptian healthtech Vezeeta will manage and operate a full medical building inside a new Cairo mixed-use development, a leap into…
Europe’s Investors Rally Behind New Push to Fund Africa’s AI Startups – Launch Base Africa
French state-backed initiative Digital Africa is pooling resources with a consortium of major European and African investors to back early-stage…
Egyptian Fintech Lucky Hits Profitability, Raises $23m Series B for North African Expansion – Launch Base Africa
Egyptian consumer credit startup Lucky has raised a $23m Series B funding round, comprising a mix of equity and debt,…
The Hidden Limits of Flutterwave’s ‘New’ Bank – Launch Base Africa
Last week, Africa’s most valuable fintech Flutterwave announced that it had obtained a microfinance bank (MfB) license from the Central…
Morocco’s Hanout Wars: Three Startups, $10m, and One Corner Shop – Launch Base Africa
Z.systems has closed a $1.65 million funding round led by Azur Innovation Fund, with renewed participation from MNF Ventures and…
Five Brutal Truths About African Tech in Q1 2026 – Launch Base Africa
Two years ago, the standard pitch for investing in an African startup carried a familiar set of assumptions: software scales…
Flourish Ventures Backs Flutterwave Stablecoin Partner Kulipa in $6.2m Seed Round – Launch Base Africa
Paris-based fintech infrastructure platform Kulipa has raised a $6.2 million seed round to expand its stablecoin-native card issuing network across…
Fintech Unicorn Flutterwave Lands Banking License to Take on Nigeria’s Digital Incumbents – Launch Base Africa
Flutterwave, Africa’s most valuable fintech, has acquired a microfinance bank (MfB) license from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), signalling…
Africa’s Most Active Startup Investors in Q1 2026 — and Where They Put Their Money – Launch Base Africa
African startups raised $554.5m in the first quarter of 2026 according to Launch Base Africa‘s data, marking an 8.2% decline…
South African Fintech Littlefish Secures $9.5M Series A, Moves Past Founder Legal Dispute – Launch Base Africa
Littlefish, a South African fintech building white-labelled merchant infrastructure for financial institutions, has raised a $9.5m Series A round. The…
No unicorns despite $4b startup base | The Express Tribune
Since July 22, numerous unauthorised exchange outlets have been closed after the military intelligence agency summoned currency dealers to address…
South African Fintech Happy Pay Lands $5m Seed Round to Scale Zero-Interest BNPL Model – Launch Base Africa
South African startup Happy Pay has raised a $5m seed round to scale an alternative to traditional Buy Now, Pay…
Moniepoint Rides Wave of Nigerian Fintech Consolidation as Venture Funding Retreats – Launch Base Africa
Moniepoint, the Visa-backed Nigerian fintech unicorn, has acquired cloud-based restaurant management platform Orda. The move is the latest in a…
Moniepoint Rides Wave of Nigerian Fintech Consolidation as Venture Funding Retreats – Launch Base Africa
Moniepoint, the Visa-backed Nigerian fintech unicorn, has acquired cloud-based restaurant management platform Orda. The move is the latest in a…
Powering Up: Why Fintechs Are Targeting South Africa’s Prepaid Electricity Startups – Launch Base Africa
Consolidation in Southern Africa’s utility fintech sector is accelerating as established operators look beyond traditional merchant acquiring and airtime lending…
Europe’s EIB Backs Speedinvest to Channel $230M Into African Fintech Startups – Launch Base Africa
Speedinvest, the Vienna-based VC firm, has formalised a €40m commitment from EIB Global for a dedicated Africa venture fund, the…
‘Stay in It’: How Over 200 Interviews and a LinkedIn Post Led to a $2.35M Seed Round for Orca – Launch Base Africa
This week, South African fintech Orca secured $2.35m in seed funding to scale its fraud prevention software for emerging markets.…