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Egyptian e-Commerce Operations Platform Fincart Secures $2.8 Million Seed Round of Funding

Egyptian e-commerce operations platform Fincart has raised an oversubscribed US$2.8 million seed round of funding to further develop its AI platform, expand its team, strengthen strategic partnerships, and accelerate its expansion across the MENA and African markets.

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Ford Announces Fathom Electric Truck With $28,350 Starting Price

Ford’s next-generation electric truck will be called Fathom, and it will start at $28,350 when it goes on sale in 2027, the company said on Thursday.

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Fully Funded PhD Opportunity - Kenya

USIU-Africa offers a variety of scholarships, grants, and work-study opportunities to help students finance their education and achieve their academic goals.

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Mobility Fintech Company Moove Valuation Hits $2.1 Billion

Mobility fintech company Moove has successfully raised $250 million in a Series C funding round, achieving a valuation of $2.1 billion and officially entering the coveted unicorn club.

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Egyptian Actor Asser Yassin Adds Fashion to His List of Creative Ventures

Egyptian actor Asser Yassin has added fashion to his growing list of creative ventures with the launch of ASH, a new contemporary menswear label co-founded alongside friends Islam Yassin and Seif Shimy.

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IHS Shareholders Approve MTN Takeover

IHS Holding Limited shareholders have approved MTN Group’s proposed acquisition of the remaining shares in the tower infrastructure company, clearing a major milestone in the transaction.

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Robinhood Venture Fund II (RVII) to Become a Publicly Traded Fund on August 13 2026

Robinhood Venture Fund II (RVII) is expected to become a publicly traded fund on August 13 at an opening price of $25 per share. The fund intends to raise as much as $200 million, Reuters reports, and use that money to invest in startups

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Stablecoin Infrastructure Company Yellow Card Secures $40 Million Strategic Funding Round

Yellow Card, the Africa-founded stablecoin infrastructure company, has closed a $40m strategic funding round backed by Standard Chartered’s venture arm and Sony’s innovation fund, capital it plans to use to extend its dollar-denominated business accounts

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Payments Infrastructure Company Moment Closes $22 Million Series A Funding to Scale its Collection and Billing Platform

Payments infrastructure company Moment has raised $22m in Series A funding, capital it will use to scale its collection and billing platform for enterprise merchants across Africa. The round was led by AlphaCode Venture Partners

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Walmart Completes Its Acquisition of TV Advertising Platform Vibe.co

Walmart announced on Tuesday that it has completed its acquisition of self-service streaming TV advertising platform Vibe.co. The acquisition, which was announced in June, brings Vibe.co into Walmart Connect, the retailer’s connected TV advertising platform.

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Hackers are in the Midst of a Massive Theft of Cryptocurrency

Hackers are in the midst of a massive theft of cryptocurrency from supposedly secure offline hardware wallets, according to blockchain security firms monitoring the heists.

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Nigeria Revenue Service Makes Tax ID Mandatory for New Crypto Account Activations

he Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) has directed Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) and peer-to-peer (P2P) escrow operators to make a valid Tax Identification Number (Tax ID) a mandatory requirement

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