Defence startup Terra Industries, formerly Terrahaptix, has raised $11.75 million from US investors led by 8VC to build more factories and hire engineers.
Moroccan retail technology startup Woliz has taken a $2.2 million equity stake from Sanlam Maroc, the insurer's first long-term private equity move in local startups.
Health tech company mPharma has received a strategic investment from GIP Ghana, with more than half of the funding set for Francophone West Africa. The amount was not disclosed.
Egyptian cloud lab Nawah Scientific has raised a $23 million Series A, led by Life Ventures Holding, to build an R&D centre in Rwanda and double lab capacity.
Rwandan micro-ERP startup Kayko has raised a $1.2 million seed round to build credit scoring from merchant data and offer working capital loans through bank partners.
Off-grid solar company Sun King has raised $40 million in equity from Lightrock, with plans to widen its product range and grow its shop and agent network by 2030.
Algerian online travel agency Völz has raised 600 million dinars, about $5 million, led by Tell Group with GIBA, as the Algerian Startup Fund exits at 3.35x.
Proptech brokerage Byit has raised $1.1 million from A15, Beltone and angel investors to strengthen its UAE operations and speed up its entry into Saudi Arabia.
Ghana's CarePoint has secured a $3 million loan from Japan's JICA to upgrade clinics in Ghana and Nigeria, enter Egypt and roll out tech-enabled micro-clinics.
Francophone super app Gozem has added Belife Insurance as a strategic investor in its Series B, with the insurer's products to be offered through Gozem's app. Amount not disclosed.
Refurbished electronics marketplace Revibe has raised a $17 million Series A led by Partech through its Africa II fund, with e& capital, Burda Principal Investments and EQNX joining.