South African second-hand fashion marketplace Yaga has raised €4 million in a pre-Series A round backed by Specialist VC, H&M Group Ventures and others.
Moroccan retail platform Chari has raised a $12 million Series A co-led by SPE Capital and Orange Ventures to build banking-as-a-service for local shops.
Nigerian solar subscription startup Rana Energy has raised $3 million, made up of $500,000 in equity and a $2.5 million local-currency green debt facility.
Cairo-based Nanovate has raised a $1 million pre-seed round led by angel investors to build Arabic voice and chat agents and expand into Saudi Arabia and the UAE.