Egyptian ride-hailing platform ARRW has secured $4 million from local backer Tasheed Egypt to grow its driver network, upgrade its infrastructure and refine its app.
Kenya-based EV-as-a-Service company Electric Transits Africa has secured a €600,000 loan through the Dutch Good Growth Fund to add vehicles and fast-charging sites.
Guinea-founded remittance infrastructure startup Cauridor has taken $2 million from Proparco as part of an ongoing Series A, bringing its total funding to $13 million.
Apollo Agriculture has closed a KES 276 million securitisation, about $2.1 million, anchored by IDH FarmFit, in what is described as a first for Kenya's smallholder farming.
Cameroon's BleagLee won the $1 million Grand Prize and Tanzania's Freshpack Technologies took $250,000 as runner-up in the Milken-Motsepe Prize in AI and Manufacturing.
Cairo-based 3D concrete printing startup Layn has raised a $1 million pre-seed round led by Dar Ventures, with clients including SODIC, Orascom and Emaar.
UNICEF Femtech Ventures, backed by Sweden and Temasek Foundation, has named its first cohort of six African startups, each getting up to $100,000 in equity-free capital.
Cape Town e-commerce logistics startup Shiprazor has raised a $2.65 million Seed led by Norrsken22 to widen its courier network and add AI address tools.
Ethiopian electric motorbike maker Dodai has raised a $13 million Series A, $8 million equity and $5 million debt, to build out its battery swapping network.