Quideos raises €5.2 Million in follow-on funding led by Breega

French fintech Quideos raises €5.2 million in follow-on funding led by Breega to scale its agricultural price-hedging platform.

Semafor raises $30 million after first profitable year, defying media industry slowdown

Global media startup Semafor has raised $30 million at a $330 million valuation following its first profitable year, standing out amid pressures facing the digital news industry.

SORA Technology raises additional $2.5 million seed round

SORA Technology raises an additional $2.5 million in seed funding to expand its drone and AI solutions for disease control across Africa.

Business For Teens, secures six-figure pre-seed funding

Business For Teens raises a six-figure pre-seed round led by Salah Abou Elmagd to expand its programs across Egypt and the GCC.

WIOCC Group secures additional $65 million, marking its third raise in 2025

WIOCC Group has secured an additional $65 million in sustainability-linked debt, marking its third fundraising round in 2025.

Washington backs Zipline’s African expansion with $150 million

The U.S. backs Zipline’s African expansion with $150m in results-based funding to scale drone delivery across Rwanda, Kenya, Nigeria, and others.

Saudi-based Strataphy raises $6 million to scale  cooling systems for AI infrastructure

Strataphy has raised $6M to scale its subsurface cooling technology for AI and industrial infrastructure, led by Outliers VC. Read more

Djibouti secures $10 million facility from TLG, International Investment Bank to boost digital economy

Djibouti partners with TLG Capital and International Investment Bank to secure $10M private credit for expanding digital infrastructure.

Saudi startup Stream raises $4 million to fix payments for MENA businesses

Saudi fintech Stream has raised $4 million in seed funding to simplify how businesses across MENA bill and collect payments.

Velents.ai raises $1.5 million to launch the first Arabic-speaking AI employee

Velents.ai, an Egyptian–Saudi AI startup, raised $1.5M to launch Agent.sa, the first Arabic-speaking AI employee for Middle East enterprises.

Importa Holdings raises $15,000 to expand trade and financial access 

Importa Holdings raises $15,000 to grow ImportaPay and expand AI-powered trade and FinTech access for African importers and small businesses.

Spiro raises $100 million to power Africa’s electric mobility ambitions  

Spiro has raised $100 million just days after Lagos launched its $478 million Omi Eko electric ferry project.