Around 50% of $2bn African tech fund raised in 2021 went to fintech startups

Around 50% of $2bn African tech fund raised in 2021 went to fintech startups

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Africa’s fintech sector is a funding magnet, absorbing nearly half of the continent’s more than $2 billion raised by tech startups. According to the seventh edition of our African Tech Startups Funding Report, which is available free to all as part of an open-sourcing initiative in partnership with Novastar Ventures, MFS Africa, Quona Capital, 4Di Capital, MEST Africa and Future Africa, 564 African…

African fintech startups can start applying to Stitch’s “startup showcase”

African fintech startups can start applying to Stitch’s “startup showcase”

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Stitch, a South African API fintech startup, is hosting a “startup showcase” in collaboration with Paystack and Disrupt Africa to provide an opportunity for early-stage fintechs from across the continent to share their solutions with local and global investors and access support. The Stitch API, which is currently available in South Africa and Nigeria, enables…