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AfDB Backs Saviu Ventures — Development Finance Enters Francophone Africa VC
The African Development Bank’s €6.5 million commitment to Saviu II marks a structural shift: the continent’s flagship development lender is now a named LP in a fund built entirely around Francophone Africa’s underserved startup ecosystem.
Cape Town Fintech Double: NjiaPay and Orca Fraud Raise $4.45M on the Same Day
NjiaPay ($2.1M, Newion) and Orca Fraud ($2.35M, Norrsken22) both close Cape Town seed rounds on March 9 — two complementary B2B fintech infrastructure plays targeting African payment reliability.
Weego $1.1M Seed: Azur Innovation Backs Moroccan-Senegalese Shared Mobility Platform
Moroccan-Senegalese mobility startup Weego has raised $1.1M in seed funding from Azur Innovation, targeting shared mobility infrastructure across Francophone Africa.
Cape Town Fintech Double: NjiaPay $2.1M + Orca Fraud $2.35M Close Same Day
NjiaPay and Orca Fraud both close Cape Town seed rounds on the same day — two B2B fintech infrastructure plays targeting African payment reliability.
#StartupLife 04: The Bootstrapped Fintech Making $10K a Month — No VC, No Problem
An anonymous founder is making $10K a month with a bootstrapped fintech product and no venture capital. Here is how the unit economics actually work.
#StartupLife 03: I Left Google to Build in Lagos — Three Years In, Here Is My Honest Assessment
Former Google employee returns to Lagos to build. Three years of lessons about fundraising, talent, and why the startup ecosystem is harder than LinkedIn makes it look.
#StartupLife 02: I Built an E-Commerce Business in Yaba — Here Is What Nobody Tells You
Anonymous founder profile: building an e-commerce business in Yaba, Lagos. The economics, the surprises, and what nobody warns you about.
#StartupLife 01: The Fintech Founder Who Raised $500K — and Still Paid Himself Nothing
He raised $500K in seed funding. His startup is growing. He still pays himself nothing. An anonymous Nigerian fintech founder on the economics of building in Lagos.
Wave Mobile Money Raises €117M in DFI-Backed Debt to Fuel Francophone Africa Expansion
Wave Mobile Money, the fintech unicorn that has upended mobile payments across francophone West Africa, closed a €117 million ($137 million) debt financing round in June 2025 — one of…
The Venture Debt Revolution: Why African Founders Are Choosing Debt Over Dilution
When Spiro closed a $50 million financing round in February 2026, no equity changed hands. The raise — structured entirely as debt from Afreximbank, Nithio, and Africa Go Green Fund…
