The London-based fintech, fresh off a $53M Series B, is expanding its low-cost money transfer platform into Egyptas it eyes deeper penetration across North Africa.
Jul 10, 2025
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The Cairo-based fintech’s entry into Jordan marks its first move beyond Egypt, following a recent EGX listing and a strategic investment from Amazon.
Fresh off a $52 million Series A, Egypt’s Nawy has acquired Dubai-based regulated fractional property investment platform SmartCrowd in a bid to build the region’s leading proptech ecosystem.
Jul 9, 2025
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Founded by Dr. Diaa Youssef and Dr. Mostafa El-Sahli, the startup offers interest-free BNPL financing, crop insurance, and AI-powered tools to over 1,500 farmers.
Jun 29, 2025
Inside Valu’s EGX debut: With Amazon now on the cap table, we unpack the model behind Egypt’s most disciplined fintech, covering product strategy, underwriting logic, unit economics, investor dynamics, and the operators running the machine.
Jun 25, 2025
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Co-founded in 2022 by Amr Gamal and Ziad El Adawy, Octane enables fleets to manage day-to-day on-road spending through a unified digital wallet and analytics engine.
Jun 17, 2025
Founded by Attai Riches, Winich Farms is one of Nigeria’s fastest-growing agri-fintech companies, helping over 180,000 smallholder farmers improve access to both markets and finance.
Egypt’s MSMEDA, backed by the World Bank, has partnered with Visible.vc and leading VCs including Foundation Ventures, Algebra, Sawari, Shorooq, and Endure to launch a unified portfolio reporting system for startups.
Jun 5, 2025
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The Seed round was led by North Island Ventures, with backing from Third Prime, Arche Capital, Collab+Currency, and SevenX Ventures.
Founded in 2018 by Osman, Val Agostino (formerly of Mint), and Jon Sutherland, Monarch was designed from day one as a subscription-based alternative to ad-supported personal finance tools.
May 30, 2025
