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PAPSS and the Algerian Startup: Unlocking Cross-Border Payments Across Africa
⚡ Key Takeaways The Bank of Algeria joined PAPSS on August 15, 2025, connecting Algeria to a continental payment network...
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Algeria’s SME Software Wave: ERP and Invoicing Startups Filling the Enterprise Gap
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s 1.3 million SMEs — 98% of which are micro-enterprises with fewer than 10 employees — remain...
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Revenue-Based Financing: Why SaaS Startups Are Choosing RBF Over VC in 2026
⚡ Key Takeaways The global revenue-based financing (RBF) market is expected to surpass $9.8 billion in 2025 and reach $42.35...
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Francophone Africa: How Smart Capital Is Discovering the Continent’s Next Startup Frontier
⚡ Key Takeaways Francophone Africa is becoming the continent’s fastest-growing startup investment destination in 2026, with Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Morocco,...
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Africa’s Utility-First VC Cycle: B2B SaaS and Mobility Win Capital in 2026
⚡ Key Takeaways Africa’s startup funding in H1 2026 reached $887 million across just 84 disclosed deals — 51% fewer...
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VOLZ After the $5M: Algeria’s Travel-Tech Pioneer Maps North and West Africa
⚡ Key Takeaways VOLZ closed a 600 million DZD (~$5M) Series A in December 2025 — Algeria’s largest startup round...
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Algeria’s Series A Gap: What the FCPR Second Wave Means for Founders Ready to Raise
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s FCPR framework created the country’s first private venture fund (Afiya Investments) in 2025, and a second...
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Algeria’s Hardware Startups: Electronics, IoT Devices, and the Deep-Tech Opportunity
⚡ Key Takeaways Fewer than 5% of Algeria’s 2,300+ labeled startups work in hardware or electronics, but those that do...
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Blitzy’s $200M Round: The Rise of Autonomous Software Development Platforms
⚡ Key Takeaways Blitzy raised $200M at a $1.4B valuation in May 2026, becoming Boston’s newest unicorn just 18 months...
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74 New Unicorns and Counting: How the Billion-Dollar Startup Rules Changed in 2026
⚡ Key Takeaways Q1 2026 minted 95 new unicorns — 60 of them AI companies — pushing the global total...
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Africa’s Local Investors Now Lead: 36% of Startup Deals Backed by Indigenous Capital
⚡ Key Takeaways Between January and April 2026, 59 of 162 active investors in African startup funding were indigenous —...
