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Zambian fintech Lupiya has raised $8.25 million in a Series A funding round led by Alitheia IDF Fund, with participation from INOKS Capital SA and the German Investment Bank KfW DEG.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced that it will fund 29 healthcare supply chain startups in Africa.

Complete Farmer, a Ghanaian agritech startup, has secured $10.4 million in pre-Series A funding to streamline its operations and expand its reach.

ANKA, an Ivorian SaaS e-commerce platform for African businesses, has raised $5 million in a pre-Series A extension round led by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) with participation from Proparco and Bpifrance.

Nigerian auto-tech startup Fixit45 has raised $1.9 million in a pre-seed funding round for expansion.

Nigerian automotive startup Mecho Autotech has raised $2.4 million in pre-Series A funding to expand into wholesale spare parts distribution.

Ugandan agritech startup Emata has secured $2.4 million in seed funding to expand its agri-loan offerings across East Africa.

Lipa Later, a Kenyan fintech startup that provides buy now, pay later (BNPL) financing solutions, has secured $5 million in debt funding.