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Startup	HQ	Industry	Year Founded	Amount Raised
Zepz	Somalia	Financial Services	2021	$ 960,600,000
Ratality	South Africa	SaaS	2017	-
Orca Fraud	South Africa	FinTech	2024	$ 550,000
Passportmonie	Nigeria	Financial Services	2023	-
Mogo Auto	Kenya	Financial Services	2018	$ 17,000,000

Latest Acquisitions

Acquirer	Type	Acquiree	Announced at	Amount
Rise Vest Technologies	Acquisition	Hisa	11th September, 2024	Undisclosed
Ticketmaster	Acquisition	Quicket	24th July, 2024	Undisclosed
LÜLA	Acquisition	Zeelo	17th July, 2024	Undisclosed
Paystack	Acquisition	Brass	28th May, 2024	Undisclosed
Busbud	Acquisition	Ratality	21st May, 2024	Undisclosed

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