Funding

This funding, a combination of debt and equity, will be used to scale two of the company's key products, AyaGrow and AyaSpeech, as well as to recruit new talent to support its expansion.

Octavia, a Kenyan-based carbon removal startup, has raised $3.9 million in seed funding to scale its carbon capture technology. The startup, which began capturing carbon earlier this year, is now focused on expanding its operations with additional machines.

Rabbit Mobility, an Egyptian startup focused on micro-mobility solutions, has raised USD 1.3 million in a recent funding round.