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Top Story: How MStudio Is Supporting Startups With €750,000 Funding and Accelerating Growth in Francophone Africa
When MStudio launched in 2023, its ambition was to close the gap between Francophone and Anglophone Africa’s startup ecosystems.
The studio, headquartered in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, set out to replicate proven business models from Nigeria and other Anglophone markets while tailoring them to Francophone realities.
According to MStudio, it bets that a venture studio model, with its hands-on support and co-founder approach, can prepare local startups for international investors.
“We felt the venture studio model was the most appropriate because it’s hands-on and high-level, compared to incubators or accelerators, which are short-term and more about mentorship,” COO Leslie Ossete explained to TechCabal.
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On Startup Spotlight:
Bleyt: How Wale Akanbi is Using AI to Fix Immigrants’ Credit History Problems
When Wale Akanbi, founder of Bleyt, and Stealth Startup and former CTO of Aella, relocated to the United Kingdom in 2021, he struggled to use basic financial services because of a transferable credit history,
His predicament reflects a wider problem: migrants worldwide often find themselves unable to access credit cards and other services that depend on credit history.
Akanbi’s frustration became the inspiration for Bleyt, a new fintech company he founded in 2025 to solve what he describes as “one of the biggest pain points of migration.”
“I had to borrow a card from one of my friends just to be able to spend,” recalls Akanbi, explaining how the experience inspired him to create Bleyt.
Quadri Adejumo brings you all the details. Read here.
Also Read:
Africa Market: How Botswana Startup Mystocks is Betting on a Pan-African Investing Future with AI. Yakub Abdulrasheed brings us the details, here.
Quote of the Day:
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is equivalent to magic.” – Arthur C. Clarke.
Thank you for joining me yet again this evening. Stay safe, and see you tomorrow for the next tech newsletter.
Best, Quadri
