The first rule of fundraising is knowing where the money is. Here's a comprehensive guide on who to pitch, where to find them, and how to approach them. In 2025, the majority of VC fundraising activity in African startups has come from these sources.

The listing could raise over R6bn ($350 million) and provide a critical test for Johannesburg's ailing public tech market.

MNT-Halan is not the only Egyptian fintech to master this strategy.

Filings from the Nigerian fintech unicorn disclose heavy spending on salaries and fees to pave the way for its acquisition of a regulated British payments firm.

Just as fintech unicorn Wave squares up against incumbents MTN and Orange, Cameroon's state-owned telco has decided to crash the mobile money party with its own long-promised service.

Tagaddod has built a tech platform to manage the collection, aggregation, and tracing of waste-based feedstocks.

Musashi, a global manufacturer with 36 sites worldwide, is known for differential assemblies and transmission gears for traditional and electric vehicles.

Central Africa was the most underserved tech region in Africa, raising just $5m in 2024.

A new fund is offering a new playbook for climate VCs in Africa. The core lesson? Ditch the traditional model and embrace the complexity.

When an employee leaves an organisation, most leaders focus on succession, handovers, and HR paperwork. But behind the scenes, many holes may have been created.

In the absence of traditional venture equity, Nigerian scale-ups are increasingly turning to alternative financing.

The most active players are not the traditional, global venture capital giants but a mix of impact investors and DFIs.