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    The Q4 Hunt: Where African Startups Can Still Find VC Cash Before Year-End

    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.

    Inside the $2.75M Experiment That’s Rewriting Africa’s Climate Tech Rules

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

    Shell-Backed Fund, UK’s BII Top Nigerian Tech Funding List in 2025 as VCs Retreat

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

    European VCs and DFIs Lead Charge as African Tech Funding Surpasses 2024 Total in September

    Whether this momentum continues through the year’s final quarter will determine if 2025 marks a genuine recovery in African tech funding or simply matches the previous year’s performance.
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    Former Molten Ventures CEO Moves Into Southern African Secondaries With New £50m Fund

    The pan-African VC firm takes on an investment advisory role for the Botswana Tech Fund, which is targeting Southern Africa's undercapitalised digital economy

    Major ValU Investor Sells Down Stake in First Secondary Deal Since Listing

    The sale comes as Egypt’s capital markets have shown signs of renewed activity following a period of muted equity capital markets (ECM) transactions.

    “No Shortcuts Through the Data”: How Intron is Building African Voice Infrastructure from Scratch

    "The assumption we had to kill earliest was that the technical problem was the hardest one. It is not."

    Optasia’s Growth Is Coming From Where Few Investors Are Looking

    The Dubai-headquartered lending platform's most revealing growth story is not in Africa's largest markets.

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    The pan-African VC firm takes on an investment advisory role for the Botswana Tech Fund, which is targeting Southern Africa's undercapitalised digital economy

    Major ValU Investor Sells Down Stake in First Secondary Deal Since Listing

    The sale comes as Egypt’s capital markets have shown signs of renewed activity following a period of muted equity capital markets (ECM) transactions.

    Profit, Pivot, and Panic: Swvl Faces Nasdaq Delisting Threat Despite $1.3m Turnaround

    Mobility technology company reports first annual profit since going public, but auditors raise going concern doubt and Nasdaq listing remains under threat

    A New Expansion Map: African Startups Redraw Routes Through Accra

    From Nigerian defence contractors to Kenyan logistics software, a new cohort of well-capitalised tech firms is bypassing traditional hubs to set up operational bases in Accra.