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    The Solo Capitalists: Sector Mandates, Not Partners, Rule African Seed Investing

    Data from 2025 reveals that the 'clubby' syndicates of Silicon Valley are absent in Africa, where capital formation is driven by industry mandates and geography rather than investor relationships.

    Hard Hardware: Why African EV Startups Are Struggling to Fit the VC Power Law

    For founders, the investor landscape dictates strategy.

    The 4% Problem: The Multi-Billion Dollar Hole in Africa’s Agritech Story

    The implication for founders is clear but uncomfortable: chasing user growth metrics to satisfy investors may be building fragile supply chains.
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    FINCA Ventures Backs Six African Resilience Tech Startups with Catalytic Capital

    Washington-based impact investor deploys non-dilutive funding to early-stage fintech and agtech ventures facing persistent early-stage funding gaps.

    Why Business Owners Get Trapped in Firefighter Mode and How to Get Out

    Graham Mitchell (Business Coach, Author and Founder of Grow), writes from Sandton, South Africa

    Is Talent Export the New Impact Thesis? Daniel Yu’s $100M Fund Makes Its First Bet

    Move signals fund's focus on labour migration as a pathway out of poverty.

    Shuttlers Launches Carpooling Service as Rivals Race for Uber’s Market Share in Nigeria

    Findings by Launch Base Africa found that fares on several ride-hailing platforms operating in Nigeria have risen sharply since Uber’s exit.

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    FINCA Ventures Backs Six African Resilience Tech Startups with Catalytic Capital

    Washington-based impact investor deploys non-dilutive funding to early-stage fintech and agtech ventures facing persistent early-stage funding gaps.

    Why Business Owners Get Trapped in Firefighter Mode and How to Get Out

    Graham Mitchell (Business Coach, Author and Founder of Grow), writes from Sandton, South Africa

    Township Fibre, Mortgage Tech, and $168M in Domestic Dry Powder

    Four years after spinning out of Ethos PE, the Johannesburg-based firm signals a rare vote of confidence from local pension funds.

    The Secret Antitrust Battle That Helped Sink Koko Networks

    The collapse of Kenya's largest clean-cooking company is blamed on a government refusal to authorise carbon credit sales. A court ruling in Nairobi shows that a competition inquiry into its main supply contract was running alongside that dispute.