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    Exit Pressure: Why Africa’s Decade-Old Founder Class is Stepping Aside at Scaleups

    Yoco's Katlego Maphai is the latest long-serving founder to hand over the reins, signaling a new phase of maturity for the continent's top tech companies.

    The Year-End Funding Rush: Why African VCs are Racing to Deploy Capital Before 2026

    Data from industry reports indicates a pattern of increased activity towards the latter half of the year.

    ‘We See Multi-Million Dollar Transfers’: The Nigerian Savers Flocking to Blockchain ‘Banks’

    It seems that while traditional finance has struggled with financial inclusion, crypto has inadvertently found a product-market fit.

    Contrarian VCs Move In as Africa’s Seed Stage Funding Plummets 41% in 2025

    For self-styled contrarian VCs like Egypt's P1 Ventures, this seed squeeze appears to be the opportunity they've been waiting for.
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    P1 Ventures vindicated as Vercel snaps up second portfolio company in a week.

    Karooooo’s Delivery Arm Rides Quick-Commerce Wave as Fleet-Tracking Core Matures

    South African vehicle-tracking group Karooooo is quietly building a second growth engine in the form of an ultra-fast delivery business that is expanding at more than twice the pace of its established Cartrack fleet-management operations. The company, which is listed on Nasdaq with a secondary...

    From Pilot to Profit: Kenya’s Jackfruit Finance Takes Its School Lending Model Across East Africa

    The move to a revenue-sharing arrangement marks a transition away from subsidised pilot funding.

    Koko Networks Puts Ethanol Platform on the Block in $15m Asset Sale

    The sale is being targeted at corporate and institutional participants with demonstrated financial capacity to conclude a transaction exceeding $15m.

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    P1 Ventures vindicated as Vercel snaps up second portfolio company in a week.

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    South African vehicle-tracking group Karooooo is quietly building a second growth engine in the...

    Uber to Acquire Glovo and Talabat’s African Operations Under Delivery Hero’s $16.9bn Takeover

    Transaction will give US ride-hailing and delivery group a foothold in fast-growing markets including Egypt, Kenya and Nigeria.

    Rooibos Becomes South Africa’s Latest Export — to Space

    Low-Earth orbit becomes testing ground for South African agritech Rooibos seeds bound for the International Space Station in initiative linking space plant science with skills development.