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The Super-Niche Shift: A Taxonomy of 2025’s Venture-Backed B2B Startups in Africa

Based on an analysis of 2025 funding data, here is a taxonomy of the most active B2B categories defining the current investment cycle.

September 26, 2025

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The ‘Fund Manager Factory’: Inside the High-Touch Model De-Risking Africa’s ‘Missing Middle’

This model is the antithesis of lean, remote investing.

September 24, 2025

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Five Lessons from Goodwell’s Decade-Long Bet on African Fintech

Instead of pure expansion, companies are focusing on making existing networks more productive and resilient.

September 22, 2025

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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.

September 17, 2025

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First-Time Founders Drive Nigeria’s Unicorn Boom

Moove's $2.1bn valuation highlights the country's ability to mint billion-dollar companies without serial entrepreneurs.

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Why African Fintech PalmPay Is Eyeing Hong Kong for a $1bn IPO

Nigeria's two largest mobile payment heavyweights are both eyeing IPOs, but their target exchanges tell a story of contrasting global ambitions.

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Airtel Africa Picks London for $245bn Mobile Money IPO but Faces Independence Test

Rapid growth and 56.5m users make it Africa’s hottest tech float. But privately negotiated intra-group fees threaten to cloud its standalone public valuation.

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