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    Sony’s First Africa Fund Cheques Aren’t for Content — They’re for the ‘Picks and Shovels’

    Sony has placed its latest chips on two companies solving foundational problems for Africa’s creatives.

    What It Takes to Land a Corporate Investment for Your Startup in Africa Currently

    The investment theses of Africa's CVCs are often less about radical disruption and more about pragmatic self-interest. African founders are taking note.

    Africa’s Mid-Year Startup Funding Boom Favored Early-Stage Startups

    T he early-stage investments show a remarkable diversity.

    How a Nigerian Engineer Helped Build a $1 Billion Fintech Giant

    'The job title never really meant much to me. I wasn’t someone who chased the corporate ladder.'
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    Egypt’s Fintechs’ Next Growth Market

    Cairo's payments and lending groups seem to be converging on a single strategy.

    Kenyan EV Startup Arc Ride Bags $33.3M to Power Africa’s Battery-Swapping Race

    The South African expansion follows a pilot in Cape Town that chief executive Joseph Hurst-Cross has described as successful.

    Four Startups, One Lead Investor: Inside Atlantica’s African AI Infrastructure Thesis

    A Lagos-based venture firm has backed four AI-native infrastructure start-ups in 18 months.

    Cash Plus Buys Into Morocco’s Airport Taxi Startup Ahead of 2030 World Cup

    Moroccan airports handled a record 36 million passengers in 2025.

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    Egypt’s Fintechs’ Next Growth Market

    Cairo's payments and lending groups seem to be converging on a single strategy.

    Kenyan EV Startup Arc Ride Bags $33.3M to Power Africa’s Battery-Swapping Race

    The South African expansion follows a pilot in Cape Town that chief executive Joseph Hurst-Cross has described as successful.

    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.

    Egyptian Proptech Nawy Expands Debt Program as Institutional Demand Surges

    The Cairo-based property platform has raised more than EGP1bn (USD20m) in less than a year by packaging Islamic home financing contracts into fixed-income funds.