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    2025 Fundraising Checklist for Nigerian Startups: The Metrics VCs Actually Care About Now

    An exclusive Launch Base Africa analysis of Nigeria's 2025 funding rounds so far reveals the unspoken rules of investor targeting in 2025.

    The Investors Most Likely to Join Egypt’s Next Big Startup Rounds in 2025

    Here are the investors that have already funded Egyptian startups in 2025, and who are likely to re-invest before the year is out.

    African Startup Funding Crosses $1bn in 2025 Amid Strong May Deal Flow

    With nearly half the year still ahead, Africa’s startup ecosystem appears on track to exceed 2024’s funding total, especially if current momentum continues.

    African VCs Are Raising Follow-ons in 2025— But Where Are the First-time Funds?

    For many first-time African fund managers, the reality is even starker. Raising an inaugural venture fund is often more marathon than sprint.
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    EU-Backed Anara Capital Closes $48m to Fund North African Social Impact Startups

    Amsterdam-based Anara Impact Capital has secured a $48m first close for its debut fund, anchored by the EU and the German government.

    As VC Pulls Back, Cascador Bets $5.6m on Nigeria’s Growth-Stage Startups

    Seven ventures in clean energy, agriculture, AI and healthcare received catalytic funding from the Lagos-based accelerator, in a sign of continued investor appetite for Nigeria's real economy.

    The Anti-VC Pivot: Wasoko Founder Launches $100M Fund to Back Migration and Manufacturing

    "Venture-scale returns are only possible in a small subset of business models."

    From Profitability to $10M ARR: How Prembly Cracked Africa’s Identity Infrastructure

    "We’re processing around seven million unique verifications per month, up from 4.7 million."

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    Amsterdam-based Anara Impact Capital has secured a $48m first close for its debut fund, anchored by the EU and the German government.

    As VC Pulls Back, Cascador Bets $5.6m on Nigeria’s Growth-Stage Startups

    Seven ventures in clean energy, agriculture, AI and healthcare received catalytic funding from the Lagos-based accelerator, in a sign of continued investor appetite for Nigeria's real economy.

    From African Mines to AI Data Labs: Soros-Backed Fund Targets Supply Chain Blind Spots

    The fund’s portfolio includes tools for worker voice, AI-powered supplier mapping and cleaner critical mineral processing.

    E-Mobility, Stablecoins, and DFI Retreat to Debt: African Funding Themes Take Shape in 2026

    Taken together, these three themes point to a funding environment that is becoming increasingly polarised.