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

    For founders, the investor landscape dictates strategy.
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    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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    From Shell’s Hedges to Standard Bank’s Defence: The Hotbed of Corporate Venture Capital in Africa in 2025

    Kenya emerges as a major destination for corporate venture capital, attracting significant investment including multiple Japanese-backed deals.
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    Egypt’s Follow-on Formula: Inside the $54m Venture Engine Built by 500 Global and the State

    Since 2022, the partnership has put 380 founders from 197 startups through its seed and scale-up programs.
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    The Anti-Herd: 12 Deals That Defied Africa’s Tech Funding Playbook in 2025

    In a year when "following the herd" described most African venture activity, these outlier deals stand out for actually taking risk. Which is, theoretically, what venture capital is supposed to do.

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    Dot Com Zambia’s IPO Caps a Lively Year for African Tech Listings

    The massive oversubscription in Morocco (Cash Plus) and the solid retail turnout in Zambia (DCZ) debunk the myth that African retail investors won’t buy tech.
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    From Idea to Investable: The ‘Product-First’ Playbook Behind Africa’s ‘Toughest’ Fund

    With an acceptance rate of just 0.1%, the fund is deliberately designed to filter aggressively for ideas that can survive real-world scrutiny before capital ever becomes the differentiator.

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    Egypt’s Follow-on Formula: Inside the $54m Venture Engine Built by 500 Global and the State

    Since 2022, the partnership has put 380 founders from 197 startups through its seed and scale-up programs.
    Ecosystem News

    The Anti-Herd: 12 Deals That Defied Africa’s Tech Funding Playbook in 2025

    In a year when "following the herd" described most African venture activity, these outlier deals stand out for actually taking risk. Which is, theoretically, what venture capital is supposed to do.
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    African Startup Deal Tracker — Newest Deals

    Here’s a closer look at the notable under-the-radar investment activity we’re tracking this month
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    Congo’s €1m “Slow-Build” VC Fund Aims to Defy Central Africa’s Startup Odds

    The centerpiece of the initiative is a 24-month incubation and acceleration program starting in 2026.

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