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    From Audits to Adventures: The Making of an African VC

    "I've seen brilliant pitch decks from founders who crumble under pressure… Now, I look for scars."

    Familiar Paths Forged Anew: African Investors Tread Carefully as AI Buzz Struggles to Echo in Q1

    Across the globe, the first quarter of 2025 witnessed an unprecedented surge in venture capital flowing into artificial intelligence.

    From Burn Rate to Balance Sheets: Africa’s Public Markets Offer Emerging Credit Fintechs a Path to Profitability and Scale

    Scaling up? Africa's leading credit fintechs are turning to a new financing playbook.

    Solar Bonds or Equity Stakes? European Retail Investors Pour Millions into African Cleantech Startups, Lured by Tax-Free Gains

    Amid the rise of elusive institutional funds targeting African cleantech, startups in the cleantech and climatetech sectors have found a reliable destination in their search for hard-to-come-by funding.
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    The era of the “AI-enabled” consumer app in Africa is quietly being dismantled in favor of something much less flashy: digital plumbing.

    Egyptian Fintech Bokra Secures VC Licence to Take on Banks and VCs

    For Bokra, founded in 2023, the regulatory green light clears the path for a highly active 2026.

    From Kitchens to Cockpits: The Egyptian Startup Turning Cooking Oil Into a 25x Investor Return

    Delta Oil operates at the intersection of waste management and energy production.

    “No Shortcuts Through the Data”: How Intron is Building African Voice Infrastructure from Scratch

    "The assumption we had to kill earliest was that the technical problem was the hardest one. It is not."

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    Google Joins the Infrastructure Wave: Why the Latest African Cohort is Swapping Apps for ‘AI Plumbing’

    The era of the “AI-enabled” consumer app in Africa is quietly being dismantled in favor of something much less flashy: digital plumbing.

    Egyptian Fintech Bokra Secures VC Licence to Take on Banks and VCs

    For Bokra, founded in 2023, the regulatory green light clears the path for a highly active 2026.

    Why Your 25% Growth Spike Might Be the Worst Thing for Your Operations

    Your business is always talking to you. Are you listening? By Thuto Motsie CA(SA), CEO of Thamani

    Nigerian Fintech Bfree Secures New Funding to Buy Up Africa’s Bad Loans

    The latest capital injection adds to a steady string of financing for the startup.