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    Beyond ‘Market Access’ Apps: Why Ghana Is the New Frontier for High-Ticket Agritech Deals

    Propelled by a mix of Japanese capital, European debt, and North African strategic investments...

    African Startup Funding in Early 2026: More Money, Less Venture

    The squeeze is most visible at the growth stages.

    Ten Key Trends That Shaped African Tech Funding in February

    Across 29 disclosed deals, African startups and growth-stage companies raised at least $340.5m in February. The number tells one story. How the money moved tells a different one.

    What Failed African Startups Taught Their Most Active Investors

    From Sendy to Dash to Copia, a wave of high-profile collapses has quietly rewritten the investment playbooks of the continent's most prolific funds.
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    Debt Structures Drive $185m Rebound in African Tech Funding in March

    Capital raised in April recovers from March slump but remains 30 per cent below 2025 levels as founders turn to alternative financing.

    The Quiet Extinction of the African Seed Round: Ten Hard Truths From April’s Funding Data

    If you are a first-time founder with a prototype and a pitch deck, you are competing for a sliver of a sliver.

    Profit, Pivot, and Panic: Swvl Faces Nasdaq Delisting Threat Despite $1.3m Turnaround

    Mobility technology company reports first annual profit since going public, but auditors raise going concern doubt and Nasdaq listing remains under threat

    A New Expansion Map: African Startups Redraw Routes Through Accra

    From Nigerian defence contractors to Kenyan logistics software, a new cohort of well-capitalised tech firms is bypassing traditional hubs to set up operational bases in Accra.

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    Debt Structures Drive $185m Rebound in African Tech Funding in March

    Capital raised in April recovers from March slump but remains 30 per cent below 2025 levels as founders turn to alternative financing.

    The Quiet Extinction of the African Seed Round: Ten Hard Truths From April’s Funding Data

    If you are a first-time founder with a prototype and a pitch deck, you are competing for a sliver of a sliver.

    South African Logistics Startup Shiprazor Secures $2.65m to Streamline E-Commerce Deliveries

    Founded in 2023 by CEO Sahil Affriya, Shiprazor operates as an infrastructure layer connecting online merchants with a disparate network of delivery providers.

    African Biotech Investor OneBio Secures $6m First Close in Test for Continent’s Deep Science Sector

    The fundraising effort marks a notable development in an African venture ecosystem that has historically directed the vast majority of its capital toward financial technology