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    Big Promises, Short Lives: The Lifecycle Problem of African Corporate Venture Capital

    The recent closure of ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator is not an isolated case.

    Nigeria’s Auto-Tech Scene Is Quietly Battling a Co-Founder Retention Crisis

    Co-founder exits are not unique to Nigeria’s auto-tech sector, but the frequency and timing of these departures are troubling.

    How Valuable Are ESOP Plans in African Tech? Fawry Offers a Compelling Case

    For every Fawry, there are countless tech startups where ESOPs might turn into little more than unfulfilled promises.

    Just Like in Fintech, New Secondary Funds Are Coming for Africa’s CleanTechs

    Moniepoint's early investors recently secured significant returns through secondary sales during the company's $110M Series C round. Now, investors in Africa's clean technology sector aim to replicate—and even surpass—this success.
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    Fuelled by informal workforces and bank credit gaps, vehicle-financing platforms are building cross-continental empires.

    Inside dLocal’s $23.7M AZA Finance Deal: $22.8M of Customers, IP and Goodwill

    The Nasdaq-listed payments group settled its restructured Africa transaction without paying cash.

    SA Repeat Founders Process Over $60m in Six Months With Stablecoin Safari Startup

    Cape Town-based start-up uses stablecoins and a merchant-of-record model to undercut transaction fees that have long burdened African tourism businesses.

    From an Angry Post to a $50m Ribbon-Cutting: The Land Battle Behind an Egyptian Deeptech Scaleup’s $50m Factory

    Sixteen months later, on a hot July day in 2026, Egypt's finance minister, Ahmed Kouchouk, returned to a company whose public frustration had once laid bare the country's industrial bureaucracy.

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    Fuelled by informal workforces and bank credit gaps, vehicle-financing platforms are building cross-continental empires.

    Inside dLocal’s $23.7M AZA Finance Deal: $22.8M of Customers, IP and Goodwill

    The Nasdaq-listed payments group settled its restructured Africa transaction without paying cash.

    Long Detection Lag: The Thread Running Through Senegal’s Fintech Heists

    Several insider-fraud cases in twelve months share less to do with the amounts stolen than with how long nobody noticed.

    Egypt’s Licence Freeze Spawns $95m Tamweely Deal

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