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    Nigeria’s Startup Graveyard Has Become a Bargain Bin for Buyers

    With fewer, larger funds calling the shots, patience for fragmented markets has evaporated.

    The 90% Collapse: How US Tech and Infrastructure Debt Turned African AI Into a Rounding Error

    The divergence threatens to hollow out the continent’s early‑stage software pipeline and risks a brain drain of technical talent.

    Charging Depots, Battery Swaps and Fleet Finance: The 5 Models Winning African EV Capital

    A Launch Base Africa analysis of publicly disclosed electric mobility deals across 2025 and the first half of 2026 shows capital clustering around five distinct business models .

    Local VCs Are Quietly Retreating From African Startup Cap Tables

    Analysis of deal data for the first half of 2026 shows a sharp decline in the presence of Africa‑based investors on cap tables.
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    GB Corp Retains Controlling Grip on MNT-Halan After $1.4bn Valuation Funding Round

    Despite minor dilution, the Cairo-listed conglomerate remains the anchor shareholder in the fintech unicorn as it gears up for an EGX debut.

    ‘We Aren’t Fighting Rival EVs’: Inside ARC Ride’s $33.3m Bet on Beating Petrol

    "People determine who becomes the winners in this race."

    Four Startups, One Lead Investor: Inside Atlantica’s African AI Infrastructure Thesis

    A Lagos-based venture firm has backed four AI-native infrastructure start-ups in 18 months.

    Cash Plus Buys Into Morocco’s Airport Taxi Startup Ahead of 2030 World Cup

    Moroccan airports handled a record 36 million passengers in 2025.

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    GB Corp Retains Controlling Grip on MNT-Halan After $1.4bn Valuation Funding Round

    Despite minor dilution, the Cairo-listed conglomerate remains the anchor shareholder in the fintech unicorn as it gears up for an EGX debut.

    ‘We Aren’t Fighting Rival EVs’: Inside ARC Ride’s $33.3m Bet on Beating Petrol

    "People determine who becomes the winners in this race."

    Kenya’s Watu Bags $7M in Nondilutive Debt to Scale Smartphone and Vehicle Financing

    AHL Venture Partners has finalized a $7 million strategic debt facility for Watu, an...

    ‘Paper Valuations Don’t Return Capital’: Grindstone Launches $31m Exit-Focused Fund

    It will invest from Seed through Series A and retain capacity to provide follow-on funding to its strongest-performing companies.