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    In a Debt-Heavy Solar Sector, Sun King Lands Rare $40m Equity Round From Lightrock

    The latest funding rounds out a massive year for the solar giant, following a record-breaking securitisation deal in Kenya.

    Egypt’s Tagaddod Raises $26.3M to Solve Biofuels’ Biggest Bottleneck

    Tagaddod has built a tech platform to manage the collection, aggregation, and tracing of waste-based feedstocks.

    Mirova’s $282M Fund Backs Kenya’s Arc Ride in First African EV Deal

    The €33bn asset manager's Gigaton Fund has committed up to $10m in debt to the Kenyan e-mobility startup to scale its battery-swapping network.
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    Meet the 9 VCs Tasked With Deploying Morocco’s New $270m Startup War Chest

    The shortlist, culled from 47 applications, relies heavily on international operational experience.

    GIP Secures $20m as Ghanaian Pension Funds Ditch Government Debt for Private Equity

    A decisive policy shift in Accra is forcing domestic pension schemes to look past government securities, creating a sudden liquidity pool for private market intermediaries.

    Optasia’s Growth Is Coming From Where Few Investors Are Looking

    The Dubai-headquartered lending platform's most revealing growth story is not in Africa's largest markets.

    South Africa’s OneBio Secures Funding to Build Africa’s ‘Biotech Factory’ Amid a Deep Tech Reality Check

    The Cape Town venture studio is doubling down on its hybrid model, but a high failure rate highlights the structural hurdles of scaling science in Africa.

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    Meet the 9 VCs Tasked With Deploying Morocco’s New $270m Startup War Chest

    The shortlist, culled from 47 applications, relies heavily on international operational experience.

    GIP Secures $20m as Ghanaian Pension Funds Ditch Government Debt for Private Equity

    A decisive policy shift in Accra is forcing domestic pension schemes to look past government securities, creating a sudden liquidity pool for private market intermediaries.

    “We’re Not Monitoring Energy — We’re Deciding What Happens Next”: Inside PowerLabs’ Bet on Automation

    "The most important lesson we’ve taken from this journey is how much your team determines everything else."

    Standard Bank Leads $330m Refinancing for JSE-Listed AI Fintech Optasia

    Optasia, which made history in November 2025 as the largest fintech IPO on the JSE, uses proprietary AI to provide credit scoring and micro-lending to unbanked populations.