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    $10M Daraja Impact Initiative Backs Tanzanian Health-Tech Dawa Mkononi in Inaugural Funding

    In a move towards fostering innovation and social impact in Tanzania, SEAF, a prominent...

    Renew Capital Ventures into Ghana with Investment in Digital Banking Startup Affinity Africa

    In a significant move towards fostering financial inclusion in Africa, Renew Capital, an Africa-focused...

    Kenyan Carbon Finance Startup Burn Secures $12M to Combat Africa’s Clean Cooking Deficit

    Burn, a Nairobi-based startup, is leveraging carbon finance to address Africa’s pressing issue of...

    DFC Supports Kenya’s Pezesha with $500K Grant Following Settlement in Liquidation Dispute

    Kenya’s digital lending platform, Pezesha, is set to enhance its credit scoring technology with...
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    E-Mobility, Stablecoins, and DFI Retreat to Debt: African Funding Themes Take Shape in 2026

    Taken together, these three themes point to a funding environment that is becoming increasingly polarised.

    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.

    Franchising and the 90-Day Threshold

    If you stepped away for 90 days, would your franchise brand survive?- By Larry Hodes, CEO Grow Franchising & FASA Board Member

    SA Serial Founder Vinny Lingham Locks In Fastest Exit Yet With Rumi.ai Sale

    The South African-born entrepreneur and investor continues his run of form, selling his AI meeting startup to the US subsidiary of ASX-listed Decidr.