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    Egypt’s Qardy Secures Seven-Figure Pre-Seed Funding to Boost SME Lending in Egypt

    Since its soft launch in late 2022, Qardy has rapidly gained traction, onboarding over 1,000 corporate clients and facilitating loan transactions worth more than $12 million.
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    Research & Reports

    Want to Raise a VC Fund in Africa? Expect a Year and a Half to Establish Your Track Record

    Only 32% of established investment managers and 26% of emerging investment managers work full-time on their investment vehicles.
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    SOUTHERN AFRICA

    Zimbabwe’s National Venture Capital Fund Hunts for Investors in Local Startups

    National venture capital funds are rare in Africa, but where they exist, they have demonstrated effectiveness.
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    Venture Capital & Funding Sources

    Havaíc Raises $15M to Back African Startups Scaling Into New Markets

    This latest fund marks a substantial increase from Havaíc’s previous ventures.
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    Over $500M Lost in Two Years: Eight Graphs That Map the Blind Spots Behind Recent African Startup Collapses

    The period between early 2024 and mid-2026 has been the most unforgiving in the short history of African venture-backed entrepreneurship.
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    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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    1M Users in 8 Years, 9M in 6: The Smartphone Pivot Driving M-KOPA’s Hypergrowth

    The group now signs up about 10,000 new customers daily.
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    Donor-Backed AI Health Tools Proliferate Across Africa, but Sustainability Remains Elusive

    Gates-funded report finds 20 deployed solutions delivering tangible results, yet most rely on short-term grants and lack independently verified cost savings

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    Over $500M Lost in Two Years: Eight Graphs That Map the Blind Spots Behind Recent African Startup Collapses

    The period between early 2024 and mid-2026 has been the most unforgiving in the short history of African venture-backed entrepreneurship.
    Partner Content

    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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    Why Kenya’s Crypto Clampdown Is a Fortress for Banks

    The new virtual asset rules demand high capital, local custody, and bank-held reserves - creating a moat that traditional lenders are perfectly positioned to fill.
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    Near Zero Equity Deals in H1: What Happened to Tunisia’s Startup Ecosystem?

    Data compiled by Launch Base Africa tells the story starkly.

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