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    Shoprite Group Launches W23 Global, a $125M Corporate Venture Fund Targeting Early-Stage RetailTech

    Five of the world’s foremost grocery retailers have joined forces to inaugurate a groundbreaking...

    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...

    Toyota Tsusho Launches New Venture to Back African CleanTech

    In a move to spearhead renewable energy initiatives across Africa, Toyota Tsusho Corporation has...
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    NewTrails Capital, Backed by Africa’s Leading Smartphone Manufacturer, Invests $55M in EV Startup Spiro

    The Chinese growth-stage fund - whose backers include Transsion Holdings, the Shenzhen company that dominates Africa's mobile phone market ...

    The Short, Unfinished Life of PayPal’s $100 Million Emerging Markets Fund

    Emerging market fintech funding has already cooled from its 2021–2022 peaks.

    Africa’s Electric Mobility Pioneers Turn to Operators in Race for Profitability

    The sector has attracted unprecedented capital.

    Fintech Margins Under Pressure as Pan-African Payments Race Reaches Ghana

    Ghana's fintech sector has attracted intensifying interest from both regional and international players.

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    NewTrails Capital, Backed by Africa’s Leading Smartphone Manufacturer, Invests $55M in EV Startup Spiro

    The Chinese growth-stage fund - whose backers include Transsion Holdings, the Shenzhen company that dominates Africa's mobile phone market ...

    The Short, Unfinished Life of PayPal’s $100 Million Emerging Markets Fund

    Emerging market fintech funding has already cooled from its 2021–2022 peaks.

    The VC Waiting Game: Why a 7% Distribution Is a Major Win for Early-Stage African Funds

    The pan-African seed fund returns $2.5m to LPs - a rare liquidity signal in a market still waiting for its post-boom reckoning.

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

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