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    Nigeria’s Startup Scene in Freefall, Despite a Tech Insider in Charge

    Two years after the celebrated appointment of a “tech bro” minister, funding has collapsed, high-profile startups are dying, and a brutal economic crisis is testing the ecosystem's famed resilience to its limit.

    ‘Team Japan’ Goes Big on African Tech as Megabank Sumitomo Backs Novastar

    Japan's second-largest bank is swooping in on African tech and funds in a never-before-seen way.

    Japanese VCs Launch $20m Fund to Bridge Corporate Japan and African Tech

    A wave of Japanese corporates and early-stage funds is headed for Africa.
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    GrowthLabs Acquires Startup Gate to Unify MENA’s Fragmented Tech Ecosystem

    With the integration underway, GrowthLabs is stepping on the gas for geographic and product expansion.

    AFC Injects $100M into African VC Funds to Bridge the Local Capital Gap

    Despite African startups raising $3.8bn in 2025, the vast majority of that venture funding flowed from international sources.

    The Hidden Machinery Behind Egypt’s Quiet Adtech Exit Boom

    Global buyers are snapping up Cairo-based marketing startups, capitalising on years of rigorous local consolidation.

    78% Below Cost: The Unforgiving Math Behind Digital Health Startup Vezeeta’s Pivot to Bricks and Mortar

    The deal is the most tangible sign yet that Egypt’s best known digital health platform is pivoting towards a hybrid model at a time when the purely online playbook is struggling

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    GrowthLabs Acquires Startup Gate to Unify MENA’s Fragmented Tech Ecosystem

    With the integration underway, GrowthLabs is stepping on the gas for geographic and product expansion.

    AFC Injects $100M into African VC Funds to Bridge the Local Capital Gap

    Despite African startups raising $3.8bn in 2025, the vast majority of that venture funding flowed from international sources.

    London’s Lightrock Closes $500M Fund to Back Energy Access Firms Across Africa and Asia

    The fund targets a critical bottleneck in emerging market climate tech: the lack of growth-stage capital for established operators.