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    South African Health Tech Trailblazer hearX Secures $100M in Eargo Merger to Disrupt Hearing Health Market

    Leading the combined entity is Nic Klopper, CEO and co-founder of hearX, who will assume the role of CEO for LXE Hearing.

    Taiwanese Chip Giant Backs Egypt’s InfiniLink in $10M Seed Round to Tackle AI Data Bottleneck

    MediaTek already has a history of collaboration with InfiniLink.

    $200M Novastar Africa People and Planet Fund Draws Key European and Japanese Investors

    Novastar Ventures, with headquarters in the UK and on-the-ground presence in Nairobi and Lagos, screens over 100 startups annually.

    From Ghana to South Africa: The Quiet Powerhouse Mining African Startups for Potential Windfalls

    Beyond the well-documented influx of venture capital into the continent’s growing tech scene, a less visible but equally impactful dynamic is at play.
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    The USAID-Shaped Hole: Nine Months On, African Tech Startup’s Story Has a New Plot

    A US aid pullout nine months ago triggered fears of an ecosystem collapse. But while early-stage startups are failing in record numbers, late-stage mega-deals are pushing funding to new highs. What's really going on?

    Lifestores CEO Steps Down as African Tech’s “Great Handover” Continues

    Andrew Garza’s transition from CEO at Lifestores Healthcare is the latest in a wave of founder successions at major African startups

    ‘Don’t Wait to Be Perfect’: How Selling Imperfect Produce Helped Farm to Feed Land a $1.5M Seed Round

    Pushing a problem that you think is important onto a customer doesn’t work.

    TymeBank Names CCO Cheslyn Jacobs as New CEO Ahead of IPO Push

    Karl Westvig, who oversaw the fintech’s unicorn valuation, will move to an advisory role as the 11m-customer bank preps for a 2028 NYSE listing.

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    The USAID-Shaped Hole: Nine Months On, African Tech Startup’s Story Has a New Plot

    A US aid pullout nine months ago triggered fears of an ecosystem collapse. But while early-stage startups are failing in record numbers, late-stage mega-deals are pushing funding to new highs. What's really going on?

    Lifestores CEO Steps Down as African Tech’s “Great Handover” Continues

    Andrew Garza’s transition from CEO at Lifestores Healthcare is the latest in a wave of founder successions at major African startups

    Kenya’s Startup Crash Makes Way for Japanese Capital and Climate Dominance

    Kenya’s ecosystem has become highly specialised.

    Equinix Escalates Lagos ‘Data Centre War’ With $100M Expansion Plan

    The US giant, which already owns MainOne, is building a new $22m facility as it battles rivals for dominance in West Africa's digital hub.