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    Nigeria’s OmniRetail Secures Investment to Digitize Informal Supply Chain Across Africa

    Goodwell Investments, an impact investor, alongside Alitheia Capital, has recently injected funds into OmniRetail,...

    DFS Lab is Backing African Startups, Thanks to a Partnership with Stellar Development Foundation

    DFS Lab and the Stellar Development Foundation have initiated the DFS Lab Stellar Africa...

    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...

    More Nigerian Founders Are Turning to Venture Investors

    Within the dynamic African tech ecosystem, Nigerian tech entrepreneurs are embracing a new role...
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    Priced Out of London: Why Nigeria’s Fintechs Are Abandoning UK Remittances

    A little over a year ago, Moniepoint pushed back publicly against a Launch Base Africa report detailing heavy losses at its newly launched UK operation, calling the figures overstated.

    Ventures Platform Secures $84M for Second African Tech Fund in Test of Institutional Appetite

    Oversubscribed final close above $75m target highlights early-stage resilience as international investors weigh macroeconomic volatility against long-term demographic bets.

    Five35 Widens Female-Focused Bets as African Funding for Female Founders Dries Up

    Five35's portfolio sits largely outside fintech, the sector with the weakest gender balance among Africa's largest technology verticals.

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    Priced Out of London: Why Nigeria’s Fintechs Are Abandoning UK Remittances

    A little over a year ago, Moniepoint pushed back publicly against a Launch Base Africa report detailing heavy losses at its newly launched UK operation, calling the figures overstated.

    Ventures Platform Secures $84M for Second African Tech Fund in Test of Institutional Appetite

    Oversubscribed final close above $75m target highlights early-stage resilience as international investors weigh macroeconomic volatility against long-term demographic bets.

    38% on Boards, 8% in the C-Suite: South Africa’s Illusion of Executive Gender Equality

    Dr Shahiem Patel, Dean at Regent Business School, writes from Durban, South Africa

    South Africa’s Edge Growth Hits $22M First Close for Scaleup Debt Fund

    The rise of private credit across the continent has been impossible to ignore.