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    ‘Valuations Still Far Too High’: Lexi Novitske on Investing a $205m Africa Tech Fund Amid Market Turbulence

    In this exclusive interview, Launch Base Africa asks one of the continent’s top VCs about the key lessons from backing Africa’s leading growth-stage deals — and what’s behind the slowdown in later-stage funding.

    “Don’t Build for Hypothetical Problems”: What Immobazyme’s Founders Learned While Dragging University IP Into the Marketplace

    " Our aim has always been to build globally competitive biotechnology capabilities here in South Africa"

    ‘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.

    “We Carry the Weight for Others”: Inside the $2M Raise for Tanzania’s Hybrid AgriTech Pioneer MazaoHub

    I learned that business is not a selfish journey. It’s about being the reason for others to succeed.
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    The Southern Africa-focused climate tech investor has closed its first fund, backing ten companies across e-mobility, circular economy and energy access

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    The sector has attracted unprecedented capital.

    Morocco’s Done.ma Raised $2M to Challenge Glovo. Now It Faces Bankruptcy Speculation

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    The Southern Africa-focused climate tech investor has closed its first fund, backing ten companies across e-mobility, circular economy and energy access

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    The sector has attracted unprecedented capital.

    Moroccan Proptech Agenz Bags $5m from Breega and North Africa’s Largest Bank

    The Casablanca-based proptech, which combines real estate data, agent tools, and a transaction platform, closes an oversubscribed seed round.

    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.