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    Kenya’s Leta Secures $5M to Solve Africa’s Costly Logistics Puzzle

    Beyond financial efficiency, Leta’s asset-light approach sets it apart from earlier African logistics startups such as Sendy, Lori, and KOBO360, which took an asset-heavy model aggregating trucks and acting as intermediaries.

    African Climate Fintech MPower Ventures Secures $2.7m to Expand Solutions in Africa

    To date, the company has sold over 50,000 solar products across seven African markets: Zambia, Cameroon, Togo, Ghana, Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe.

    Nigerian Fintech Sycamore Shifts Focus to Asset Management Amid Economic Headwinds

    The move comes as Nigeria grapples with a deepening economic crisis, prompting businesses to adapt to the challenging environment.

    Tracking the Latest Investor Dry Powder Targeting African Startups in 2025

    Launch Base Africa has carefully selected a comprehensive list of over 140 of the most recent investor dry powder funds aimed at African startups in 2025.
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    Transparency vs. The Silent Exit: How African Startups Handled Crisis in 2025 — and What We Learned

    An analysis of how African tech companies navigated failure, fraud, and funding shortfalls - and what Launch Base Africa learned from tracking their crises

    Nigeria’s Most Anticipated Tech IPO Hits Pause After Lead Investor Pushback

    The halt to Tizeti's NGX listing exposes how fragile Nigeria's domestic exit route remains - and why founders are still caught between dollar venture capital and a shallow local market.

    Dot Com Zambia’s IPO Caps a Lively Year for African Tech Listings

    The massive oversubscription in Morocco (Cash Plus) and the solid retail turnout in Zambia (DCZ) debunk the myth that African retail investors won’t buy tech.

    From Idea to Investable: The ‘Product-First’ Playbook Behind Africa’s ‘Toughest’ Fund

    With an acceptance rate of just 0.1%, the fund is deliberately designed to filter aggressively for ideas that can survive real-world scrutiny before capital ever becomes the differentiator.

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    Transparency vs. The Silent Exit: How African Startups Handled Crisis in 2025 — and What We Learned

    An analysis of how African tech companies navigated failure, fraud, and funding shortfalls - and what Launch Base Africa learned from tracking their crises

    Nigeria’s Most Anticipated Tech IPO Hits Pause After Lead Investor Pushback

    The halt to Tizeti's NGX listing exposes how fragile Nigeria's domestic exit route remains - and why founders are still caught between dollar venture capital and a shallow local market.

    African Startup Deal Tracker — Newest Deals

    Here’s a closer look at the notable under-the-radar investment activity we’re tracking this month

    Sanlam Enters Morocco’s Startup Market With $2.2m Woliz Investment

    The insurer said the transaction is aimed at supporting the modernisation of small retail — a sector that remains largely informal but underpins daily commerce across the country .