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    Stahili: The New Startup from Copia Founders Promises Privacy and Instant Rewards

    The decision to pivot from an e-commerce company to a reward-based survey platform appears to reflect a strategic shift in focus.

    Europe’s Largest Private Pharma Channels $50m Fund Into African Health Startups

    Launched in 2021, it provides non-traditional financing models—such as concessional loans and revenue-based investments—to plug the financing gap for early-stage social businesses beyond what conventional grants or equity rounds can offer.

    Demo Day, Then Decay: The Reality of Africa’s Makeshift Startup Accelerators

    There’s also a chronic geographic imbalance. Cities like Lusaka, Douala, and Bamako appear only sporadically on the accelerator map, despite emerging tech scenes. And of the few programs based in Somalia, Cameroon, or Tanzania, nearly all are inactive.

    Uganda-Born Rwazi Raises $12M Series A to Dismantle Market Research Status Quo

    Rutakangwa and Sewankambo both cut their teeth at Kampala-based Owino Solutions, where they built web systems for East African clients and dabbled in digital media to amplify local culture.
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    Opera Quietly Liquidates Kenyan Ad Unit Ahead of OPay’s $4B US IPO

    Opera’s fintech play in Africa extends well beyond its Kenyan operating entities.

    “Directly Selling Insurance to Farmers Does Not Work”: Pula CEO on Avoiding Agtech’s Deadliest Trap

    From rural Kenya to the Earthshot shortlist: Pula CEO Thomas Njeru reveals to Launch Base Africa how the profitable agtech reached 24 million farmers and why impact and profitability are not mutually exclusive.

    Is Talent Export the New Impact Thesis? Daniel Yu’s $100M Fund Makes Its First Bet

    Move signals fund's focus on labour migration as a pathway out of poverty.

    Shuttlers Launches Carpooling Service as Rivals Race for Uber’s Market Share in Nigeria

    Findings by Launch Base Africa found that fares on several ride-hailing platforms operating in Nigeria have risen sharply since Uber’s exit.

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    Opera Quietly Liquidates Kenyan Ad Unit Ahead of OPay’s $4B US IPO

    Opera’s fintech play in Africa extends well beyond its Kenyan operating entities.

    “Directly Selling Insurance to Farmers Does Not Work”: Pula CEO on Avoiding Agtech’s Deadliest Trap

    From rural Kenya to the Earthshot shortlist: Pula CEO Thomas Njeru reveals to Launch Base Africa how the profitable agtech reached 24 million farmers and why impact and profitability are not mutually exclusive.

    Tunisia’s State Startup Fund Looks Beyond Capital City Tech Elites

    The $60m ANAVA initiative is taking venture capital on the road to hunt for deal-flow in forgotten interior provinces.

    SunCulture Closes $10m Securitisation Deal as African Climate Tech Turns to Capital Markets

    The transaction is designed to allow SunCulture to recycle capital that would otherwise be tied up in longer-dated customer receivables.