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    Canva sharpens its localisation strategy with first physical African office

    The Johannesburg opening comes as Canva escalates its war with creative software giant Adobe.

    Chui Ventures Closes Oversubscribed $17.3M Debut Fund to Back African Seed-Stage Founders

    The firm has signaled plans to launch Fund II, targeting a corpus of $60m with a hard cap of $100m.

    Partech Continues Africa Spending Spree With $17m Bet on Refurbished Marketplace Revibe

    The Revibe deal underscores the sheer velocity of Partech Africa II, the €280m fund which closed at its hard cap in late 2024.

    South Africa’s B20 Presidency Yields a New $100M Vehicle for African Tech

    The B20 South Africa Digital Inclusion Fund aims to de-risk investments in connectivity, fintech, and healthcare through a blended capital model.
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    A New Expansion Map: African Startups Redraw Routes Through Accra

    From Nigerian defence contractors to Kenyan logistics software, a new cohort of well-capitalised tech firms is bypassing traditional hubs to set up operational bases in Accra.

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    Why Several African Fintechs Just Quietly Registered in Canada

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