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    Solarise Africa Secures $3.3m to Help South African Businesses Dodge Power Cuts

    Solarise Africa, a pan-African energy-as-a-service company, has secured R60m (approximately $3.3m) in follow-on funding...

    Altera Biosciences Bags $1.6M to Build ‘Off-the-Shelf’ Cells in Africa’s First Gene Therapy Play

    While the science is complex, the investment thesis has a unique hook. The startup argues that its location is a strategic asset.

    CityTaps’ $6M Water-Tech Dream Runs Dry as Kenyan Arm Enters Liquidation

    The water-tech aimed to solve water access for Africa's urban poor with smart meters and mobile money. Its collapse is the latest in a wave of closures hitting Kenya's impact startup scene.

    Rihanna-Backed Gather Ventures Invests In African Climate Startups

    "We are here to ensure that entrepreneurs don’t take the wrong kind of capital for the wrong reasons"
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    Debt Structures Drive $185m Rebound in African Tech Funding in March

    Capital raised in April recovers from March slump but remains 30 per cent below 2025 levels as founders turn to alternative financing.

    The Quiet Extinction of the African Seed Round: Ten Hard Truths From April’s Funding Data

    If you are a first-time founder with a prototype and a pitch deck, you are competing for a sliver of a sliver.

    Profit, Pivot, and Panic: Swvl Faces Nasdaq Delisting Threat Despite $1.3m Turnaround

    Mobility technology company reports first annual profit since going public, but auditors raise going concern doubt and Nasdaq listing remains under threat

    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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    Debt Structures Drive $185m Rebound in African Tech Funding in March

    Capital raised in April recovers from March slump but remains 30 per cent below 2025 levels as founders turn to alternative financing.

    The Quiet Extinction of the African Seed Round: Ten Hard Truths From April’s Funding Data

    If you are a first-time founder with a prototype and a pitch deck, you are competing for a sliver of a sliver.

    South African Logistics Startup Shiprazor Secures $2.65m to Streamline E-Commerce Deliveries

    Founded in 2023 by CEO Sahil Affriya, Shiprazor operates as an infrastructure layer connecting online merchants with a disparate network of delivery providers.

    African Biotech Investor OneBio Secures $6m First Close in Test for Continent’s Deep Science Sector

    The fundraising effort marks a notable development in an African venture ecosystem that has historically directed the vast majority of its capital toward financial technology