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AFC Tests Nigerian Pensions’ Appetite with $750M Climate Fund
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AgDevCo Ventures Raises $49M in First Close for East African Agri-SME Fund
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Telegram Ads, Money Mules and $16bn: The Shadow Corridors Linking China to Africa
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Jumia Secures $50m IFC-Backed Emergency Raise After Total Equity Crashes 98%
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From Lagos Ride-Hailing to Global Robotaxis: Moove Raises $250M at $2.1B Valuation
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Canal+ and General Catalyst Back African Payments Startup Moment in $22M Series A
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From Fintech to Medtech, Casablanca Delivers Back-to-Back Tech IPOs
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From Wages to Fraud to Deliveries: The Pattern Behind South Africa’s Recent Startup Funding
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Why Africa’s Current Capital Concentration at the Top Isn’t a Temporary Lag
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Africa’s Top Equity Investors in Tech in H1 2026
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Context Is the New IP: Inside the New Wave of Africa’s Early-Stage AI Micro-M&A
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Third-Party Vendors vs. In-House Builds: The Real Divide in African Banking’s AI Success
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Is This the End of the Accelerator Era in African Tech?
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Why Africa’s Startup Funding Leaderboards Look Different This Year
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Beyond the Remittance Hype: The 3 Business Models Winning VC Cash in Africa’s Stablecoin Boom
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‘Timing Is Critical’: How a Pandemic Almost Killed Weego and Accidentally Built Its B2B Engine
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From Profitability to $10M ARR: How Prembly Cracked Africa’s Identity Infrastructure
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‘Stay in It’: How Over 200 Interviews and a LinkedIn Post Led to a $2.35M Seed Round for Orca
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‘Don’t Wait for a Cash Crunch’: The $70M Debt Playbook from Lula’s Trevor Gosling
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“Harder to Build, but More Defensible”: Enakl Co-Founder on Tackling Morocco’s Commuter Chaos
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‘Valuations Still Far Too High’: Lexi Novitske on Investing a $205m Africa Tech Fund Amid Market Turbulence
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“Don’t Build for Hypothetical Problems”: What Immobazyme’s Founders Learned While Dragging University IP Into the Marketplace
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South Africa’s Edge Growth Hits $22M First Close for Scaleup Debt Fund
The rise of private credit across the continent has been impossible to ignore.
August 25, 2026
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Swvl Lands Sawiris Family Backing in $13M Push for U.S. Expansion
Cairo-born mobility group secures $13m from Sawiris family vehicle as it tries to convert a fragile turnaround into American growth.
August 25, 2026
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South Africa’s Edge Growth Hits $22M First Close for Scaleup Debt Fund
The rise of private credit across the continent has been impossible to ignore.
August 25, 2026
Industry
Swvl Lands Sawiris Family Backing in $13M Push for U.S. Expansion
Cairo-born mobility group secures $13m from Sawiris family vehicle as it tries to convert a fragile turnaround into American growth.
August 25, 2026
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African Startup Deal Tracker — Newest Deals
Here’s a closer look at the notable under-the-radar investment activity we’re tracking this month:
August 24, 2026
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From Quebec to Africa: The Obscure Telecom Making a High-Stakes Nasdaq Debut
In a market where the “landlord” model has proven wildly profitable, can the capital-hungry builder ever catch up?
August 24, 2026