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In a Debt-Heavy Solar Sector, Sun King Lands Rare $40m Equity Round From Lightrock
Ecosystem News
‘Valuations Still Far Too High’: Lexi Novitske on Investing a $205m Africa Tech Fund Amid Market Turbulence
Ecosystem News
From Logistics to Fintech, E-Commerce to Mushrooms: Inside Africa’s Year of Unlikely Comebacks
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Phygital Scale: Ghana’s CarePoint Taps Japanese Debt to Push “Micro-Clinic” Model Into Egypt
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Teranga Capital Targets West Africa’s ‘Frontier’ Markets With New DFI Backing
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Renewed Ties and Regulatory Reforms Open South African Doors to UK Fintechs
Ecosystem News
I&P Secures $46.7m First Close for Third African Fund to Target the ‘Missing Middle’
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Local Capital First: Why SA’s R4.6bn Startup Buyout Spree Is Reshaping Africa’s Startup Exit Playbook
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Africa’s Tech Reckoning: Why 2025 Became the Year of Deals, Departures and Difficult Truths
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The Hunt Is On: Tracking African Startup-Led Acquisition Spree of 2025
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Mapped: Where Gulf VC Money Is Currently Flowing in Africa — And Where It Isn’t
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DFIs and European Funds Keep Africa’s 2025 Rebound on Track in November Despite Cooling VC Flows
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Egypt’s Government Is Backing More Startups Than Kenya and Nigeria Combined. What Gives?
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The Solo Capitalists: Sector Mandates, Not Partners, Rule African Seed Investing
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Hard Hardware: Why African EV Startups Are Struggling to Fit the VC Power Law
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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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‘Don’t Wait to Be Perfect’: How Selling Imperfect Produce Helped Farm to Feed Land a $1.5M Seed Round
Hard Talks
“We Carry the Weight for Others”: Inside the $2M Raise for Tanzania’s Hybrid AgriTech Pioneer MazaoHub
Hard Talks
‘I Collapsed and Cried for Hours’: How Hypeo AI’s Founder Turned Her Worst Day Into a Venture-Backed Startup
Hard Talks
How a Nigerian Engineer Helped Build a $1 Billion Fintech Giant
Hard Talks
GENIUS Act: “America is catching up to Africa on stablecoins” — Yellow Card’s Gillian Darko on Regulation, B2B Pivot
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From $100M Exit to 26 Startup Investments: Expensya Co-Founder Karim Jouini’s Strategy — “Focus Is Key”
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Meet the Funder: Nobesuthu Ndlovu, Director SME, Old Mutual Corporate
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End of the Road for Banxso Executives: South Africa’s Fintech Dream Turns Into a $118M Nightmare
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Egypt Mandates State Insurance Funds to Pump Cash Into Local Equities
Policy & Regulations Forum
Tunisia Scraps 50-Year Forex Rule to Retain Tech Talent and Startups
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2026 Forecast: New CBN Rules Could Turn Nigeria’s Fintech Growth Engine Into a Cost Centre
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Egypt Makes Remote Tech Talent Exports Tax-Free — And Multinationals Are Lining Up
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Ethiopia’s New Currency War Front: The Back Offices of Licensed Fintech Apps
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South Africa’s Stablecoin Obsession Is a $5bn Headache for Regulators
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From Idea to Investable: The ‘Product-First’ Playbook Behind Africa’s ‘Toughest’ Fund
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The Human Cost of Peak Season: Why Retail’s Busiest Period Demands a People-First Strategy
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“Open” vs “Owned”: A Two-Track EV Strategy Emerges in East Africa
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Regulators Circle Shein and Temu After Explosive Report on SA Market Disruption
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Kenyan Insurtech mTek Makes Rare Exit to Singapore Unicorn Bolttech
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Africa’s Mobility Fintechs Are Going Overseas — Hakki’s Thailand Launch Shows Why
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The HEC Paris Experiment: Can Policy + Capital Move Côte d’Ivoire From the Margins of African Tech?
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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
December 17, 2025
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The ‘Acqui-Hire’ Playbook: Inside Netcare’s Strategic Acquisition of South Africa’s Quro Medical
Netcare’s initial 55.88% stake grants it immediate control over Quro’s board.
December 16, 2025
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Updates
African Startup Deal Tracker — Newest Deals
Here’s a closer look at the notable under-the-radar investment activity we’re tracking this month
December 17, 2025
Updates
The ‘Acqui-Hire’ Playbook: Inside Netcare’s Strategic Acquisition of South Africa’s Quro Medical
Netcare’s initial 55.88% stake grants it immediate control over Quro’s board.
December 16, 2025
Analysis & Opinions
Local Capital First: Why SA’s R4.6bn Startup Buyout Spree Is Reshaping Africa’s Startup Exit Playbook
South Africa’s R4.6 billion buyout spree demonstrates that domestic exit markets can flourish in Africa when specific conditions align.
December 16, 2025
Partner Content
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.
December 16, 2025