Why Nigeria is Losing its Venture Capital Crown to Kenya, Egypt, and South Africa
There was a time when every investor had one destination in mind, Nigeria. Founders spoke of Lagos as “Africa’s Silicon ...
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There was a time when every investor had one destination in mind, Nigeria. Founders spoke of Lagos as “Africa’s Silicon ...
Together, both organisations aim to build a stronger foundation for sustainable startup growth driven by African investors and African capital.
The Axis Fund represents AAF’s fourth vintage and is anchored by Mubadala Capital, as well as a network of family ...
The investment will enhance Yango’s support for innovative African startups that are solving local financing challenges and enabling sustainable business ...
The funding comes only six months after its $5 million seed round, pushing its total capital raised to $30 million.
The Japanese automaker wants to secure long-term influence in areas such as mobility, climate technology, AI, and automation
Y Combinator is changing its approach to student founders with Early Decision, a track that lets students finish their degree, ...
The company already serves more than 142,000 businesses and processes over $8 billion in transactions annually.
The fund, named Accion Venture Lab Fund II, LP, is managed under Accion Impact Management’s venture strategy, now rebranded as ...
The engineer, who previously worked on AlphaStar at Google DeepMind and held research roles at OpenAI, was key in building ...
If the round closes as planned, it would push the firm’s total assets under management beyond $800 million
If successful, this raise will push its valuation beyond the $1 billion mark, giving the company unicorn status and enabling ...
Investors are buying proof, not dreams and visions. And if your startup can’t show that it earns more than it ...
According to Coinbase's April 2025 Monthly Outlook, the total crypto market capitalisation (excluding Bitcoin) has fallen by 41% from $1.6 ...
At the same time, the firm is publicly launching its second operating playbook, Hiring Top Talent, designed to help founders ...

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