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Africa’s Startup Surge: $705 Million in Q1 2026 Signals Maturing Ecosystem

Venture funding into African startups hit $705 million across 59 deals in 14 countries during the first quarter of 2026—a robust 26.5 percent increase year-on-year. Data compiled by Condia and TechCabal Insights reveal a story far more nuanced than headline numbers: capital is spreading wider, structures are evolving, and investor appetite is shifting from pure […]

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Why Investors Are Looking At African Fintech Again

By Adesoji Solanke, Head of Fintech & Banks Investment Banking Origination at Absa CIB In November last year, two African fintech companies, South Africa’s Optasia and Morocco’s Cash Plus, both entered public markets within weeks of one another, marking the region’s first notable fintech IPOs since before the pandemic-era funding boom accelerated investor appetite across […]

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Research Project Launched To Uncover Trends And Insights On High-Growth Entrepreneurship In South Africa

ETTP and Allan Gray Orbis Foundation are partnering to implement a research project geared towards informing an understanding of fostering high-growth entrepreneurship  Press Release Immediate Release Johannesburg, South Africa – A pioneering research initiative that is focused on fostering high-growth entrepreneurship in South Africa is being launched 16 July 2025 by Entrepreneurship To The Point […]

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