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The Quiet Confidence: How Africa’s Startups Stopped Asking for Permission

There is a particular kind of silence that follows a long argument finally won — not triumphant, not loud, but settled. That is the silence spreading across Africa’s startup corridors in 2026. Not the silence of waiting, of watching Western capital decide whether the continent is worth the risk. A different silence. The silence of […]

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Flutterwave CEO

Flutterwave Moves To Acquire Mono As It Eyes IPO Strength

Flutterwave Inc. is betting its purchase of open-banking platform Mono Technologies Nigeria Ltd. will boost earnings and strengthen the case for a potential initial public offering by Africa’s most valuable financial-technology unicorn, its chief executive said. The Lagos- and San Francisco-based payments company this week bought the startup that it’s worked with since 2021 to leverage its infrastructure, secure access […]

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The Africa Tech Ecosystem In November 2025: Record Exits, Cautionary Tales

By Eric Osiakwan As 2025 concludes, the performance of the Africa tech ecosystem is under scrutiny, prompting various projections for 2026. I largely agree with Ido Sum’s comprehensive, data-driven review, “Early. Not Broken,” which analyzes the ecosystem I helped build. His analysis conclusion specifically highlights the landscape of exits, noting: “Nearly half of those exits […]

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Ventures Platform Team

Ventures Platform Hosts Africa Prosperity Summit, Advancing VC Pathways To Liquidity And Scalable Growth

Over 250 influential stakeholders gathered in Lagos; explores strategies for unlocking liquidity, driving scale, and fostering sustainable returns across the continent. Lagos, Nigeria – November 17, 2025: Africa’s private capital leaders convened last week at the third annual Africa Prosperity Summit (APS), hosted by Ventures Platform, to chart the path for a new era of verifiable, scalable growth […]

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Marsha Eric

Angel Fair Africa At San Francisco Tech Week

Eric Osiakwan   Following the successful 12th Angel Fair Africa (aka AFA@12) in New York1, Chanzo Capital was invited to stage the first Angel Fair Africa speed dating for African entrepreneurs and investors as part of San Francisco Tech Week (#SFTechWeek) on October 7 20252. Tech Week is the largest decentralized conference put together by Andreessen […]

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