Business & Economy Startups & Funding The “Quality over Quantity” Era: Why 2026 Funding is Hitting $1B Despite Fewer Deals African startup funding is on track to cross the $1 billion mark in the first half of 2026, even as the number of deals has plummeted by over 50%. byIruoghene OtefiaMay 26, 2026
Startups & Funding AFC Commits $100M to African Tech VCs: A New Era for Institutional Capital byIruoghene OtefiaMay 25, 2026
Startups & Funding The Death of the “Aggressive Pivot”: What Chimoney’s May Shutdown Teaches the Lagos System byIruoghene OtefiaMay 22, 2026
Startups & Funding Beyond the Big Four: Digital Africa’s $58 Million Seed Fund for “Overlooked” Markets byIruoghene OtefiaMay 21, 2026
Startups & Funding The $3.1 Million Bfree Venture Round: Why Debt Management is April’s Single Biggest Success byIruoghene OtefiaMay 20, 2026
Startups & Funding The $34 Million Deeptech Pivot: Terra Industries and the New Investor Appetite for “Hard” Tech byIruoghene OtefiaMay 19, 2026
Startups & Funding The Debt Dominance Paradox: Why Equity Fell 27% While Debt Expanded Sixfold byIruoghene OtefiaMay 15, 2026
Startups & Funding Climate-Tech is the New Fintech: Why Nigerian VCs are Pivoting to Solar-as-a-Service byIruoghene OtefiaMay 14, 2026
Startups & Funding The ₦250,000 “Skills-First” Grant: WAWU Africa’s June 2026 Rollout byIruoghene OtefiaMay 13, 2026
Startups & Funding The “April Chill”: Why Fintech Swallowed 85% of Nigeria’s $4M Startup Funding byIruoghene OtefiaMay 12, 2026
Startups & Funding The $50M SEDC Pitch Finals: Unlocking South-East Nigeria’s Innovation byIruoghene OtefiaMay 11, 2026
Startups & Funding Beyond the Grey List: How Nigeria’s FATF Exit is Unlocking Q2 Capital byIruoghene OtefiaMay 7, 2026
Startups & Funding The $18.3 Billion Projection: Can Nigeria Double its Digital Revenue by Year-End? byIruoghene OtefiaMay 6, 2026
Startups & Funding The “Heat Action” Wave: $560K for Climate-Adaptation Startups byIruoghene OtefiaMay 5, 2026