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 “AI-Native” Vanguard: Google Accelerator Class 10 Hits the Market byIruoghene OtefiaMay 4, 2026
Startups & Funding The Sovereign Cloud Shield: Naira-Denominated Hosting for Startups byIruoghene OtefiaMay 4, 2026
Startups & Funding The “State VC” Report Card: iDICE’s First $100K Equity Disbursements byIruoghene OtefiaApril 30, 2026
Startups & Funding The “Debt vs. Equity” Tipping Point: MAX and Nairagram’s Hybrid Rounds byIruoghene OtefiaApril 29, 2026
Startups & Funding The $78.6M Q1 Reality Check: Funding Concentration Hits 98% byIruoghene OtefiaApril 29, 2026
Startups & Funding The “iDICE Startup Bridge”: Can ₦10M Grants Solve the “Idea-Stage” Funding Gap? byIruoghene OtefiaApril 27, 2026
Startups & Funding The “Debt Surge”: Why 45% of Africa’s Feb/March Funding was Blended Debt byIruoghene OtefiaApril 24, 2026
Startups & Funding The Google “Cohort 10” Wave: Four Nigerian Startups Hit the Global Accelerator byIruoghene OtefiaApril 23, 2026
Startups & Funding The “Web3” Recovery: Nigerian Crypto Startups Defy the 2025 Slump bySamuel OretanApril 23, 2026
Startups & Funding CVC vs. VC: Why African “Corporate” Venture Capital is Moving Faster byIruoghene OtefiaApril 22, 2026