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
Business & Economy Startups & Funding The “Debt-over-Equity” Trend: Standalone Debt Rounds Hit 87% byIruoghene OtefiaApril 21, 2026
Startups & Funding $53M Bio Milestone: Debt Financing Surges as Capital Structure Shifts Across Africa in Q1 2026 bySamuel OretanApril 21, 2026
Startups & Funding Japanese Capital Floods Lagos: A New Era of Tech Funding bySamuel OretanApril 20, 2026
Fintech Startups & Funding Visa Accelerator Milestone: 104 Startups and a $1.4B Combined Valuation byIruoghene OtefiaApril 17, 2026
Startups & Funding NectarFi’s $170K Pre-Seed: The Fight Against “Crypto Fragmentation” bySamuel OretanApril 16, 2026
Startups & Funding The PowerLabs Pre-Seed: AI Meets the ₦1.11 Trillion Energy Gap byIruoghene OtefiaApril 15, 2026
Startups & Funding Why Debt Financing Is Becoming the New Normal for African Startups bySamuel OretanApril 10, 2026
Startups & Funding African Startup Funding Hits $151M in March 2026 as Debt Financing Gains Ground byIruoghene OtefiaApril 9, 2026
Startups & Funding Nigerian Startup Terra Industries Launches Drone Factory with 30,000 Annual Capacity byIruoghene OtefiaApril 9, 2026