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Africa’s startup funding rebounds in May
Africa’s startup funding rebounded to $259.8 million in May 2026, up 133.5% from $110.4 million in April, across 43 startups. Bima Ghana led with a $119 million M&A deal, NALA Tanzania raised $50 million in debt, and…
$1.25bn backs African startup incubation push
Investment firms Treadway and Invasion have committed $1.25 billion to a new incubation and investment platform backing early and growth-stage…
Spiro banks $215m to electrify Africa
Spiro raised $215 million in equity financing on June 1, the largest equity raise in African electric mobility history, backed by Impact Fund…
African-owned PE raises the $500m bar
Admaius Capital Partners, the Kigali-headquartered African-owned PE firm, has launched Virunga Africa Fund II targeting $500 million, doubling Fund…
Africa’s data centre market targets $4.58bn
Africa’s data centre construction market will reach $4.58 billion by 2031, growing at 24.26% annually, according to an Arizton report published May…
Nala raises $50m for stablecoin push
Tanzanian fintech Nala has secured up to $50 million in credit financing from Liquidity, arranged through Mars Growth Capital, a joint venture with…
Bloomberg names Africa’s top 25 startups
Bloomberg published its second 25 African Startups to Watch list on May 28, featuring companies from South Africa to Nigeria spanning healthcare,…
Africa’s startup funding races toward $1bn
African startups raised $887 million across 84 transactions in the first four months of 2026, putting the continent on course for its first $1…