venture capital

Sidebrief, Diligence Africa and Impact Hub have launched Signal, a quarterly event series connecting founders, investors and regulators across Africa's fragmented startup landscape.

Two startups secure major funding rounds for AI networking and cross-border commerce infrastructure, while venture capital firms report strong portfolio performance across the continent.

London-based Avvoka and Uzbekistan's Uzum secured major funding rounds totalling over $144 million, signalling growing investor appetite for technology solutions in markets beyond Silicon Valley's traditional reach.

Slide, PactFi, and Amber Semiconductor secure funding rounds totaling $125 million, targeting disaster recovery, private credit operations, and AI data center power delivery respectively.

South Africa's TymeBank exits Pick n Pay stores while new data reveals declining female leadership in funded ventures, exposing fault lines in the continent's maturing tech ecosystem.

As Liquid Intelligent Technologies moves to restructure $620 million in debt with fresh funding, a pattern emerges across the continent: patient capital flowing toward foundational infrastructure even as crypto ventures mature through relentless operational discipline.

Venture capital is flooding into artificial intelligence and semiconductor production, with Paradigm's $1.5B fund and Rapidus's $1.7B raise signaling a decisive pivot from crypto-focused investing toward infrastructure and creator economy platforms.

Governor Peter Mbah's second Tech Festival positions Enugu as a regional innovation hub through smart schools and digital infrastructure, even as early-stage investors warn of structural challenges facing Africa's broader tech landscape.

From compliance automation in Europe to cashless payments in Zambia, a new wave of funding and partnerships signals the technology sector's shift from experimentation to essential infrastructure across emerging markets.

As Spirit AI secures $250 million in embodied intelligence funding and Nigerian universities launch comprehensive AI degree programmes, Africa's technology sector is positioning itself at the forefront of the global artificial intelligence transformation.

As JPYC secures $11.9 million for Japan's yen stablecoin expansion, questions emerge about whether Africa's industrial future requires fundamentally different capital structures than those driving Web3 innovation in developed markets.

WafR's oversubscribed seed round highlights growing investor appetite for retail digitization platforms, while payment infrastructure developments signal accelerating financial inclusion across the continent.

Foreign venture capital firms are sounding the alarm over Nigeria's recently enacted capital gains tax regime, warning the policy could throttle investment flows into Africa's largest startup ecosystem just as the sector seeks recovery from a funding downturn.

From venture capital funds targeting artificial intelligence to fashion brands partnering with Chinese e-commerce giants and macadamia farms cracking export markets, South African businesses are demonstrating renewed international ambition despite domestic challenges.

Two technology companies secured significant Series funding rounds totaling $64.5 million, signaling sustained investor appetite for artificial intelligence applications in accounting workflows and food distribution systems.