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Africa’s Startup Surge Hits $705 Million as Investment Momentum Builds
Venture capital flows into African startups accelerated sharply in early 2026, signalling a maturing ecosystem with broader geographic reach and more sophisticated funding structures.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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WDI Partners with Villgro Africa and Haskè Ventures to Scale R&D Impact Voucher Model Across Seven African Countries
R&D impact vouchers connect small and mid-size enterprises (SMEs) with public research organizations through affiliated researchers, enabling businesses that might otherwise lack resources to access cutting-edge scientific expertise while providing African researchers with access to SMEs that they normally would not be exposed to.
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Does Everything in the Social Sector Need to Scale?
In a world that no longer behaves like a scalable system, success must be something other than growth.
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- Investing, Social Enterprise
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- Global
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Press Release: WDI, Africa Health Tech Summit Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance Health Innovation & Entrepreneurship in Africa
The collaboration establishes WDI as a summit and knowledge partner for the Africa HealthTech Summit (AHTS), a premier Pan-African platform convening innovators, policymakers, investors, and business leaders to drive health sector transformation.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Oikocredit and GCPF Invest USD $10 Million in Sawa Energy to Support Expansion of Commercial and Industrial Solar Projects in Africa
The facility will enable Sawa Energy to scale the rollout of distributed solar and battery systems for commercial and industrial clients, supporting businesses seeking reliable and cost-effective alternatives to grid electricity and diesel generation.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Why Enterprise AI Deployment in the Asia Pacific Keeps Stalling at the Pilot Stage
Matt Codrington, VP and GM for Lenovo Greater Asia Pacific, framed it as a structural pivot point at the event’s media roundtable. Last year, he told reporters, the conversation was about proving return on investment. This year, the question is different: why are organisations that have already proven it still struggling to scale?
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- Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Shell Foundation and Startup Discovery School Launch the West Africa Aggregator Service Platform to Boost the Incomes of Women Smallholder Farmers
It will test service-based, shared and layaway delivery models designed to reduce upfront costs, distribute risk and make proven agricultural technologies viable for women farmers.
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- Agriculture, Education, Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Three Questions for Five African Businesses: Insights from Sankalp Africa Summit’s ‘Enterprise Showcase’
The recent Sankalp Africa Summit featured an “Enterprise Showcase” where up-and-coming African businesses shared information about their work and missions. NextBillion interviewed five of these entrepreneurs and company representatives, asking each of them three questions: What are the main challenges you’re facing in running your business? What kind of support would help you overcome these challenges? And what’s one thing you wish funders understood about your business needs? Their responses reveal some of the innovative approaches and key issues that are emerging in Africa’s vibrant ecosystem of small and medium-sized enterprises.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Social Enterprise, Transportation, WASH
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