For years, African small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have turned to retail platforms like AliExpress to save travel costs and, more recently, Temu t
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Antler, a global investment network that focuses on early-stage investments, officially kicked off its latest Lagos cohort on October 20. Among the en
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These investors’ portfolios span an array of industries—from fintech, climate tech, gender-led, clean energy, food systems, cities, and creative Econo
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Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Elly Savatia was running robotics workshops across Kenya. Until a visit to a high school in Western Kenya. Out of the th
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When Anil Atmaramani resumed as Antler’s new partner for Africa in 2024, he was looking to make bets that some of the world’s most disciplined, resili
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Wave, one of Africa’s most valuable startups, has raised a $137 million debt round to bolster its working capital and drive expansion across existing
Read MoreVisa, the world’s second-largest card payment processor, has made strategic investments in four African startups as part of its plan to invest $1 bill
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Spiro, an India-based electric vehicle company, has signed a $50 million debt financing deal with Afreximbank to expand its offering in its existing m
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Roam, a Kenya-based electric vehicle company has raised $24 million in equity and debt to expand local manufacturing capabilities in Kenya, scale up p
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