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Author: Ewang Johnson
Shortly after I started working in South Africa, there was one term that repeatedly came up in meetings with local stakeholders: BEE.
Madica, a pre-seed investment programme for African startups, has made its first investments in Algeria and Cameroon as it expands its bets into markets that have historically attracted limited venture capital.
native African companies took less than 2% of the continent’s startup funding in the first half of 2026, Grégoire de Padirac, CEO of Digital Africa, told BusinessDay. Over the same period, the number of African startups raising at least $100,000 fell to 190, the lowest since 2021
Africa, despite being home to nearly a fifth of humanity, remains underrepresented in the energy transition narrative. The International Energy Agency (IEA) has repeatedly flagged that the continent attracts only around 3 percent of global energy investment, even though it needs more than US$200 billion annually by 2030 to meet its development and climate goals.
For the second year in a row, startups in Kenya received the bulk of funding in 2024, 88 percent of the total raised in East Africa and more than a quarter of the continent’s total, according to a new report by Africa: The Big Deal.
Africa, despite being home to nearly a fifth of humanity, remains underrepresented in the energy transition narrative. The International Energy Agency (IEA) has repeatedly flagged that the continent attracts only around 3 percent of global energy investment, even though it needs more than US$200 billion annually by 2030 to meet its development and climate goals.
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Kenyan electric mobility startup ARC Ride has raised $33.3 million in a mix of equity and asset-backed debt financing to expand its battery-swapping network and accelerate the adoption of electric motorcycles across Africa.
