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African agtech funding drops to $170M in 2025 as debt overtakes equity for first time
Startups in Africa's agtech ecosystem raised less than $170 million in 2025, with equity accounting for less than half of total funding for the first time. Equity funding in African agtech fell from approximately $328 million in 2022 to roughly $80 million in 2025.
Sidebrief, Diligence Africa and Impact Hub Launch ‘Signal’ a Quarterly Event Series Bridging Founders, Investors and Regulators in Africa’s Startup Ecosystem
Signal Q1 2026 is scheduled for March 27, 2026, at Impact Hub Lagos. The event will feature 20 speakers across five moderated panel discussions.
Redtech sets sights on 29 African markets, says mergers and acquisitions on the table
Redtech Ltd plans to expand into 29 African countries by 2027. The company processed ₦30 trillion ($20.6 billion) in transactions in 2025, more than double the previous year.
From scanning newspaper job listings to building MyJobMag: A founder’s bootstrapped journey to 1 million monthly users
Ogugua Belonwu's journey into technology began with a computer training program in junior secondary school. The idea for MyJobMag originated from Belonwu's routine of reading job listings in newspapers during university.
With zero funding, Nigerian AI startup Decide ranks fourth globally for spreadsheet accuracy
Decide ranks fourth globally for spreadsheet accuracy according to SpreadsheetBench. The startup was founded by ex-Flutterwave developer Abiodun Adetona.
