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Innovative SME consultancy services helping small businesses grow and succeed, featuring expert advice, strategic planning, and tailored solutions for entrepreneurial success.
  • Startups
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  • Innovation & Technology
  • Angels and VCs
  • Industry & Policy
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Angels and VCs

IFC and TLG Capital launch $75M startup

May 9, 2025 6 min read

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and TLG Capital have announced the first close of

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Angels and VCs

Techstars increases startup investment package to $220K,

April 28, 2025 5 min read

On Thursday, April 17, 2025, Techstars, a leading global startup accelerator and venture capital

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Angels and VCs

Sabou Capital launches $1.5M investment fund to

April 16, 2025 5 min read

In an era where women are gaining increasing recognition in venture capital, Surayyah Ahmed,

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Angels and VCs

The African startup funding winter is here

March 31, 2025 10 min read

The African startup funding ecosystem is at a critical juncture. After seeing years of

African startups
Angels and VCs

Q1 2023 sees $600M+ raised by African

November 1, 2023 8 min read

Resilience and Realities — African Startup Ecosystem’s 2023 Q1 Funding Landscape Amid Global Funding

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Angels and VCs

Nigerian SEC grants Volition Cap license for

October 11, 2023 5 min read

Key Highlights: License Acquisition: Volition Cap, an asset management company focused on helping the

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Angels and VCs

With $3m funding pool, Pacer Ventures becomes

December 15, 2020 4 min read

With $3m funding pool, Pacer Ventures becomes FI Investor-In-Residence as announced by Founder Institute

SSEAN made first investments
Angels and VCs

Pacer Ventures partners FI, launches a $3m

November 13, 2020 6 min read

Saddled with the functions of product development, customer base building and strong cashflow establishment,

Y Combinator reducing investment
Angels and VCs

Y Combinator is reducing its investment in

June 27, 2020 4 min read

Y Combinator, a San Francisco-based seed-stage accelerator has disclosed plans to reduce the size

Ingressive Capital completes $10m fund
Angels and VCs

Amid global pandemic, this female-led VC is

June 25, 2020 4 min read

In the middle of the global pandemic, not only startups are “doing well” by

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