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Africa’s startup funding market is splitting between big rounds and failed raises

Africa’s startup funding market is splitting between big rounds and failed raises — the desk wire, 30 September 2026. In the space of a few weeks, Kenya’s Twiga Foods entered administration, and the High Court ordered Copia Kenya into liquidation. Twiga had raised $185.4 million and Copia $123 million. Yet African startups raised $1.44 billion in the first half of 2026, slightly above the $1.42 billion of the same period last year. So is [...]

Updated 30 September 2026 · First published 30 September 2026

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