Terra Industries Secures $18M for Drone Facility
Defense and autonomous tech startup Terra Industries has secured an additional $18 million in seed funding, accelerating the construction of its 34,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Ghana.
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Village Capital Backs High-Growth Agritech and SME Software in Ghana
Village Capital deploys catalytic financing to Ghanaian innovators Built Financial, GrowForMe, and SAYeTECH, accelerating digital accounting and automated machinery for agricultural supply chains.
Venture Debt Reaches 36.7% of African Venture Capital as Founders Avoid Dilution
African tech startups raised $614 million in debt financing during H1 2026, as founders increasingly leverage non-dilutive credit over equity to fund physical infrastructure, smartphone loans, and clean energy assets.
Egypt’s Fincart Secures $2.8M Seed Round to Solve E-Commerce Logistics Bottlenecks
By aggregating 40+ shipping providers into a single platform, Egyptian startup Fincart raises $2.8M to automate last-mile delivery and unlock data-backed working capital for e-commerce merchants.
Morocco’s ORA Technologies Raises $2M to Supercharge North African Super-App
ORA Technologies extends its Series A round to $10M, leveraging high-frequency food delivery and e-commerce to accelerate digital wallet adoption across North African secondary markets.
Record M&A Consolidation Sweeps African Tech with 63 Mergers in H1 2026
With mergers and acquisitions more than doubling in 2026, tech scale-ups are bypassing costly in-house development to acquire pre-built software pipelines, enterprise customer bases, and regulatory licenses.
Spiro Secures $215M Equity Round to Electrify African Urban Transport
As fuel volatility threatens gig-worker margins, electric mobility pioneer Spiro secures $215 million to build regional battery-swapping networks and local manufacturing hubs across Sub-Saharan Africa.
Africa Startup Funding H1 2026 Reaches $1.44B: Trends & Insights
Discover the latest Africa startup funding H1 2026 report. Learn how fintech, logistics, and debt financing are reshaping venture capital.
What a Seed Round Actually Buys You in Lagos, Nairobi and Douala
The same headline figure means three different things depending on where you spend it. Salaries, cloud bills and currency risk do most of the work.
Why So Many Startups Raise Once and Are Never Heard From Again
The gap between a seed round and a Series A is where most companies on the continent stop. The reasons are structural more often than they are about the product.