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Ventures Platform Closes Pan-African Fund II at $84M Final close exceeds $75 million target, with new institutional backing from byGuest PostAugust 26, 2026
Edge Growth Launches R350M Fund for African Scale-Ups Edge Growth has raised R350 million in first-close commitments for the Edge byBolu BabalolaAugust 26, 2026
NITDA Inaugurates Taskforce for Nigeria’s Sovereign Cloud Push NITDA has inaugurated the National Sovereign Cloud Initiative Implementation byFatima OladunniAugust 26, 2026
South African AI Startup Verascient Raises $1.2M Seed Round Cape Town's Verascient has raised a $1 byBolu BabalolaAugust 26, 2026
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