From founders to funders: 12 Y Combinator alums backing the next generation of startups

Y Combinator has helped build some of Africa's most successful startups. Now, many of its alumni are becoming investors, backing the next generation of founders across fintech, healthtech, logistics, AI, and developer tools.

10 African VC firms you should know in 2026

Discover 10 leading African VC firms in 2026, their focus areas, funds, ticket sizes, and portfolio companies shaping startup funding across Africa.

How investors are structuring risk in Africa’s next funding cycle

Inside the deal logic shaping Africa’s next funding cycle.

Investor relations as brand communications: beyond pitch decks

The strongest founders understand that investor relations is not something you switch on when you need capital and switch off when the round closes. It is a discipline of ongoing communication that compounds trust over time.

FirstFounders and Terra Industries: The $11.75M Venture Studio success story

The pivot of Terra Industries highlights the critical role of early-stage R&D support in Africa’s burgeoning hardware sector.

Yango Ventures backs Gigmile to expand delivery financing across Africa

Yango Ventures’ new backing for Gigmile shows global tech capital flowing into Africa’s delivery and gig-worker fintech space.

Chui Ventures closes $17.3M Fund I to back African startups

Chui Ventures has closed its $17.3M Fund I to support African founders building tech-led solutions and expand its gender-inclusive investment strategy.

Ventures Platform closes $64 million, elevating Nigerian government as investor

The firm's fund II will focus on what it deems critical infrastructure, targeting fintech, healthtech, agritech, edtech, and AI

The end of easy money: Inside African tech’s brutal reckoning

The answer from the panel of investors was blunt: The money didn't just disappear; it got smarter, more demanding, and profoundly risk-averse.

Africa’s expansion playbook in question as VCs signal caution at Raenest Exchange 2025

"If any entrepreneur can figure it out, it is very possible to build a venture-backable business inside Nigeria," Seye Bandele said.

Hux Ventures shuts down fund, transitions to studio

The team will now cofound and scale startups from inside.

TLcom reaches midpoint deployment in $5M TAPSI fund with key bet on TurnStay

TLcom's captive pipeline mirrors Sequoia's early-stage playbook, except African founders face operational chaos, making each $200K bet a bigger leap of faith.