pan-African startup (analysis)
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Launch Base Africa · Nigeria · African startups raised more than US$1.2bn in H1 2026, down 17% year on year, with one Chinese-backed deal skewing June
Companion analysis dissecting the structural weaknesses behind the H1 headline: a single mega-deal masking a thin equity market and a halved median deal size.
“Seven brutal truths about African tech startup funding in H1 2026.”