Africa’s private equity exit crisis has produced a secondary market response — but it is nascent, dominated by DFI-to-DFI transactions, and missing the GP-led continuation vehicles that have become standard everywhere else. The infrastructure is being built from scratch.
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Persistent’s $52M Africa Climate Fund Is Backing the Founders Nobody Else Will
Persistent $52M Africa Climate Ventures first close — fund thesis, LP composition, target sectors, and the gap it aims to fill.
Africa Q1 2026 Funding: $518M, 35 Deals, and the End of VC as the Dominant Force
Africa Q1 2026 startup funding review — $518M, 35 deals, debt dominance, and what the composition means for the ecosystem.
Africa’s Series A Drought Is Real. Local VCs Are Filling the Gap.
Africa’s Series A drought 2026 — why foreign VC pulled back and how local venture funds are rebuilding the early-growth funding layer.
AfDB and Saviu Ventures Create West Africa’s Biggest Francophone VC Fund
AfDB and Saviu Ventures Francophone Africa VC fund — fund size, strategy, target sectors, and what it means for French-speaking startup ecosystems.