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Kigali’s accelerator class of 2026: ten startups to watch
Funding
Oct 29, 2026

Kigali’s accelerator class of 2026: ten startups to watch

From cold-chain logistics to school-fee lending, this year’s cohort is solving unglamorous problems — and getting paid for it.

By
Adaeze Okonkwo
 · 7 min read
Kora Pay raises $40m to fix payroll for remote African teams
Funding
Oct 29

Kora Pay raises $40m to fix payroll for remote African teams

The cross-border payroll startup doubles its valuation in 18 months as companies hire across borders.

Money & Finance

The end of cheap money created a new kind of African founder

Wanjiru Kamau

THIS WEEK

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Family offices are the new venture capitalists — and they play by different rules
Funding
Oct 25

Family offices are the new venture capitalists — and they play by different rules

Patient, private and increasingly powerful, family offices now write a fifth of all growth-stage cheques.

Pre-seed is dead. Long live the friends-and-family round
Funding
Oct 20

Pre-seed is dead. Long live the friends-and-family round

With early-stage funds pulling back, founders are going back to the oldest source of capital there is.

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