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Startup funding has long been a growth pointer for Africa’s tech ecosystem. It informs questions such as 'How much are African startups raising?', 'Which region is seeing the most funding?', 'What are the key sectors?', and so on. The problem, however, is that the ecosystem doesn’t get these numbers until the end of the year […]

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