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How YoLa Fresh Raised $9M—and Still Shut Down
November 08, 2026
A Moroccan B2B agritech platform that digitized the fresh produce supply chain by connecting smallho...
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Why Klump Shuttered Despite Powering Jumia's Checkout
October 31, 2026
Klump set out to demystify BNPL in West Africa. Klump onboarded hundreds of merchants, reporting car...
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Paul Ugorji’s on Avoiding the Crowdfarming Trap & Bootstrapping ReapVest
September 06, 2026
Between 2018 and 2022, Nigeria witnessed a retail investment craze: the digital crowdfarming boom.
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Q1 2026 Startup Survival Report
Dive into The State of Startup Survival Q1 2026 report for a comprehensive analysis of the latest trends, data, and insights on startup survival across the continent.
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