Funding totals recovered from recent January slumps, but only 26 startups secured backing, the weakest showing since at least 2020, highlighting how venture capital is concentrating around fewer, more established founders.
According to the Africa: The Big Deal latest report, startups across the c
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Royal Ibeh
Royal Ibeh is a senior journalist with years of experience reporting on Nigeria’s technology and health sectors. She currently covers the Technology and Health beats for BusinessDay newspaper, where she writes in-depth stories on digital innovation, telecom infrastructure, healthcare systems, and public health policies.
