After Africa ended 2025 without minting a single new tech unicorn, attention is shifting to a wider pool of startups that could revive the continent’s late-stage funding and IPO pipeline in 2026, as investor sentiment gradually improves.
This is even as about 18 companies across fintech, mobili
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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.
