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That framing no longer fits.\n\nThe first quarter of 2026 continued a trend that Condia’s funding tracker first flagged in 2025, pointing to a broader shift in Africa’s startup funding ecosystem. The largest African startup financings in 2025 and early 2026 have been debt rounds for mature, cash-flow-generating companies.\n\nDebt and hybrid instruments accounted for $490M of the quarter’s $705M total. Meanwhile, equity funding fell 39% year-on-year, from $348M in Q1 2025 to $213M in Q1 2026.\n\nRead the full story\n\nKeep reading free. Join the community at the forefront of African tech.\n\nWas yours one of them? 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