venture capital
Startups
Algeria’s Startup Fund: 100+ Investments and the Case for a Second, Larger Vehicle
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s Startup Fund (ASF) has backed 100+ startups across 22 provinces and produced its first exit via...
Startups
Unicorn Cap Table Gridlock: Why 1,590 Billion-Dollar Startups Are Stuck and Can’t Exit
⚡ Key Takeaways With 1,590 active unicorns globally and IPO/M&A windows remaining narrow, cap table gridlock — where complex ownership...
Startups
Algeria’s Series A Gap: What the FCPR Second Wave Means for Founders Ready to Raise
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s FCPR framework created the country’s first private venture fund (Afiya Investments) in 2025, and a second...
Startups
74 New Unicorns and Counting: How the Billion-Dollar Startup Rules Changed in 2026
⚡ Key Takeaways Q1 2026 minted 95 new unicorns — 60 of them AI companies — pushing the global total...
Startups
Algeria FCPR Framework: How Afiya Investments and the New Private VC Law Reshape Startup Funding
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s FCPR framework establishes private venture capital funds with a minimum of 50M DZD, and Afiya Investments...
Startups
Africa PE Surpasses VC: What the Q1 2026 Seed Collapse Means for Founders
⚡ Key Takeaways Private equity posted 63 deals vs venture capital’s 35 in Q1 2026 — the first time PE...
Startups
Startup Secondaries Hit $226B: How Private Liquidity Is Rewriting the VC Exit Playbook
⚡ Key Takeaways Global secondary market volume hit a record $226 billion in 2025, up 41% from 2024, with Q1...
Startups
AI Agent Startup Valuation: Why Workflow Ownership Now Beats ARR Multiples
⚡ Key Takeaways Sierra raised $950M at a $15.8B valuation in May 2026 with $150M ARR — but two AI...
Startups
Africa’s $1 Billion H1 2026 Funding Race: Climate Tech and Logistics Lead the Surge
⚡ Key Takeaways > Key Takeaway: African startups raised $887 million from January through April 2026, slightly above the $803...
Startups
a16z’s $2.2B Crypto Fund 5: Why the Biggest VCs Are Doubling Down on Crypto-AI Convergence
⚡ Key Takeaways > Key Takeaway: Andreessen Horowitz launched Crypto Fund 5 at $2.2 billion in May 2026, bringing total...
Startups
Europe’s Defence Startup Boom: $8.7B Raised and the Dual-Use Regulation Trap
⚡ Key Takeaways European defence, security, and resilience startups raised a record $8.7 billion in 2025 — a 55% year-over-year...
