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European Investment Bank and Speedinvest Africa Fund — €200M VC fund for African early-stage startups

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Europe’s New Bet on Africa: EIB Backs €200M Speedinvest Fund as Continent’s Series A Market Contracts

UphivaBETAR
March 28, 2026

The European Investment Bank has committed €40M to anchor the new €200M Speedinvest Africa VC fund, positioning European institutional capital as a structural replacement for retreating US venture as Africa’s Series A market contracts.

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Europe’s New Bet on Africa: EIB Backs €200M Speedinvest Fund as Continent’s Series A Market Contracts

Europe’s New Bet on Africa: EIB Backs €200M Speedinvest Fund as Continent’s Series A Market Contracts

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Europe’s New Bet on Africa: EIB Backs €200M Speedinvest Fund as Continent’s Series A Market Contracts

MTN Spent Its War Chest on Towers. Now What?

Nigeria’s Bank Recapitalisation: Who Made the Deadline, Who Merged, and What Comes Next

Africa’s School-to-Work Gap: Why 60% of Youth Are Neither Employed Nor in Training