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THE BLACK EXECUTIVE: WEEKLY MARKET WATCH
The Week We Held Our Breath | Week of February 1 – February 7, 2026
Feb 2
January 2026
South Africa Proposes R100B Transformation Fund to Reform B-BBEE Policy + African Agritech Funding Falls 18% to $168M + ASVLP 2026 Deal Room…
Briter report shows investors prioritize fintech (40% of capital) and real-asset sectors over agriculture as deal counts decline 7.5%. | Thursday…
Jan 30
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Cassava Technologies Launches Africa's First OaaS Platform + Atlanta Black Chambers Women's League Kickoff TODAY + D.C. Black Business…
Washington D.C. demonstrates how local ecosystems and directories drive equity. Black entrepreneurs face 2.9-4.7x higher audit rates | Wednesday…
Jan 29
Atlanta Black Chambers Announces $725K Grant for Georgia SMBs + State of the Dream 2026: Black Unemployment Hits 7.5% + AfricAI Secures…
Advancing Black Businesses Foundation deploys Small Business Revitalization Grant. | Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Jan 27
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African Investors Now Fund 40% of Tech Deals (Up from 25%) + Allianz Closes $1B Blended Finance Fund + Khaby Lame Lands $900M Creator…
Briter report shows local investors wrote $1.6B as global capital declined. African startups raised $3.6B in 2025 (+25% YoY) across 635 deals (+43%). …
Jan 27
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THE BLACK EXECUTIVE: WEEKLY MARKET WATCH
The "Hold & Reassess" Week | Week of January 25 – January 31, 2026
Jan 26
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Partech Report: African Tech Funding Hits $4.1B in 2025 (+25% YoY) + Kenya Leads with $1.04B (+72%) + Francophone Africa Raises $450M
Debt financing reaches all-time high at $1.64B (+63% YoY) across 107 deals. Kenya captures nearly 30% of continental funding | Thursday, January 22…
Jan 23
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US Visa Bond Takes Effect TODAY for 20+ African Countries + Africa Tech Summit Nairobi Selects 12 Investor-Ready Ventures + Black Dragon…
Black-led investment firm brings media tech expertise to FOMEX 2026 in Riyadh. African founders must now post $5K-$15K bonds to enter US, implementation…
Jan 21
Savannah (African Tech Talent) Acquired by Israeli Firm Commit + MAX Raises $24M for EV Financing + Atlanta Black Expo Expands to 300…
Southeast's largest Black business showcase doubles footprint to 196K sq ft at Georgia World Congress Center. Bootstrapped Africa-focused software…
Jan 21
THE BLACK EXECUTIVE: WEEKLY MARKET WATCH
The "Inflation Test" & The Infrastructure Play | Week of January 11 – January 17, 2026
Jan 19
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Frontier Fintech GPS: Mono Launches Treasury Platform + M-Pesa/ADI Blockchain + Kenya Licenses 42 Digital Lenders + NJEDA Funds Black…
Nigerian open banking startup pivots to enterprise solutions with Flutterwave backing. M-Pesa brings blockchain to 60M users across 8 African countries…
Jan 15
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Bask & Lather's Shaina Rainford Lands Black Beauty Founders Cover + EIB Finances Africa's Largest Solar PV Plant + Hashgraph Pledges $1M to…
Black haircare founder scales across Amazon, Walmart, TikTok Shop without VC backing. Egypt's 1.1 GWp hybrid solar project secures $150M from European…
Jan 13
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