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Issue #41
🔔 Jobs – Hiring Alert 🔔
🚀 Head of Venture Success & Strategic Partnerships at The Utopia Studio — Qatar (Deadline: December 31, 2025)
🔎 Investment Analyst at Kua Ventures — Kenya (Deadline: January 7, 2026)
💼 Investment Manager at Airbel Ventures (IRC) — Kenya (Deadline: January 11, 2026)
🔋 Senior Investment Professional (Early-Stage Equity) at Persistent — Nigeria or Kenya (Deadline: December 31, 2025)
💰 Startup Funding Opportunities 💰
🌤️ ClimaFii Alliance Cohort 2 — $45k–$70k for climate ventures in Sub-Saharan Africa (Deadline: January 16, 2026)
💶 develoPPP Ventures Cohort 10 — €100k for startups in Tanzania, Kenya & Rwanda (Deadline: December 31, 2025)
🎓 MEST Africa × Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship — $60k equity-free for Ghanaian founders (Deadline: January 30, 2026)
🚀 New Funds 🚀
🤖 KunzA.I Ventures — new fund for early-stage AI startups in Latin America's mining sector
🎬 Utica Capital — Nollywood Fund, a ₦20 billion fund for Nigeria's creative industry
💡 Other Opportunities 💡
⛺ Flat6Labs × Venture Capital Trust Fund Bootcamp — Tech startups in Ghana
🔊 60 Decibels Opportunity — Fully funded surveys for energy startups in Africa (Deadline: January 20, 2026)
🏛️ Student Venture Capital Grant (S-VCG) — ₦50m equity-free (Nigeria) (Deadline: January 23, 2026)
👩💼 Select Global Women in Tech (SGWIT) 2026 Cohort — International women entrepreneurs (Deadline: March 26, 2026)
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