African startups raised about 1.44billioninthefirsthalfof2026,butthesmallchequesthatstartcompaniesaredisappearing.Roundsbelow1.44 billion in the first half of 2026, but the small cheques that start companies are disappearing. Rounds below 500,000 made up just 19% of deals, down from 52% in H1 2021, and only 190 ventures raised more than $100,000, the lowest tally since at least 2021. Disclosed grants are thinning […] The post Apply Now: £85,000 for African Engineering Innovation appeared first on ICTworks .