{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"techandbusiness.org","provider_url":"https://techandbusiness.org","title":"African startup equity funding rises 23 percent as debt falls","author_name":"techandbusiness.org · Startups","thumbnail_url":"https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/IMG-20261007-WA0004.jpg","width":600,"height":400,"html":"<blockquote class=\"tb-newswire-embed\" style=\"max-width:600px;border-left:3px solid #22d3ee;padding:12px 16px;margin:0;font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,sans-serif;background:#09090b;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;\">\n      <p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:10px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.1em;color:#71717a;\">techandbusiness.org · Startups</p>\n      <p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:18px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;color:#fff;\"><a href=\"https://techandbusiness.org/newswire/Bxecbf5lMqVfe3P-JgF6hQ\" style=\"color:#fff;text-decoration:none;\">African startup equity funding rises 23 percent as debt falls</a></p>\n      <p style=\"margin:0;font-size:14px;color:#a1a1aa;line-height:1.5;\">African startups raised $1.5 billion in equity during the first nine months of 2026, up 23 percent year-on-year, Business Day reports using Africa: The Big Deal data. Debt financing fell 33 percent to...</p>\n    </blockquote>"}