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  "id": 3477834,
  "title": "Ventures Platform defies Africa VC slump, closes second fund at $84m",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/ventures-platform-defies-africa-vc-slump-closes-second-fund-at-84m",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-26T09:30:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
    "slug": "businessday-nigeria",
    "url": "https://businessday.ng/technology/article/ventures-platform-defies-africa-vc-slump-closes-second-fund-at-84m/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ventures Platform has closed its second institutional fund at $84 million, giving the Nigerian venture capital firm a larger pool read more Ventures Platform defies Africa VC slump, closes second fund at $84m",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}