Africa: The Big Deal

HO HO HO...MG: It's the end of the year already!

One last public service announcement before we log off...

Dec 16 • Max Cuvellier Giacomelli

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🏅 Milestone alert 🏅 2025 beats 2023 🏅

Start-ups in Africa have now raised more funding this year than they had back in 2023

Dec 9 • Max Cuvellier Giacomelli

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Two IPOs for the price of one! 🔥🔥

November was a pretty (below?) average month. It was also quite an extraordinary one.

Dec 3 • Max Cuvellier Giacomelli

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November 2025

Early. Not Broken.

[Guest blog] Seasoned investor Ido Sum offers a data-driven alternative take on where we might be, hoping to ignite a discussion...

Nov 25 • Ido Sum

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Patience​ is ​the​ name 🐌​ of 🐌​ the 🐌​ game

It is now taking start-ups in Africa up to twice as long to raise their next round...

Nov 18 • Max Cuvellier Giacomelli

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🇿🇦 South Africa: the (quiet) equity leader

For the third year in a row, South Africa is topping the charts in terms of start-up equity funding on the continent

Nov 10 • Max Cuvellier Giacomelli

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All key growth indicators are green 💚

After a strong October, start-up funding continues on its upward trajectory

Nov 4 • Max Cuvellier Giacomelli

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October 2025

What's so special about 2025? 🔢​ - cont'd

After looking at sectors and debt last week, we now focus on geography and quite an encouraging upward trend...

Oct 28 • Max Cuvellier Giacomelli

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What's so special about 2025? 🔢​

Taking stock of key trends in terms of start-up fundraising in Africa as we enter the last quarter of 2025

Oct 21

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$2.2 billion and counting: September update 🧗‍♂️

58 start-ups raised $140m+ last month; the total raised in 2025 to date now exceeds $2.2 billion

Oct 7

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September 2025

Who is behind Africa's ​Top💯​ Most Funded Start-Ups?

The reign of founding teams, male founders & CEOs, and African CEOs

Sep 29

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It’s not just about Fintech... - Top💯​ cont'd

The Big Four dominate the charts. Fintech is the most represented sector, but maybe not as much as you'd think...

Sep 23

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